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Discussion in '5 Lug' started by Joels98taco, Dec 9, 2011.

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  1. Mar 27, 2012 at 10:16 PM
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    can you check? i need dimensions of the bolts
     
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  2. Mar 28, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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    Couldn't find them, but the bolt is probably around 12-14mm.
     
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  3. Mar 29, 2012 at 8:22 AM
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  4. Mar 29, 2012 at 9:01 AM
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    Someone send me a used one and I'll make a billet replacement that will never break.

    Or

    For the cheaper route, a 1" machined steel piece.
     
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  5. Mar 29, 2012 at 9:14 AM
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    seriously? how much shipped to 95630?

    and do you have an example pic of one you've made in the past you can show me?
     
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  6. Mar 29, 2012 at 9:20 AM
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    has anybody ever broken an upper ball joint bracket? I've yet to break one but my buddy broke 3 lowers with my truck before i bought it.
     
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  7. Mar 29, 2012 at 10:26 AM
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    I did the machined 1" cold rolled plate. Def worth the time and money
     
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  8. Mar 29, 2012 at 10:27 AM
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    yeah yours look nice. Wanna make me a set? I pay
     
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  9. Mar 29, 2012 at 10:29 AM
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    Moogs are strong. I cracked my uca with one of those bad boys on there and it doesn't seem like it will ever break
     
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  10. Mar 29, 2012 at 10:31 AM
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    Shoot me a text and we can figure it out I gotta get to work haha
     
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  11. Mar 31, 2012 at 10:41 PM
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    Post some pictures of yours Joel.
     
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  12. Apr 1, 2012 at 11:53 AM
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  13. Apr 1, 2012 at 12:09 PM
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    Good work those look great.
     
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  14. Apr 1, 2012 at 11:35 PM
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    thanks man. and it was all done with a grinder. no water jet :cool:
     
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  15. Apr 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM
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    nice.

    I'm going to convert my new truck to upper/lower uniballs, thanks for giving me the idea joel.
     
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  16. Apr 3, 2012 at 2:13 PM
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    yeah you might as well man i mean the uniball cup wil always be there just replace the bearings. balljoints arent strong enough on those pickups
     
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  17. Apr 3, 2012 at 4:09 PM
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    You should sell those to all 5 lug 1st gen offroaders
     
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  18. Apr 3, 2012 at 4:35 PM
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    I SECOND THIS.

    You could potentialy make bank.... It's a big community and nobody is doing it. I can get the website going for you and market it for a cut of the profits:D
     
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  19. Apr 3, 2012 at 7:19 PM
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    haha most people probably wont want to drop the money on them. material and hardware alone are about 80 dollars plus the time it takes to make them. and cutting all that steel with a grinder would be no fun. i would need to go to a shop or something to get it cut to a basic shape and go from there but i may see if anyone is interested on here and ill think about making a few sets
     
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    i just realized that the frame on my 91 5 lug is boxed all the way back, only the last 6"s of the frame is c-channel and it looks factory; whereas my 98 5 lug taco is only boxed in the front. The 91 also has more crossmember braces. Does anybody know why they would make the tacoma frames weaker? I thought they made frame immprovements...
     
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