Long Travel BS Thread

This is what was shared with me

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Pick 1980 and either E150 or F150 and it will cross reference different years and models. E150 is 69" and Bronco/F150 are 65" for 9" housings if you want to do a salvage one and truss it yourself.

http://carnut.com/specs/rear.html

 

It's less than an inch wider per side.

 

But if you go second gen tundra it's about 2" wider per side

 

Thats why I liked it because right now im running spacers so it eliminates the need for them. But I’ve Been talking with the shop about options and compatibility so well see.

 

Yeah - my bad I was referring to the first gen

 

I’ve got a second gen housing with arb locker and 4.88’s $1200 all the factory mounts have been stripped off it

 

I wanted to go that route but from what im told tundra abs is not compatible with the tacoma and thats a deal breaker for me... thanks anyway. so now I might just get a new 8” housing and throw a truss on it. Don’t know yet.

 

I’m talking about a second gen Tacoma housing

 

That's the deal of the decade - I wish I had 4.88's up front lol

 

Oh yea idk if I wanna go with 4.88s, I was told that they have smaller teeth so I should stick with 4.56s. So im probably going to keep an eye out for a housing. Thanks though.

 

How much do you want for the third member? Shipping probably kills sending the whole thing cross country.

 

First gen guys: any of you blow up steering rack mounts? rack, inner outer tie rods are ok, just the passenger side mount is peeling off the subframe/crossmember. shouldbe easy to fix and I don't really want it reinforced to preserve the rack in the future. Front Locker + axle breakage was involved.

OEM rack and tie rods w/50k or less. 1G LT tundra, but it's pretty similar to a 1G taco

 

$950 plus shipping costs

 

Oh nice he called me asking for spring rates for you.

 

I needed this info thanks. Couldn't remember the "cheap" 9'' housings.

On a second gen a 1st gen tundra axle is about 1'' per side. Its almost 3'' per side on a 1st gen taco.

Yes.

I think @jberry813 had @JLee make him a super beefy new mount. Not sure if he would make one again or not, Id contact him directly. I've wanted to do that for a while.

 

Damn you @SilverGhost there is a E150 housing 44 miles from me for less than 300 bucks.


Looks like I'll be making a junk yard stop in the near future.

 

Ha! I have 4 trucks sitting in a junk yard next to my work when I checked yesterday. It says 60.00 for rear end housing. It’s a huge debate in my head to go 9” or use what’s sitting in the garage.

 

I have a t100 housing as well. But it needs a full overhaul. Might as well do a 9'' instead. Though Id save some money probably in the long run as I wouldn't have to setup a new diff.

 

Oh I hear that in my head all the time. Do the 9” and make it worth it. But I have a complete rear so why go though the headache. Plus I’ll have a spare 8.4 so if it does blow up I’ll be able to swap out the diff. SOB now you have me thinking about it again.

 

even for 250 bucks for the 9''. I'd still have to truss it. Probably new bearings. I don't know enough about the diffs to know if the E150 has the "good" 9'' or not. Then Id have to regear it and lock it. Still a build no matter what.