Tacoma Solid Axle Swap
Nov 25, 2003 | 07:20 AM
#362
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Re: Pardon my ignorance
Originally posted by waskillywabbit
I have watched the metamorphosis of your Taco and it has been an interesting thing to view and even more interesting to read about the process. I was wondering if you would pardon my ignorance and explain the quoted statement. Thanks!
I have watched the metamorphosis of your Taco and it has been an interesting thing to view and even more interesting to read about the process. I was wondering if you would pardon my ignorance and explain the quoted statement. Thanks!
- Rear gears
- New tranny crossmember
- Remove stock crossmember
- Front gears/locker
- Custom front driveshaft
- Chromoly axle shafts/CTM U-joints
THEN I will be fully a 4x4 again.
Nov 25, 2003 | 07:24 AM
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Re: Re: Pardon my ignorance
Originally posted by WATRD
Shane hit the nail on the head. At the moment, while the suspension part is done, the driveline is not. I will be doing things in this order for "Phase II";
THEN I will be fully a 4x4 again.
Shane hit the nail on the head. At the moment, while the suspension part is done, the driveline is not. I will be doing things in this order for "Phase II";
- Rear gears
- New tranny crossmember
- Remove stock crossmember
- Front gears/locker
- Custom front driveshaft
- Chromoly axle shafts/CTM U-joints
THEN I will be fully a 4x4 again.
Nov 25, 2003 | 07:52 AM
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Are we racing? You know, it is generally considered to be polite to inform all the participants in a race that they are in fact racing... Otherwise they don't know they should be in a hurry 
Nov 25, 2003 | 08:32 AM
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Re: Re: Pardon my ignorance
Originally posted by WATRD
Shane hit the nail on the head. At the moment, while the suspension part is done, the driveline is not. I will be doing things in this order for "Phase II";
THEN I will be fully a 4x4 again.
Shane hit the nail on the head. At the moment, while the suspension part is done, the driveline is not. I will be doing things in this order for "Phase II";
- Rear gears
- New tranny crossmember
- Remove stock crossmember
- Front gears/locker
- Custom front driveshaft
- Chromoly axle shafts/CTM U-joints
THEN I will be fully a 4x4 again.
Nov 25, 2003 | 09:13 AM
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yo...
Originally posted by WATRD
Hey Dude!
We have about 4" of shaft showing at rest. We have been watching it carefully and are doing the wire-tie trick to measure travel. I am going to keep an eye on it for the next couple of days and see what comes of it, but since we are not using all the downtravel that the shock has available, I will likely just go to a slightly shorter shock if it comes to that. I also need to investigate some bump stops before I negative arch the springs too many times... Ahhhhhh, the fine tuning part... hehehhe
We spent yesterday moving the shackle hangers back so we could go with a shorter shackle. I was a bit too nose high and we had 7" shackles, any shorter caused them to lay back against the frame during compression. Now I am level to slightly nose down and the shackles are down to 5 1/4" in length, with no risk of laying back or inverting, so we are pretty happy there.
Hey Dude!
We have about 4" of shaft showing at rest. We have been watching it carefully and are doing the wire-tie trick to measure travel. I am going to keep an eye on it for the next couple of days and see what comes of it, but since we are not using all the downtravel that the shock has available, I will likely just go to a slightly shorter shock if it comes to that. I also need to investigate some bump stops before I negative arch the springs too many times... Ahhhhhh, the fine tuning part... hehehhe
We spent yesterday moving the shackle hangers back so we could go with a shorter shackle. I was a bit too nose high and we had 7" shackles, any shorter caused them to lay back against the frame during compression. Now I am level to slightly nose down and the shackles are down to 5 1/4" in length, with no risk of laying back or inverting, so we are pretty happy there.
let me know how it turns out.
good luck
Oz.
Nov 25, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by Corey
Rob, what time are you going to be at Doxon's?
I would love to come down there and look at it, but I have to head off to bed here soon.
Rob, what time are you going to be at Doxon's?
I would love to come down there and look at it, but I have to head off to bed here soon.
They seem to think I am crazy...
Nov 25, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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Re: yo...
Originally posted by OZtaco
whoa only 4" man? that's now wnought, take your truck to and rti or something like it and test it, with only 4" you are not getting all your travel, thats what i've seen.
let me know how it turns out.
good luck
Oz.
whoa only 4" man? that's now wnought, take your truck to and rti or something like it and test it, with only 4" you are not getting all your travel, thats what i've seen.
let me know how it turns out.
good luck
Oz.
Nov 25, 2003 | 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by 44Runner
i haven't been following this whole thing very closely. Probably because I have already experienced the "joy" the goes along with doing a SAS but did you put in new rear leaves too?
i haven't been following this whole thing very closely. Probably because I have already experienced the "joy" the goes along with doing a SAS
but did you put in new rear leaves too?
Nov 25, 2003 | 01:10 PM
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hey...
Originally posted by 44Runner
i haven't been following this whole thing very closely. Probably because I have already experienced the "joy" the goes along with doing a SAS but did you put in new rear leaves too?
i haven't been following this whole thing very closely. Probably because I have already experienced the "joy" the goes along with doing a SAS
but did you put in new rear leaves too?
nice 4runner you got there, nice looking.
later.
Oz.
