Bandido's Bad at Taking Pictures '03 DC Build

you un-subbed!!!??

 

Re-Reee suuuuubb

 

fify

 

Wow, nice progress!

I gotta order the rest of the steel today, I've been lazy. I'll text and make sure what I'm getting is right.

Got a buddy who our handles material for his company to quote me, should come in under what I expected and have a ton of material left over for other fun

 

Sub.

 

So I don't forget which 5th gear I have when I go to order in 5-6 beers.

 

Gears just arrived, ordered from megazip.
Fair price, good communication... would recommend as the source for gears for this mod.
~$235 shipped

Going to install tonight hopefully.

 

SO as it happens... if using the later USDM R150F... which I have, you also need the synchro set from the R452.

if using the earlier R150 or R151, the synchro style should be the same... another thing I guess I should have checked.

welp 2 more weeks of waiting I guess.

 

Build is getting weird...

 

Indeed

 

The hell......?

JK, can't wait to see it!

 

Did a test fit Sunday, I'll need some misalignment spacers for sure, also it looks like my current mounting setup has the shock sitting with barely 3" uptravel, about an inch and a half less than my kings, also thats into the bumpstop zone on the fox.

It might be time for Archive garage mounts or a custom job?

micro controllers showed up, but I have a busy week ahead of me, so idk if I'll make any progress.

 

You're a mad scientist...

I'll have evenings free over the long weekend and starting next week if you want an extra set of hands

 

We'll see if I'm ready to make moves by then!
I gotta figure out the controls first, not expecting a real simple control method to be hard.
I should definitely do another test fit or 3, specifically to figure out what all I would need to do to make enough clearance to fit these outboard.

If anything I might just fix my CV and do an overnight trip that weekend haha.

 

Could check this out if thinking about mounting outside the frame.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wills-2000-reg-cab.366038/page-6

 

Thats definitely a considered option.
Tube style or plate style is TBD... Personally I would want to kick the angle forward a little more to protect the reservoir from the tire a little better in flex as well as get the inboard point higher to allow more bump.
If that motion ratio requires me to revlave (running max soft just to survive), so be it... at least the primary is pretty easy to do on these.

 

I've been told by shock setup experts 10-15* shock angle at full bump is usually what to go for, but stuffing something in there is a tough task.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...hout-cutting-up-the-bed.663001/#post-23941357

 

holy spring shackle, batman!

 

What's the fix for axle wrap when doing that?

 

With 2.5" shocks valved correctly and spring under axle / beefier spring packs it's not really a big deal with 190 hp.