Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Truck fenders were cut out for 44s it’s seems they cut them way too much

 

do you have any side shots of the truck?

 

Ya before it was rolled was straight as fuck no dents haha

 

Was a straight ass truck and the rear shocks are 12s fox shocks tall bitch

 

Chevy 63s in rear

 

That thing is tall if it’s on 40s. What’s the frame height and how much uptravel are you getting? Fenders aren’t cut very high.

 

It’s tall as fuck I never measured frame height on this truck but I’m 6 foot 4 and I gotta jump in it look at front fenders they are cut high and same as rear the front by door has maybe a 1/2 inch of fender left where it bolts under cab

 

Lol here’s my fender cut. The first picture is from tonight when I just trimmed them again because they still rubbed. Bottom picture is pre trim.

 

Ya well you trimmed yours cause you are at a good height like my double cab was on 42s this fucker wouldn’t of need trimmed at all for the monster truck lift they did haha

 

My 37s compared to the same tire as a 35 on the dodge. Finally got my wheels and beadlock rings.

 

Oooohhh daddy like. Do you have a build of specs?

 

Did they use the stock front mounts or relocate them w a kit? do you have a 3/1 or 4/1 leaf pack?

 

Have you turned the coilovers up? they are like 4-5" low.. @02hilux brought this to my attention and I was wondering what the outcome would be.

 

This is the way, with the ram out it would probably take 45 minutes to change out the seals again.

So far so good. Now that it's not leaking it bled in about 2 minutes. Need to tie up a few other things before a test drive

 

Does M&D still exist? I tried looking them up.

 

Has anyone on here installed TG rear leafs? Ive got a set and they’re 52” eye to eye which is about the same as my stock leaf mounts. But the installation shows moving both brackets. Little confused.

 

Are the pics for a Tacoma and not a 2nd/3rd gen pickup? Those leaves are only like 48" long OTOH

 

2002 Tacoma TRD 4x4. Which leafs are you saying are 48”?

 

1985-95 OTOH

I guess I could have asked better, is the truck pictured in TG instructions a 1st gen Tacoma? They might have used pics from an older truck with the shorter leaf pack. I've been let down by TG instructions in the past. They are more like guidelines than instructions.

You shouldn't have to move hangers for those new leaves if they're the same length eye to eye as the springs in your truck.


Edit: to add to the confusion I thought 96-98 Tacoma springs were 52" and 99+ were 54" eye to eye

 

I just remember that on my last 02 tacoma i added All-Pro expedition leafs and i didn't have to move the hangers. According to their site the all pros are about 52" eye to eye as well. I also have to get new perches for the new rear axle. This is gonna be fun lol..