4dr rock swatter....

Whats the frame height on this thing? I'm thinking about cutting mine up soon and shortening the wheelbase ~5", inboarding the rear springs, and lowering it a few inches.

 

27" on 40s....

 

Broke a leaf spring today so now deciding if I should just link it....will decide tomorrow its late and I'm tired...



Also grabbed Toyota factory full float 1 ton axles from a Buddy.. they came off a dually Setup and have some uniqueness to them.
The housing is this thicker as is the tube section, they were early housings BT house a 8" ring gear set up. They have plates in center section for strength as well as the built on has ARB locker 4:88 gears (which need to be 5:29), , fj80 hubs and Chevy calipers and rotors...
Its still a 8" but the housing is ally thicker and the axle is 63" wide

 

Cool just trying to compare. I'm 27.25" in the rear and 28" in the front on 39.5's

 

Why inboard the rear springs? My truck is 25.5" to the frame on 40's.

 

My truck has no weight in the rear so the springs don't move like they should.

 

Not too mention inboard they will move quite a bit more and easily as you increased the axle leverage...so less shaft more articulation...with that ID outboard the shocks to dampen they roll a bit...

 

Yeah that's the plan. Basically going to move the spring mounts in 3" per side and mount the shocks were the spring mounts were.

 

ear Head, post: 10315192, member: 89921"]Yeah that's the plan. Basically going to move the spring mounts in 3" per side and mount the shocks were the spring mounts were.[/QUOTE]
Intrested to see....
Almost bought the 3 link yesterday just to slap on for a quick fix....

 

what 3 link were you lookin at?

 

Intrested to see....
Almost bought the 3 link yesterday just to slap on for a quick fix....[/QUOTE]

Yeah man go check my thread to see how it turns out. I'm going to try and get everything cut off

 

are you happy with your trail gear set up? I'm in process of SAS & any advice would be appreciated! thanks & nice rig!

 

Was going to do the trail gear but since I plan on doing a fuel cell and chopping off the whole rear frame ilk just wait and 4 link it.....

As far as happy...hell yeah....so a spring busted this thing has been to hammers twice, corral canyon 6+ times, twin oaks 6 or 7 times, coyotes 1 time, tierra del Sol and we have climbed and ran about every tail including trying back door (first night didn't want to break so close though), sledgehammer, chocolate thunder, sos, claw hammer, several other lines there...been airborne several times, ran whoops 60+ mph several times and flat out worked this thing...

So yeah I bought another set of springs and slapping them in tomorrow....worth every penny...realize I have ran all the big boy trails with exception of a couple and hammered down....YES I AM HAPPY.....very Impressed at how this thing works and so is a lot of other people....

Only reason I'll link is its headed to straight crawler and because I can.....I want to chop rear and shorten ts departure so I need to link it....if I don't I will still be very happy and money WELL spent....

 

Yeah man go check my thread to see how it turns out. I'm going to try and get everything cut off[/QUOTE]
I will....I like to follow builds, fun to watch and see where stuff goes....

 

your list of rides is very impressive... I'm ready to start cutting now!!

 

Well boring stuff.....truck runs hot on big hills acts like a flow issue so went ahead and did Timing belt, pulleys, tensioner , water pump, thermostat and flushed whole system...added 1 quart Toyota red coolant, 1 container water wetter and 2 gallons distilled water...
Threw on new spring packs in rear and bushings, rerouted the transmission lines to cooler and out of radiator,
No real cool stuff just the important stuff....

 

So for all those pit bike guys or wheelers with kids and small bikes....
Last 2 times out to hammers couldn't bring my kids crf 50 for him and felt bad....so made him a removable carrier...not done but myself 240 and buddy 250 bounced on it and it didn't budge...
Cross between Chromoly and aluminum track super light....hitch pins on both sides on top of frame, I'll triangulate a bar down to the top of the tube.

This still needs end caps welded on and eyelets for straps to hook to...

This carrier will have a storage spot underneath it as well....and I will make another rack that uses both hitches like this but has a cargo area....so like the swiss army of carriers....
















You can see the notch pin hole and where it slides in by brake light on top of frame rail.

 

You need an exo cage and a couple gopro`s

 

Nah....i dont need to rewind and watch my flops lol....
I was there when it happened......

Yes i bought 60 feet of dom but going to use it on a buggy and ill use chromoly for weight savings if i decide to make it...i have a design simple that im thinking about...

 

You need the cameras to show TW this monster in action