Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Imagine doing math and saving money


I'd rather spend money and save my brain

 

And then have to use math/brain anyway after spending that money when you have to modify it to fit.

 

Ends up being a lot easier to do all the work the right way then having to half ass everything together modifying partially fitting parts

Took me way too long and way too many failures to come to that conclusion

 

This.

The packaging dictates what you can do and a link calculator will get you pretty darn close once you get under the truck and start to measure things.

That being said if someone wants to spend the extra $1200 on bling brackets and wait longer. It's their truck and wallet..

 

CaliFab said $30k for a 3 link/4 link set up on a taco with 14" coilovers, PSC ram assist, all the good stuff. fits 37s or 40s

 

I would buy a used crawler or have my welder and brain shifted into math mode for that price.

 

I assume 30k for all parts associated with the link and labor, turn key crawler? Not 30k for labor....

 

They are probably supplying everything also

 

i waited about 10 months for a tacobox that he ordered through Marlin, not sure whos fault it was for the wait, but yeah not the first time ive heard of such a thing with wyatt. not a knock on him per say, shit happens sometimes.

 

holy mother of god hahahaha

just do it yourself man. youll save a ton of money if you take your time finding deals/waiting for good sales etc etc. and youll know everything that was done and how to take it all apart when you hate it 2 years later.

ask me how i know

 

That or @slander has the right idea to pick up a used crawler. $6-10k goes a LONG ways in the used market on a complete truck

 

Now the one they built was with a pair of brand new RockJock 60 axles with air lockers. They are not cheap to start with.

 

Yeah I just order mine for the Diamond I'm building. No body could tell me how to measure them, Front Range, RuffStuff, or RCV.. Then they just todl me to do these TOYOTA spec axle builder off the website.

 

That’s pretty standard for Marlin

 

Yup!! It was nice when jim was running inchworm, I would call him to get marlin parts that were backordered on Marlins site LOL!!

After this truck build runs through its lifecycle, I'm ditching a toyota driveline I think. The vendors are thinning out and the ones left aren't all that great. Probibly be dana axles and an atlas on the truck/buggy/whatever I build since parts and support for those are plentiful.

Saying that the tacoma isnt going anywhere for a while, I just need to build a new frame for it pretty soon.

 

I have been hearing more and more that people are having issues with the new doubler case setups provided by the TG empire the last few years... Has me thinking that an atlas would be a good one and done option if I ever want more T case gearing

 

That's what I would do, how ever you need to hack up your floor pretty good unless you want it crazy hanging down.

 

If we're concerned about hacking the floor after doing all that work to the suspension and drivetrain... we got a problem, lol.

 

so my rear is 19 spline dana 44 outers with a Toyota 8" center. If I swapped to 30 spline outers would I need to be worried about the R&P becoming the weak link?

 

With a toyota 8", yes.