Dwill817's 1981 Toyota Pickup 4x4

Yes, it will make a little difference but not night and day.

 

They didn't droop very well in the rear of my tacoma when I got it. Probably had something to do with so little weight out back. I couldn't even flex on the 37's on my 82 without lifting a tire. Now I can flex on a 42 with all 4 on the ground

 

Yeah but you in-boarded your springs which is supposed to make a huge difference..

I'll just run these for now.. I may mess around with them a little and see what I can do..

But I won't redo my whole rear suspension with leafs again.. If I have to change anything else, it'll be going to a 4-link.

 

The other thing I should mention is you have to wheel them and break them in. As you flex them they will soften up and move better. You gotta understand under the original truck they didn't move very much so the more you use them the more travel you'll get. If that makes sense

 

Yeah my last springs were the same way... They didn't break in good till I loaded it down with firewood fot a couple camping trips

 

Did a SOA on a Hummer H3 today. Turned iut well and got to use an awesome MIG all day.. Almost made it to easy..

Tried on the hummers 37x12.5 MTRs w/ Kevlar on today.. They were HUGE!! Well over an inch taller than my buddies 38 TSLs on beadlocks.. I sat 1.5 inches lower on the flat portion of my frame than my buddy on 38s and the MTRs were an inch taller so that means I'm about 2.5 lower overall. Happy about that..







They were *almost* too big for how low I am..

 

Looks good! Not even close to too big... Just do a little chop chop

 

Oh chop chop would have to happen... but I'm okay with that..

The 5.29s pulled them well

 

I would hope so. I drove my truck around with 37x14.50's some with stock 4.11 gears lol

 

Reworked the rear pack.

Much better

 

What did you change

 

Kept the stock top leaf..

And the bottom 2 are the 1st and 3rd leaf out of a Rancho spring pack for a......................................Hummer H3

I did a SOA lift on one last weekend and he left his old springs here and didn't want them. Turned out nice though. Here's some pics:

 

Not my cup of tea, but he loves the dang thing and actually tries to wheel it.


He wanted it done so we did it. It definitely helped his flex and clearance..

 

Proud new owner of a Hobart Handler 210 MVP



Wasn't planning on buying so soon but I got over $250 off the price cause it was the last one

 

Nice! I love my 190

 

I went to look at the 190 and wound up walking out with the 210 for cheaper than I could have bought the 190!

 

Shit, that's awesome. Where did you buy from?

 

Tractor Supply.

The 210 was marked at $675 and the 190 was regular like $700, but temporarily market down to $625. So I guess I paid $50 more but still.. it was regular $899.

 

@Gear Head Any tips on dovetailing?

I'm in a cutting mood and there's no telling what I might get into tomorrow.. Got class from 1-3, but I'm gonna try and knock some stuff out before and after.

Still need gas for the MIG though..

 

Its a lot of work. How much you wanting to go? I put up a lot of pics in my 82 build thread.