Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Truely the doing it right the first time isn't leaned towards coils. IMo coils are something that should be worked for, learn leafs first and understand what the differences will be when you finally have worn yourself out of the leafs. I won't be going coils for at least another year or more. When ever I decide tons are neccessary (which they probably are right now with 39s) but yeah.

As long as you do tons FIRST, you will be good.

How much money do you want to spend? A set of coil overs (good pair) is $1200. A set of leafs and shocks are $600 depending, hell chevy 63"s are $100.

 

Yeah I was planning on doing tons (talking about D60/14b, right? ) first. I think the money won't be my main concern because I wanted to piece it together over time. I'd also rather pay more initially rather than building a so-so setup that I'll eventually change later or have to repair often.

It's also tough as hell to figure all this stuff out without seeing any of it in person.

 

it is hard to do all of this without seeing in person. yea, a 60 and 14 bolt would be the tons of choice, but with those plan on running 42's or bigger, and shave the 14 bolt, it gives a couple more inches of clearance. if im not mistaken east coast gear supply sales the ring and pinion that is already shaved a quarter inch for a shaved 14 bolt.

 

tons, 40s, and leafs. The ride height is reasonably low with frenched shackles. I plan to do something like this my first time and then eventually go to links.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=912456

 

Thats fine if you piece it together. But if you're planning on doing that just build axles first and work your way around then. I would look into some builds on the forums and see what you are looking for. With tons you won't ever have to repair, only thing that may be an issue is steering but that will be covered with hydro assist, since that is a must with big tires. Seeing in person is very handy, and you can come check out my truck when you are in the area

You don't NEED 42's or bigger. 40's will work fine.

 

Building the axles first is what I wanted to do. Having them sit there in front of me will give me the extra motivation to see this thing through.

I'm not completely sold yet on the 14 bolt, I know there's other options out there so I gotta figure things out... 14 bolts seem to be the standard though.

What kind of gearing would you need to run 37-40"s with the 2.7L?

 

I would recommend 5.29 gears. I have 39's with 4.88 and the 3.4L ..it's a dog pushing those tires at times with that combo..can imagine how bad it would be if I had a 4banger

 

I have4.88s and 35s and can roast tires lol

 

I'll be going to 5.29s here in a little while after I bump up to 35"s. Hope it's enough for 37-40"s I guess.

 

Dont forget there will be alot more maintenance to link/coils due to the addittional moving parts (rod ends). Rod ends/misaligns add up quickly. Depending on your terrain, you can be replacing them as often as yearly.

Leafs are simple, reliable, and pretty hard to fuck up. Replace the bushings every now and then and you are set.

 

The thing with tons is that you are running such large tires and gear ratio that doesn't really go any lower than 5.38s for d60s. Most people run a crawl box with the tons.

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So the dilemma is, go with bushings for less articulation and pay less or go with uniballs & heims, get better articulation and traction, but pay more for replacements.

So to question it.. Is this sport worth the extra coin?
:you bet your ass!

 

leafs will get you everywhere you want to go, but links and coilovers will be a much nicer ride and make it a easier to get to where you want to go. for me i can't afford to replace hiems and service the coilovers every year so i would go with leafs for ease of servicing.

 

Here's a pretty badass 2nd Gen SAS Taco



Build thread over on Pirate:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1038804

 

here is a 90 pick up i found last night on craigslist by where I live...I think it made up my mind that in the future i'm just gonna wait longer and save the money for 3 link...blast...now I need to start studying up on 3 links, spent all my time researching leafs...but I got nothing but time to keep drooling

Didn't have the most thorough details unfortunately but the high lights were...3.0 new head gaskets, dual case, 5.29, welded rear, electric front, rear axle moved forwards a little bit and bed bobbed, 37 mtrs 90% tread

 

It would be a nice truck, but it has the 3.0 pile of junk. Otherwise yeah. 3link is the way to go in the front

 

one nice thing about the 3.0 is its 5spd tranny will bolt up to a 3.4

 

Quick question. In my pursuit to keep my 88 p/u strictly toyota I am still striking out on a 84/85 front axle so I want to know if it would be so bad if I went Dana 44 up front and had the huge difference in track width from front to rear.

 

Look harder, lol. There are toy axles all over the place. Look on pirate, there are lots for sale for cheap!

Dana 44 would be fine, but I like all Toyota rigs...

 

I might just have to break down and not buy local(ish). It really would kill me to have non toyota equipment be used on that truck. Unless of course it's something built from scratch.