*** Mark's 2005 Tacoma Prerunner Build *** DMZ Fab Built

lol at this.

 

Just wanted to say that ever since I got my Tacoma I wanted Dmz to build it and after constantly looking at Jeff's truck on the Dmz web site and your truck it only makes me want to finish it faster. You have one badass truck

 

Work has been killer, wanted to test these badboys out this weekend so DMZ Tim & crew hooked it up and installed the TC spindles and Heimed UCA's for me.

I was gonna install them myself but Im glad I had him do it, he spent a good amount of time taking the heimed UCA's on and off and adjusting them, trying to align camber. Adjusted my toe, and gave me a general alignment using his old school alignment tools.

Took it to Firestone, using my 'lifetime', and got the traditional shit from the mechanic when they saw I had an LT kit. I told them that my fabricator adjusted the heimed UCA's and straightened toe as much as he could. They just need to mess with the caster. When I picked it up the tech said " you cant be any happier with those numbers". I dont know anything about the degrees and measurements but he said that he got everything pretty close to OE specs.

Drove the truck today and it has never driven this straight. The steering doesnt have slop like it use to. When you turn the wheel, it turns! no slight delay. And on the freeway its so responsive I can steer using my knees LOL

Sorry for the long post, but usually the more you make your truck a dezert truck you never see these "stock" luxuries again. The squeeks get louder, the MPG gets worse etc.

The arms sit in the middle of the travel now. Cant wait to see how it will run this Saturday now that droop/bump #'s are more even.

 

I love this truck

 

Thanks man, give him a call!

 

Pics of how the truck sits with the spindles up front?

 

are your lowers solid mounted or did you tack weld the alignment cams?

 

No they're not solid mounted or tacked. Ive got a "paint pen" and I just draw a line from the cam tab to the frame. If its ever tweaked, I just line up the lines.

 

are your cam tabs reinforced?

I finally have mine tacked and it's so much better.

I used to do the marker and line them up after, but the whole point is to keep your alignment in the dirt to help your handling. With my shit tacked, i dont lose my alignment unless I hit something BAD.

 

Yeah my tabs are reinforced. I might have someone tack them and try it out!

 

nice! it only takes a couple minutes, you just have to make sure they tack it in a location that is easy to grind off without grinding your whole alignment cam off haha.

 

ever find that chair?
http://vimeo.com/3824157

 

LOL haha yeah we went back and picked it up. SOA days were fun. my back did not appreciate it though LOL

 

bahahahahahahahaa!!!

Subbed

 

did then glass in the part under the taillights??

 

wut....

 

Look under the taillight...its filled unlike our fenders ...and in his other pics before he cut them it was not filled and I think had the stock bumper

 

I think Tim did some fiberlgass work on his rear bumper if I remember correctly.

 

I just bought your brother-in-law's tC