Box Rocket - 2003 TRD Doublecab

Looks good, man!!! Clean work.

 

very nice!


so is that the setup that limited your shock travel or is that the revised position?

 

I will find a way how to...and I will make sweet love to your truck

 

The stock position was limiting travel for sure. The Dakars just have more flex in them than the shocks allow. Since I'm using the same shocks (for now) I've positioned them in what seems to be the best position to allow for the most travel. The upper mounts are probably 2.5" lower than the stock location and the lower mounts are about 2.5" higher than the stock lower mounts, but there is slightly more angle to the shock position.

If you notice, I still need new bumpstops to limit compression so I don't bottom out the shock, but the new position allows the Dakars to hit almost their max droop which they couldn't do before with the stock mounts.

 

nice work

sure you'll find a good way to finalize the design but that's a nice setup to work with what you have

 

Looks great man. You will like the || much more than the /\ I know I do.

 

yeah i think so too. Since the shocks are more to the center now I lose a little stability but having them parrallel seems to control body roll just fine. The angled setup doesn't do that as well.

 

Hey adam, have you noticed any wheel hop issues with both shocks being on the far side of the axle like that?

 

Yeah I have buddy's that do the /\ to there trucks and they hate driving on the roads and I still have more flex then them haha.

 

What bump stops are you going to go with? Do you think you will get some new one's on before moab?

 

Haven't noticed any yet. If it shows up I think it will be on the trail and I won't know that until Moab. Crossing my fingers it's not an issue. I doubt it will be because there is just as much potential for that with people doing the angled shock configuration without axle wrap issues.

Not sure yet. I'd like to do Timbrens but don't have the cash at the moment. I probably need to do something before Moab though.

 

Looks good Adam.

curious as to why you went straight up and down like || instead of /\. You would have been able to utilize the shocks more like /\

 

Well they aren't exactly straight up and down. They are parrallel, yes, but they are angled back. If it was a trail only truck I would have considered angling them to the middle. but there is better lateral stability with a parralel setup.

 

right i know they are back some..just can't chang that in my cool stick things lol

fair enough i guess.

 

Nice clean work, once again. Once you get your bumpstops in, I'd love to see some flex pics!

 

Its not the angle in and out that has me worried, its having both shocks on the backside of the axle like that, that's a lot of leverage against the front of the leaf pack when it gets loaded up. if you ask me...

 

Both of my old minitrucks and my old FJ40 all had both shocks on the back of the axle and I never had problems. If the springs were super soft I'd be worried about wrap but I don't think it will be bad.

 

Right on, I am probably thinking too much again...

 

eh. Moab will be the test. I hope I don't have to deal with axle wrap but it could happen. Guess I'll find out.

 

Here's some flex pics. The back tire was still on the ground but was up against the wall and started climbing the wall so I stopped. Could have got farther and flexed a bit more but I was in a hurry.

Here's the new rear stuff. Before the relocation plates the tire was chewing into the front of the fenderwell. Now nothings touches.


just about dropping the whole tire out




and in case you didn't believe me about the negative arch...... Also you can see the amount of shock left and the room left for a bump. Looks like a 4" bumpstop will be perfect.


opposite side.