97yota's fully caged 4wd long travel build

I should have done this when I painted my trail gear rear bumper...lol

 

Could always use a low hanging tree branch that's flat and suspend it from the bolt holes with bailing wire.. redneck that paint job!!

 

man spray painting in the wind sucks monkey balls

 

great build man!. I just read this whole thread, I think the paint looks great. cant wait to see your truck finished.

 

Saw your truck after graduation, looks badass bro! cleanest paint job i've ever seen on a 1st gen. throw your header on yet?

 

thanks!

no i didnt): think you could lend me a hand like someday early next week?

 

Yeah dude, im down! i just ordered some rear 5150's and my dad gave me his SAW coilovers so maybe you can help me throw those on too.

 

yeah dude ill be putting on a aal and 5125s next week too! got a smoking deal!

pm sent

 

Hell yeah. i still have my aal i need to throw on. i just dont think they'll give me the same amount of lift i have now with the shackles

 

can't wait to see this thing with long travel man, keep up the good work!

 

thanks! too bad thats still a while away): but im working hard to get to it!

 

updated post number 3 with some pics from yesterday!!

im also going to take pics out of the middle of this thread and compile everything in the first post so its easier for everyone else to find and see what went on.

 

added bilstein 5125s and toytec AAL! pics in 2nd post and added some information.

 

lol i forgot to tell you to cut the ends of the bolts off with a dremel or something equivalent.. but drilling out the bump works too.

got any pics of how it sits now?

 

keeping the rear the way it is? or going to SUA it eventually?

 

Here you go bud, quote right below me.

im going to SUA it most likely. im going to start gathering parts to LT the rear in a month. i think i might lt the rear first.. cause it will perform better, but i really want the front. im not so sure what i want to do first yet lol.

but i know exactly what i want for the front, and i havent really done any research for the rear yet... i know im getting tripple bypasses because im going to have alot of weight back there

 

my bad didnt see that pic, i think it looks good. glad you cured your bottoming out issue.. the last thing we need is to save your ass out in the desert cause you broke something lol

 

i know, i took off my old shocks, keep in mind they are 4 months old.

i could put one end on the ground and push down the other one, make the shock bottom out very easily, let go and it would take about 15-20 seconds for it to go where its supposed to be haha!!

 

lol yeah.. no bueno.

my old 86 has some terrible shocks, i took them off and i was able to flip it upside down and it would collapse on its own... i knew it was bad but not that bad! probably the best upgrade i ever made on that old truck