4xFort Build Thread - previously Frame Swap

The creek’s paddle? Haha

 

Or maybe, Damn there goes my house down payment.

 

No time to stay home when you have a sweet truck

 

Looking at buying some engine and tranny mounts and I came across some badass ones for sale as a group buy in the parts for sale section. It’s $650 for the set, which is a lot more than going with other options. Is there a major difference between these kinds of parts? Solid mounts is definitely what I’m planning to go with. No oem rubber stuff. Of course they all have polyurethane bushings but that’ll outlast me.

 

You won't be able to use the lower priced trail gear bomb proof motor mounts unless you get newer stamped steel engine brackets - you could buy the 4x innovations solid tranny mount which I actually have one for sale since I just picked up a bonzen tranny mount used.



Pre-99 trucks had the cast engine brackets that won't work with the bomb proof motor mounts - found out the hard - ish way lol

 

You gotta think of a build name, name you truck, make an ig for it, print stickers of your ig on them, then slap it on your truck for everyone to follow you lol jk

 

What’s an ig?

Also these are the mounts I’m looking at. They seem super badass. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...d-motor-mounts-for-sale.395587/#post-10935648

 

And then let it sit for a year

 

Holy shit grandpa, ig=instagram

 

They are - I just bought the motor mounts and got a tranny mount used so I'm letting the 4x innovations tranny mount go. The motor mounts are worth it and if you can afford the tranny mount go for it.

Doin it for the gram

 

Hey look at my tag line thing. I’m a noob also, I don’t have Instagram. I try to stay out of social media except I have fb . Big brother knows plenty about me as is

 

Ig is a fun way to see how poor you are

 

You bought the mounts from that thread?

 

Fucking dan bazillion or what ever his name is, making all us normal people feel poor lol

 

Yep. Got the first set in the group buy. Went down to Ryan's house to drop off my mangled brackets and he breathed new life into them. Very good fabber.

 

Nice, well I should probably just do it right then lol I mean I’m not going to be jumping it or anything. So it kinda seems like overkill

 

Then whats the point of a truck??

 

It's your only option besides buying new engine brackets like I showed up above and then using the trail gear ones unless you just want oem cushions. I like his motor mount design. The tranny mount is similar enough to the 4x innovations that I don't really see a huge advantage over it. I got mine used for $100 though.

 

When i got my truck i found out i could jump it on the road to my buddies house, did it so many time when i was stock. Never broke anything knock on wood

 

Haul shit, crawl shit, camp in sick places, drive real fast over washboard
Although while I’ve been deciding on ADS suspension, I was feeling real tempted to go LT but that’s just kinda out of my already overbudget expenses. I mean the actual suspension isn’t soooo bad but the upkeep and the wear on everything else kinda is what kills it.