Check it out.

http://fastq.com/~sschaefer/thirtyfive.html



Solid Axle this, Solid Axle that, Bla Bla Bla Bla. I own a genuine Toyota built Solid Axle truck as well. So what.



This is all about IFS. 35's and the fact that minor lift and a little triming will clear them.

 

I'm impressed. I think it looks good.

And I'm worried about fitting 33X10.5's

 

Looking good Steve.

Glad to finally see pics of the tire carrier, I was really interested to see how that ended up.

This pushes the axle swap back another year or so???

 

WOW!

Now that's impressive!

Makes my 4runner look like..... well we won't go there

 

Probably. I still want to go run Claw Hammer and see if anything breaks. Lower Terminator is on the list now as well.

 

Now I can play with FEAR.

You guys should get to gether and come over here and run some trails in the promised land. it's only like 5 hours away.

 

Now that I'm lifted somewhat, I might be able to hang w/ ya on some of the trails. I'd love to go out to your place and visit ya soon! How about we try to push for something like in the spring time? I'm sure I can find a free weekend to plan a 5 hr drive out to visit ya

Looks like some of the guys here in socal want their own Yotatech Jamboree so who knows... Maybe we can have it in AZ? I"m definitely up for some fun though Gotta test out my 4runner!

 

Oh Yeah:





¿puede usted ahora ver?

 

bling bling!



Ha ha. Just messin' with ya.

 

wow it looks awesome!!!! Pretty unbeliveable that they fit that well with that minimal amount of work. Oh yeah, if you do a SAS put me first in line for your IFS parts =).

 

Those are freakin big tires!!

Looks good!

 

I've been waiting for the links for this on your site to go live. I thought you were done with the 4Runner? Or were you just taking time off for a while to concentrate on the LC?

 

A 35" spare underneath too? Impressive work from Randy Ellis.

 

Well, my position is to "fix" what does not work. I needed the 1" body lift to give the repositioned rear transfercase a bit more room and to slightly reposition the rear case lever so it stoped cutting shift base boots.

It was clear from Chinamans and other trails in Arizona that another inch under the axle would be ideal as well. Finally the 5.29 gears and the 285's were a bit too low. They are right on the money with the 34.5" 315/75/16 tires. I now have the exact same RPM's as stock.

I also wanted to see if I could do it.

 

Is anybody else running a steering rack cooler. I noticed that guy is, I cant remember it being mentioned before as a recommended mod for larger tires?

 

Looks great Steve - nice job indeed. You're always trying new things and pushing your IFS... the masses benefit from your "experiments", and we thank you for it.

You mentioned on your website that the ATS arms are necessary for the 12.5" wide tires to clear. Are those arms "narrower" than the factory arms?

The reason I ask is I'm going to need new tires in the spring, and I'm considering going with a 33/12.5-15, but I know they will rub on the factory a-arms (my current 32/11.5-15s just barely clear). I know I can get new wheels to push the tires away from the a-arms, but that causes other rubbing problems.

 

Yes, the ATS/Inland Trucks arms use a sleeve that is alot smaller than the stock arm.

Take a look:



I would swap the arms before ditching the rims.

 

It wasn't. WATRD had one as well for his 35's. Because of this I tested the rack temperature and sure enough it got real hot. The Master Toyota Mechanic said the rack is strong enough for the 315's the only issue is the heat, if the fluid boils it will blow the seals and the rack is shot.

 

Good info, thanks Steve. I might work on finding one of those to pick up. Shouldn't be too bad to install.

For anyway whos interested, Summit has those coolers for 22 bucks. Derale Rack Cooler

 

I was looking at your site, and I saw these pics:





From these pics, it does not appear that I would gain much room to clear the 33s by simply going with the ATS arms. I read through your writeup on the ATS arms, and some of it was over my head, mechanically, so maybe I'm just missing something.