2002 tacoma race build

sounds good. it really actually only takes about 20 minutes to get the bj reciever off and a new uniball cup welded in. the hard part is upgrading the steering and all that other shit since there will be nothing bolted to the bottom of the spindle.

 

That was my next question

 

main bars for cage were cut and placed into truck this weekend. i will have some pictures once the cage work starts coming together.

 

Can I see a picture of the lower spindle ball joint area? I want to see what you did!

 

like stated priviously i had receivers turned down on a lathe so i can weld them in. i will take pictures tonight for you guys if i remember. sorry for lack of updates. i have 1 final engine i have to put the bottom end back together on then it is back to work on the truck.

 

Thanks!

 

the truck after this weekend. cab cage is almost complete. just covered the truck before i could take pictures. lemme know what yall think so far. that is about the ride height i want... the back a bit higher... but imma have to rebuild my uppers as the uniball cups dont have enough angle built into them.

 

Looking good

So are your uppers binding then?

 

bahaha bj reciever.....but really you got a hell of a truck

 

thanks man. should be a blast once i get it back on its wheels and driving.

 

maybe I missed it but are you going to make new spindles? Linked truck with stock spindles=fail

 

eventually. right now im aiming ot get it back on its tires as some recent personal shit has left me in quite a bind. the truck will be put together enough to get on my trailer, unloaded in my shop, and left alone for a while.

 

my jelly meter is slowly starting to fill

 

shit. sorry i didnt get to answer your question. yes the uppers are binding on the cup. i have a 0* offset in the cup so it is limiting the travel numbers right now as i wasnt able to get the proper cup angles needed until recently. i will fix it all once im back under the truck and getting it finished.

 

Looks like you need to flip them lol I built mine so both top & bottom were centered at "ride height"

Looks badass

 

Gottcha, that's understandable.

 

i wish it was as simple as flipping them. and i built these guys with that idea and ride height in mind, but i obviously fucked something up somewhere.

 

did you not cycle it before finishing them?

 

i did not actually. i hit the point of "oh shit this needs to be ready to pull on a trailer in 2 weeks" so i said fuck it and i will fix it once my life straightens out a bit.