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Gear Head's Solid Axle Turbo Tacoma Build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by Gear Head, Jan 13, 2015.

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  1. Jun 18, 2015 at 7:21 PM
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    nice bro.. Can't wait for some good side view pics :popcorn:
     
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  2. Jun 18, 2015 at 7:25 PM
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    Haha me too. I should be able to pull it out of the garage in front wheel drive this weekend. I've still gotta shorten the sliders too
     
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  3. Jun 18, 2015 at 7:36 PM
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    Haha nice! how are you going to shorten them? Are you just gunna chop a section out of the center and weld the two ends together?
     
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  4. Jun 18, 2015 at 7:38 PM
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    Well someone's actually already shortened them one time lol. There's about an inch I can take out without changing the shape, idk if it will be enough though
     
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  5. Jun 19, 2015 at 3:56 AM
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    Hell yeah, looks good! What are you at now, 120"?
     
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  6. Jun 19, 2015 at 6:03 AM
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    119"-120". It's hard to measure by yourself lol. When I get it all welded up I'll pull the wheels off one side to be as accurate as possible
     
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  7. Jun 19, 2015 at 6:33 AM
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  8. Jun 19, 2015 at 6:42 AM
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    Lol I just hope all this work is worth it.
     
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  9. Jun 19, 2015 at 8:36 PM
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    I'd say it's just a little bit shorter haha

     
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  10. Jun 19, 2015 at 9:18 PM
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    Kinda noobish question, but what does shortening the wheelbase that much do?
     
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  11. Jun 19, 2015 at 9:56 PM
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    It makes navigating trails easier. A longer wheel base makes tighter trails harder. The longer the wheel base, the wider the turning radius. Sometimes it's helpful with getting over obstacles, but not always. I like a 110-115" wheel base for my trail rigs. The only bad thing about a short wheel base is, too short and it's tippy.

    Truck looks good too :thumbsup:
     
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  12. Jun 20, 2015 at 6:45 AM
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    What he said haha. With wheelbase the magic number is around 118" but I can't quite get there because the tires would be in the cab. I was at 127" and 28" frame height. It didn't turn for shit so I would always have to swing wide and often back up a few times to make a tight turn. The other thing is that on steep climbs or ledges I was so long that my front would start to flatten out before my rear would even hit the ledge and even at 28" frame height I was dragging my belly and driveshaft on everything so by bringing the rear forward it will start to climb much sooner.

    Hopefully some of that makes sense. It's much easier to explain in person.
     
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  13. Jun 21, 2015 at 7:27 PM
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    Well I was making good progress and have everything ready to weld and then I ended up working backwards haha.



     
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  14. Jun 21, 2015 at 8:13 PM
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    Sounds like you've been following Jon's build a little too closely then lol
     
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    Been following this, I think you'll be happier cutting that flat bed off those taillight sections were nowhere near symmetric and it made the whole rear look wonky. I'm sure you can do better! Gonna look badass that short! Glad you did that!
     
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    That'a kid. Now link it, FCK IT YOLO
     
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    Haha I had a beer in one hand and a sawzall in the other and that's exactly who I thought about.

    Yeah it would have tracked just fine before but it would have been hard to build off of in the future. There's going to be some tube coming soon and the closer it is to straight the easier it will be to get everything even. If I would have left it I would have had to eyeball everything going off the cab and that would have sucked
     
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  20. Jun 22, 2015 at 4:48 PM
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    Upside down welding is looking better





    Looking much straighter! Springs are not squared up in this pic

     
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