04 Tacoma turned Buggy

working on installing all this right now.
bumps, spring perches, poly lca bushings, bpv, 12” shackles, ruffstuff shackle bushings, new cv, front limit straps, front wheel bearings (for the second time), and new shock tabs (gonna try to get a lil bit more travel out of the rear when i put on the new shackles). iv also got a nice pile of metal that im using to plate the lca double sheer the uca, and gusset the cam tabs.

 

gusseted my spindles. i shoulda just got the tc gussets but i guess this is better then nothing.

 

started working on my LCAs, making an area for the hydro bumps to contact. i wanted to do it in front of the axle thinking i may add a secondary shock in the future. but anyways this is what iv got done so far, not done yet ill be adding more gussets to the underside.



first built it out of cardboard just to get an idea of how i was going to make it



then out of 3/16 plate

 

i think finished up the strike pad for the bumps, i may beef it up a little bit more.

 

do you have a pic of the top? Did you run the stike over the top of the arm or just weld it to the side?

 

It's just welded to the side. Never crossed my mind to overlap it, might of been the stronger way to go.

 

Im sure it will be fine. I would just watch that the pad doesnt start cracking the arm at the weld.

 

removed the LCA bushings to put in the new energy suspension poly bushings, and i was a freaking pain in the ass.



left this crap all over the driveway


and did this to my shoes

 

iv seen some pics of second gen LCAs failing at bushing sleeve (never seen it on a first gen tho) but i figured id rather be safe then sorry so i went ahead and ran a pice 1 1/8 x 1/8 around the sleeve.

 

so i was being lazy and decided to just run beads on the out side of the alignment cam, rather then making gussets for them.


and the finished LCAs ( i think the red might be a bit to flashy, but whatever)

 

something iv been wanting to do for the last week’ish. to bad my trucks still out of commission.


55 watt H3 bulbs in the corner light.


looks kinda cool

 

looks good! how did you attach the bulb to the housing? does it get super hot?

 

just used two small sheet metal screws (ill get a pic latter) it gets pretty hot i let it run for about three hrs last night and it didn't melt the housing at all so i think it'll be alright.

 

update on the corner lights-- total fail, left em on over night and it melted the hell out of the lens.

 

did some work on the rear

 

getting there...

 

Nice Shackels brah!

 

I agree!!!!!!!!!!

 

SEXY lights

 

what a fail on my part, cant believe i completely over looked this when i was building my LCAs

should clear if i run a 1.5” wheel spacer and trim the pad a little bit...hopefully