Long Travel BS Thread

or upgrade to disk brakes

i dont think so, the T100 uses the same as the first gen tundra.

i think its just the standard 8" diff that has them. seems toyota has moved away from that design.
they look like this.

 

is that just as easy to do? well not easy but just as much work?

 

Don't bother.

 

Root pass done on the armor diaper, let it cool a bit before I start the cap...

 

Welding in jammies, awesome!

 

Yea it's freakin cold this mornin in the shop....TIG life!!! Lol

 

Is that the Ford 9" full float? It come with everything but the diff, right? (brake mounts, brakes studs etc.) Does it come with everything already welded up, besides the armor obviously?

 

Doesn't come with axle shafts either, and the caliper brackets arnt welded on either

 

When you pull off your springs measure the straight length from the center of the front spring hanger bolt hole to the center of the bottom shackle spring pivot hole with the shackle angled back, almost touching the frame.

The rear spring eyelet is prob 2" overall diameter so I would measure with the shackle down from the frame with this in mind, I'd say at least 1.5" to 2" from the bottom of the frame to the center of where you want the rear leaf spring bolt hole to be with the spring totally flat.

This is about the length you want your new mains to be eye to eye when totally flat. You actually want your main spring to be a tiny bit shorter than this length to be on the safe side.

From a picture you posted it doesn't look like there is any square frame left behind the shackle pivot, its all tube work with an offset shackle so its hard to say what is hitting the frame and where so you'll have to figure that out to make sure nothing hits.

Check the spring clamp brackets too, especially the one furthest back on the spring. Note how much it sticks up with the pack fully assembled and how far up the spring it is from the rear eyelet so you have a reference to measure where the bracket would be on your imaginary flat spring for clearance at the frame.
They could be in a different spot than the original springs your truck was setup with.

Deaver F55/F67 62" springs are actually more like 61.5" long springs when flat eye to eye which is what I imagine your rear spring pivots where built around.

1/2 shorter than the original 50T's is prob pretty safe but the only way to be sure is to measure yourself, don't want to pay for a 3rd pair of main springs if this second set is wrong too.
Good luck.

 

Thanks Happysmiley. I had to read that a dozen times to try and understand it and may not have fully done so. I used the 50T original main and cycled it thru and where the shackle contacted the frame there was still 5" of up travel available and the eyelets were exactly 61.5". Laying the 50T on the F67's they were the same length eye to eye. The 50T's I had shortened (call them 48t) were 3" shorter than the 50T and the F67. With the shackle at contact to the frame the eyes are exactly 61.5".
Monday will be too late to change my mind on the 1/2" shorter spring bolt to shackle end shortening. They get cut Monday and fired Tuesday.

BTW, I love your 4runner and the fab work you've done on it.

 

I used to run 3.90 with 33's it sucked but worked for the time being.

 

1st gen guys selling my Glassworks fenders 3.5"s

 

Sounds like you need to cut and re fabricate some mounts and clearance some things

 

How many of you have some tablets mounted on your dash? What's your guys set up? I'm thinking of a iPad mini with the mob armor shield to mount it right between the glove box and air bag

 

Fucking black Friday sales on RTT, lights, and other goodies that I want to buy, but don't need yet.

 

any links to good black friday deals??

 

SDHQ sale posted on here, cascadia posted on here about their sale, rugged radios sale advertised via race dezert ad. That's all I've seen

 

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102619974193&ca=5140965c-79be-48ea-b633-e34f45a43456

thats the link to the news letter we sent out. click on the product you want and it will send you to the most relevant page on our website. if you need help with anything specific pm @tubbsisland

 

My god....

 

@Trigo you have explaining to do. i see your like on that