Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Cool, thanks for the info. I hadn't look at this brake stuff in a while so this is good info to have. Wish I had it back when I was calling auto parts stores lol. They were clueless.

The 1" MC works well with the dual piston 1 ton calipers. The pedal is a bit softer than with factory toyota calipers, kind of expected, but not bad. It doesn't sink to the floor or anything, it's not rock solid either. It works for me I guess.

So does the T100 1 1/16" has the same bolt mounting pattern to the booster? Might give it a try at some point down the road, but honestly I don't think I need it for my application.

 

Being a lighter single cab 4cyl would also play in your favor as to brake performance. Poor pedal feel become more noticeable as you add on weight I would think.

Good to hear that my truck has the larger MC though. Didn't know that.

 

Correct 4 bolt pattern.

 

Well, I am at 4,500 pounds unloaded...probably close to 5,000 with tools, gear and a passenger. So it is not the lightest reg cab necessarily.

Awesome, tks.

 

Eh, still good in my book considering those mondo axles & 40's you have

 

Looking for some ideas: my rear lower link axle mounts are 5/8" hole/bolts on a 2" OD 1.5" ID tube bushing. The tabs are 3/8" thick. That results in a very thin bushing and bushing sleeve that get mashed pretty quick, it is also a "rare" part, the only place I have found them is Steinjager.

https://steinjager.com/shop/5-8-Bore-2.50-Wide-Fits-1.510-ID-Tube-Black-Poly-Bushings-J0012859

So, I am looking to reduce bolt size to 9/16" so standard RuffStuff and other manufacturer's bushing and sleeves will work. What is the best way to accomplish this? A weld nut will not reduce the hole size all the way through the tab (3/8") so the new sleeve would not sit flush and would likely get mashed. Sleeving the hole in the mount might work but would be tough as the sleeve would be pretty thin and short. Any other ideas besides cutting them off and starting fresh? They are offset bushings on the links so I can't go to a heim, I am also going to scrap it shortlyish and do a 4 link so dont want to put too much effort and $$$ into it.

Like so:

 

Drill the hole out and sleeve with a piece of tubing/sleev. Can make it stick out a 1/4-3/8 in to have surface to weld and just use a longer belt. if you cut it straight shouldn’t be an issues

 

Why not shorten your link and mount it on the other side of your axle instead of having to do a weird offset? Then you can just new axle brackets

 

Good question, I designed the links around the stock mounting points (this in on a 4Runner with stockish link geometry, the frame side LCA mount has been moved forward a hair), the offset design is to avoid binding of the link on the axle at droop. I kept the lower axle mount in the same spot, I assume that it is below the axle to keep the link as long as possible, but I have not plugged it into the link calculator to see what happens if I shorten and move the mounting point up. I also dont really want to move the mounts if I can avoid it.

I am considering throwing in an offset heim instead of the bushing, does anyone have experience with these? Would that become wobbly?



The frame side is a 1.25" so the axle side would be weaker as they only come in a 7/8" shank that I have found. I could also just go back to a straight heim and deal with the bind.

 

I’ve run them on a tie rod.
Your bushing keeps the link from rolling. It will want to roll more being offset like that.
Nothing wrong with a 7/8 heim.
My buddy has them on his lowers on his buggy on 43’s.
Plug it into a calculator and see what happens if you move it. Seems like it would make everything simpler.
If your upper link is longer than your lowers your pinion will just want to point more up in droop. Not a bad thing

 

Thanks for the insight, the problem with the whole setup is the link lengths, lowers are 27” or so and upper are like 14” iirc. I am going scrap the whole setup and do a proper 4 link soon enough, just trying to make it hold up until then.

 

It definitely won’t hurt to shorten your lowers then. Will allow you to run whatever link you want too. Just a little cutting and welding.
You’ll love a proper 4 link

 

Found the old SOS fab rig in pieces on marketplace!

 

Is there a build thread for it? I may go down there and grab it.

 

Not that I could find, I had to stalk the SOS Facebook and Instagram.

 

Yeah I think both of those were well build rigs. Quality work.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sas-truck-parts.582919/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/project-basketcase-another-resas-story.441592/

 

Hahaha so that's what happened to that truck!! That started out as such a hack POS.

 

I know I had seen stuff in the past on both rigs. The access cab was rebuilt by a guy on here right?

 

Yeah, I dug up the old build thread above. seems like a good deal.

 

Yeah I don't think the guy quite realizes what he's sitting on.