5 lug long travel baby truck build

My 1st truck was a 98 5 lug extracab automatic. Loved that truck, romped that truck, beat the crap out of it, all kinds of shenanigans. Got it in HS when I was 16. I hacked the frame up learning to weld on the truck, boxed the frame, front bumper. Put mcneil front fenders on it, 31" tires, Doetsch tech lift spindles for awhile, then found a Fabtech kit with uppers n coils. Then the tranny lost reverse right about the time CEL came on and flashing constantly. So I parked it, non op it.

Years later bought 97 5 lug single cab 5 speed off my grandpa. Took everything off my extracab n put on the single cab and parted out the extra cab.



Future mods: (that I have sitting in the garage)
-fuel cell
-brake proportioning valve
-URD o2 simulator

Future mods:
-cage
-maybe tundra rear end w/locker
-Fiberglass hood
-new headlights
-exhaust straight pipe
-MAYBE force induction or LS swap

Mods I've already done:
-JD Fab LT
-Deaver F67 leafs with 9" shackle mounted thru frame
-tacoma 8.4 rear end with 4.10
-3" spindle
-fiberglass fenders
-LCE stage 2 clutch
-KN intake
-Doug Thorley headers
-oil filter relocation

I did the LT kit Thanksgiving weekend which was in 2 days!

 

Tagged. These are my favorite kinds of builds.

 

Oooo, this looks fun

 

Just curious, what made you choose the JD kit over others on the market?

 

I like that the JD kit you don't have to cut the UCA mounts andweld new ones, plus it comes with shock hoops and a cross brace. I would of went with the ESB kit for the fact they use pickup spindles to eliminate the LBJ and converts 5 lug to 6 lug. But the price is more then JD fab and you have to make your own shock hoops.

 

Makes sense to me i wanna see those pictures lol i fully intend to copy your sick build

 

Well I'm copying Madtaco461 build if you seen his build

 

Got the kit on. Drove it down the street to a dirt field and passanger tire hit the bumper. Going to cut the bumper off and set the preload. But drives pretty smooth compared to the Fabtech scrap, even without an alignment. Can't wait to see how much better it will ride after preload and charged with nitrogen and alignment.

 

this looks like a fund project.

 

Chopped bumper off, put glass back on, and got the coilovers charged

 

Man thats wide compared to the rear

 

It's my day off and I'm bored, so ima put the AAL on to help the Bro lean and wheel spacers to widen the rear

 

Does anyone know how to move this thread to the 1st gen build section?

 

Ask a mod. Maybe @tcBob can do it

 

Thanks I'll try

 

So I got down in the dumps n discurriged when the battery fell over arcing out and setting the engine bay on fire. Melted a ton of wires, hoses, and my spirits. But it wasn't too bad fixing it tho. A couple rolls of electrical tape n several feet of vacuum and fuel lines oh and a new battery n it started right up!

Melted the hood latch cable so I ripped the grill off to yank it open. And dirt was the only thing I could think of at the time to put the fire out. Hints why the dirt in the engine bay.

 

Damn. That sucks. Glad it was relatively isolated