Colinb17's kinda sorta build thread - now with 4-link and long travel

yea thats what i hear about you 1st gen guyz..................

 

so do second gens.......scott doesn't count

 

Then how did he break his? Nevermind, I know the answer to that, he's special.

 

True, but when making tight turns it seems to be the width of the fenders and tires that are an issue. I'll wait until I mount the bamf towers in the rear to see if I want to change the front.

 

I've had them sitting in my gag rage for a while now. Maybe this year, but with the wedding and hopefully a fence I don't know.

 

Colin, you see this thread? Its pretty much what I was trying to explain to you.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263006

 

I should have mine soon, now to save for shackle flip and new shocks. Going to be a long project just waiting for parts.

 

Don't forget bumps too. I don't know about shackle flips unless you're going SUA it doesn't seem to work out

 

SUA? And currently have Tibrens but will change if I need to once I get everything set.

 

spring under axle

 

I have them as well. Have you gone fast with them yet? You'll want real bumps once you do. They really buck the rear hard if you bottom out hard enough.

 

Haven't done any high speed stuff yet. No where up here that I've found.

 

Then you obviously haven't wheeled with me or Colin! There's some places in citrus and damn near all ocala is high speed.

 

Time to stalk, but no time for a cold brew down the road?!?!?

 

Since i'm in here, might as well give a little update.

My new job has me traveling all over the place recently, so most of my stuff is in a storage unit in orlando until i get a more permanent asignment. I'm in Kansas right now helping out one of our districts. driveshaft had finally had it, so I had to take it to a shop to get it rebuilt. I have a spare driveshaft that i would have just thrown right on, but that's in orlando. I the other option was to jsut swap out all of the stuff myself, but the proper tools for the job are also in orlando
so off to the shop it was. They actually did a great job. 3 new u-joints, a new carrier bearing, and one new flange on the pinion. the also rebalanced it and gave it a nice fresh coat of paint to cover up the candy-cane scars. truck doesn't vibrate a bit now. i didn't realize how bad it had cotten until i hoped in with the fixed shaft and it rode like a caddy again. acceleration and under load driving is also a lot smoother.

Going wheeling at a new to me off road park called Kansas Rocks. meeting some of the Kansas guys and exploring what the state has to offer

also picked up a new tool to bring on the trails

 

shoot, you should have beeped on the way in. i'm in the apartment right behind where my truck was parked. i would have heard it, and i know that taco horn anywhere