JD's '02 Tacoma Build

im kinda surprised. its not perfect but ive never made anything with something that thin. now i think i want to make inner fenders for the front

 

Shock mount

 

shock mounts turned out nice, definitely better then spending a $120 for the tc ones. what did you use to make the lca gussets?

 

Thanks. 3/16" plate and a harbor freight grinder Pretty much made everything out of either 3/16" or 1/4" plate. The lca/uca gussets, shock mounts, and shackles all done with a grinder. Worth saving the money but damn it takes a lot of time lol

 

Getting close

 

yay

 

Going to be running the new single shock setup I see

Serious note; Looking good JD So you ended going with F67's (i think)?

 

Haha hell yeah one shock mounted over the diff. I just need to make the other shock mount and front hangers and I think I am ready to assemble, thanks. Yes they are F67's, used but still look to have quite a bit of arc

 

when do you plan on starting? are you gonna try and do it in a weekend?

 

I am gonna do it in pieces over the weekend. This weekend probably box the frame and next weekend try and mount. But once I get started its going to be hard to stop

 

yeah you can just run with leafs for a couple days if you have too and no shocks. i had to do that lol

 

dang, those 67's look almost new! i wish mine had that much arch

 

Hah, progress should be good Interested to see how they sit on your truck vs. Matt's since you don't have the spindle.

 

I will just have a single spare too

 

i remember you telling me but i forgot, why 1 spare and not 2?

 

Pretty much just cost. It may change down the road but I can accept if I blow 1 wheel out my day is done

 

Wheel like a boss and you only need one

In reality I think its just weight & cost thing vs the actual amount of time you're going to ever need 2 spares.

 

Lol thanks. Your probably right, once its started I wont be able to stop