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Building the "BEAST"

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by awsumdc, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. Jan 8, 2009 at 5:20 PM
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    duckcmdr

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  3. Jan 8, 2009 at 7:39 PM
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    I have a secret for you. If you look at my sig pic it'll give you a glimps of how it turns out........;)
     
  4. Jan 8, 2009 at 7:43 PM
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  5. Jan 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
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    Thank you.

    We don't have a kit per sey but we do have either all the parts or the measurements to build one. I'm going start a build thread of an '02 Taco we built with the same three link system I have but using less exspensive parts. I really like the way it turned out. We also did an FJ Cruiser using te same system. The thing I like about our system is that you can use any axle combination in the front that you want as long as it's driver side drop.

    With that said here are some of the parts we used on my truck.

    These are the shocks we used. They are Bilstein 9100 14" coilover shocks with remote reseviors. They are using Eibach dual rate springs. The joints are FK 1 1/4" hiem joints and Johny joints. All the bolts used in this build are either grade 8 or the super strong F-911 bolts. We didn't want anything to brake on this build.
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    The first set of tires we put on this truck were 40x17x13.50 Goodyear MTR Rock Spiders.
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    We then took the rear Toyota axle out and decided to go with something bigger.
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    We went with a Currie Heavy duty high pinion Dana 60 with 5.38 reverse cut gears, an ARB air locker, 35 spline axleshafts, Wilwood 4 piston disc brakes and we had it shaved for more grond clearence.
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    This picture gives you an idea of how much bigger the Dana 60 is over the Toyota axle. Having it shaved gave me more ground clearence than I had with the toy axle.
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    During the time we were grinding the frame the Glassworks fiberglass fenders came in and we put them on to check fitment and to see how much trimming needed to be done. I was surprised to find that they fit very well and needed very little triming.
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    I was very pleased at how well they fit.

    Anyway, thats todays update. I'll try to get another one up tomorrow.
     
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  6. Jan 9, 2009 at 9:15 PM
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  7. Jan 9, 2009 at 9:22 PM
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  8. Jan 10, 2009 at 12:04 AM
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  9. Jan 10, 2009 at 12:15 AM
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  11. Jan 10, 2009 at 8:41 AM
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  12. Jan 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM
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    Heres a time portal view.....;)
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    Just kidding. the truck is already done. I'm just putting up a build thread so folks can see how it was done.
     
  13. Jan 10, 2009 at 8:56 AM
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  14. Jan 10, 2009 at 9:42 AM
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    If ever I get an unexpected inheritence or win the lotto...that is what I'd do. :cool:
     
  15. Jan 10, 2009 at 1:19 PM
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  16. Jan 10, 2009 at 1:30 PM
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    OK. Here's more.

    Got the steering box mocked up and mounted and it was time to do the steering shaft.
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    Doing this steering shaft was going to be different from others because it was going to be segmented. We had to go around the shock mounts because they were going to come up into the engine bay. We used one end from the Taco and another end from an earlier model toyota truck so it would mount to the steering box.
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    We also used some steering joints from Kartech along with some hiem joints to keep it in place.

    And theres the segmented steering shaft. Works like a dream.
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    At the same time we cut into the engine bay and had to move the battery and fuse box. We knew we were ging to move the battery because we went with a dual Optima battery set up in the rear of the truck. I had a frierd do all the electrical work at the fuse box and hooking up the Painless dual battery system with isolater. We put the extra fuse block and isolater under the rear seat.
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    Yes, that is a cucuit braker next to the isolater and fuse box. There is another one where the battery used to be.

    I then had to have some new hose's made since the ends at the box were not the same any more. I took my parts to the hose man and he fixed me right up. In this picture, you can see the wired spring that is in the stock system. Alot of guys doing these swaps forget to put this back in their new hose and they get this weird kick back from time to time. I didn't want that so I had him put it back in my new hose.
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    It was now time to start building the links. These are the heart of the swap so they had to be strong, yet provide me with massive flex. We chose 2" x 1/4" thick dom tubing for the links. We then sleeved them to make them just that much stronger. The links ends are 1 1/4" hiem joint at the axle end and 2 1/2" johny joint at the frame end. Those sizes are miss leading since the hiem joint is measured at the threaded end and the johny joint is measured at the ball end. The hiem joint is alot bigger than the johny joint, and stronger too. The johny joint uses 9/16" bolts and the hiem joint with high misalignment spacers uses 5/8" bolts.
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    The lower links are 41" long from bolt hole to bolt hole, and the top link is 31" long. Yes, there are only three links and a panhard bar. This set up as proven to be the best for massive flex with no binding and still provides a good ride on the freeway at 70 + mph.

    After the links were done the front fenders came back from the paint shop and were put onto the truck. I think they look awesome.
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    At the same time we started making a front bumper for it. This bumper was only built for the shows and wasn't meant to be used off road.
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    So, there is todays update. More to come because next it's time to set that axle under the truck.:D
     
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  17. Jan 10, 2009 at 1:37 PM
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    Thank you very much.
     
  18. Jan 10, 2009 at 2:17 PM
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  19. Jan 10, 2009 at 2:28 PM
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    Sure. I let people drive it all the time when we go out on runs. I love to see the smile on heir faces when they get out and then the frown when they have to get back in teir trucks.:p
     
  20. Jan 10, 2009 at 3:10 PM
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