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45acp’s DIVORCED build!

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by 45acp, Jan 15, 2012.

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  1. Jun 6, 2015 at 6:34 PM
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    Quit being a bitch and bust out the sawsall and your favorite ford tool. For 10,000 years man has been hitting shit with a hammer to make it work. Why fuck up a winning formula?
     
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  2. Jun 6, 2015 at 7:00 PM
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    I would have to second @jberry813 on this one. It has been....if nothing else......a clean, long, build but build it the way you want use the tires you have instead of back pedaling and chop some shit up to make it work. Why use the stock lights when you know that you can just put some other aftermarket ones on. If you drive it on the road put some Rigid DOT's on it and be done....
     
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  3. Jun 6, 2015 at 7:35 PM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    Haha, it was mostly because the idea of cutting more off has always seemed like back pedaling. In my case. :anonymous:

    I spent a good portion of the afternoon trying different things. I cranked the links as short as I could (albeit 1" :rolleyes:) and did some trimming and it doesn't seem as bad as I thought. I can't shorten the links since the bungs are fully welded in.

    Easiest way to make it work would be to cut off the main link crossmember and reweld it 1" - 1.5" back. Which should work really well in my favor because when I installed it (one of the first parts of the SAS project), the crossmember was positioned with the drivetrain mounted 4" back. When I rebuilt my motor mounts, I moved the drivetrain back another 2", so the position is now off a little. Workable, but off. Secondly, I cut my rear links shorter than I should have, and there is too much thread exposed. So moving the crossmember rearward should even everything out again and give me some room to fit the 40"s.
     
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  4. Jun 6, 2015 at 7:51 PM
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    Atta girl!
     
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    Glad you worked through that one :wink:
     
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  6. Jun 7, 2015 at 7:30 AM
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    :laughing:
     
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  7. Jun 7, 2015 at 9:18 AM
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    Keep in mind another reason I thought I should make the move to 37"s was because U4 mod stock specs require no larger than 37". I had been on the fence about dropping the 40"s for quite some time because of that, but at the same time... the likelihood of actually ever doing anything U4? I haven't the foggiest idea. :anonymous:
     
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  8. Jun 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM
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    45acp

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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    And the unscheduled cutting commences. :anonymous: I have to move the frame end panhard bracket as well, kinda have to since it was too wide, IMO.

     
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  9. Jun 7, 2015 at 10:05 AM
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  10. Jun 7, 2015 at 10:56 AM
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    1 step for for TW, 18265 steps back for Jon
     
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    wow..haha
     
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  12. Jun 7, 2015 at 12:29 PM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    Already have it cut out, and rewelded 1 3/8" farther back. Soooo...




































































    [​IMG]
    :D
     
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    Nice, progress happens quick when we harass you :D
     
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  14. Jun 9, 2015 at 7:47 PM
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    It's official... you have no more use for me now :(
     
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  15. Jun 10, 2015 at 4:10 PM
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    This build is fuckin bananas!
     
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    Would that put him back at a stock tacoma?
     
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  17. Jun 11, 2015 at 5:55 PM
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    45acp [OP] Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    Or do I? :gossip:
     
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  18. Jun 11, 2015 at 6:14 PM
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    Success... ish.

    I moved the crossmember back 1 3/8" and that seemed to do the trick. Today I cut off the old frame end panhard bracket and made a new one. It's a bit narrower and lighter than the original. I'll get pics when I get it fully welded onto the frame.

    With the crossmember moved back and the links as short as they will go, I have ~1" of clearance so I'll move it forward as far as I can.

    [​IMG]DSC09922 by Jonathan K, on Flickr

    But I was able to fully flex it out. Glad I went with the 14" shocks because this is plenty, IMO. With the rear tires still on the ground, the lowest part of the front passenger tire is 43" from the ground.

    [​IMG]DSC09917 by Jonathan K, on Flickr

    [​IMG]DSC09919 by Jonathan K, on Flickr

    [​IMG]DSC09920 by Jonathan K, on Flickr
     
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  20. Jun 11, 2015 at 6:54 PM
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