Rebeltoy 1st gen slow 350 1ton truggy build

[LilChief87]

so yeah got a 1983 yota pickup this is how it started off when i first got a few years back






then it got turned into this bout a year ago

[LilChief87]

these are from bout 2months ago








and this is rebeltoy  as of yesterday still not done painting not guna paint the whole bed yet cuzim guna dovetail rockota here real soon

[LilChief87]

guna be getting some sick flexy springs my buddy had from him for 75 bucks here soon so yeah cant wait might weld the gears too

[Mavericks]

Give us some specs on what you've done... lockers?. I dont like how you trimed the front fenders it doesn't look good just my opinion,  but I'm kinda picky about that stuff. Looks like you have a good time with it.

[LilChief87]

jsut got chevy s10 springs in the rear and 35s and 22r  yeah im guna actually redo the fenders and crap. yeah we have a great time wheeling the hell out of it. i just got the springs today for the front. oh also the bed is bobbed 9 inches

[Mavericks]

What kind of front springs did you get? 

[LilChief87]

some 4 inch superflex toyota springs from a buddy he said they did great on his old rig

[Yoat Goat]

From what Im told you'll like the S-10 springs. I've got a pair that Im gonna put in mine. More wheeling pics.

[LilChief87]

yeah they do pretty damn good naturally not as good as 63s but still pretty but yeah ill get more pics up soon as soon as i get the fronts on

[LilChief87]

got front springs for my truck and the process of puttin em on

[LilChief87]

front end is ripped apart and teh bed is gettin ready to get cut for the dovetail so yeah birthday is cummin up next month so hopin i get sum bday money haha

[LilChief87]

so yeah basically progress has come to a complete stop im tryin to get it goin but damn parts arent cooperating 

[Yoat Goat]

I know how you feel, my trucks in peices in the d-way. Moms getting pissed! 

[LilChief87]

haha yeah it sucks ass the front bolt for the leaf wont go in the hanger on the driver side spring and the passenger spring the shackle on the front  jammed it self side ways and is being a major pain in the butt to get off as soon as i get that done ill be gettin it done pretty easy OH I GOT A QUESTION FOR EVERYBODY ON MY FRONT AXLE THERE IS A BAR THAT COMES FROM UNDER THE MOTOR TO THE AXLE DO I NEED THAT ON THERE 

[mayberry]

no you dont need that it is an anti wrap but its also an anti flex componet

[DTB]

That is your torque rod....

Are you running Hysteer? If so it needs to be cut off

[LilChief87]

no hysteer yet but i wanna ge as much flex outathe front as possible

[DTB]

Well I can tell you that some people cut them off and some dont without Hysteer.....

The torque rod keeps your axle from rotating forward under panic braking...

Is this on a daily driver??

[LilChief87]

kinda not really i drive it sometimes on the street but mainly i only drive it to the trails and back

[Mavericks]

I had mine off before I went to hysteer just be ready when you brake like dirttoyboy said its going to want to push you off the road under hard braking especially at 50mph and over.  If your just driving to the trail you should be fine because it does limit flex.

[LilChief87]

ight thanks alot for the knowledge i apreciate it  let see if i can actually get teh springs hung up front today haha i got some pics to ill post in a few gota get on photobucket first

[LilChief87]

[GJToyotabug]

nice looking

[LilChief87]

thanks man cant wait till its done

[LilChief87]

front end is slowly coming together  got my extended brake lines in today so thats one less part i need

[LilChief87]

i need to get crossover steering cuz when the suspension was flexed the steering arm was screaming murder cuz of teh angle
need lot longer shocks
im 6 foot and i still had 2 iches at least to be able to touch the top of the hood
time for square drive shaft anybody got cool ideas for it
this is a problem i need to fix shackle is hittin frame any easy solutions
need to weld it up
my favorite picture of rebeltoy so far
guna get rid of the bracket adn get a sky manufacturing axle top gusset taht says toyota
35s look tiny

[LilChief87]

let me know what you guys think so far i really apreciate the feed back 

[KDXSR5]

1: i need to get crossover steering cuz when the suspension was flexed the steering arm was screaming murder cuz of teh angle
2: time for square drive shaft anybody got cool ideas for it
3: this is a problem i need to fix shackle is hittin frame any easy solutions
4: guna get rid of the bracket adn get a sky manufacturing axle top gusset taht says toyota

I numbered a few of your concerns to make it easier to make suggestions.

#1: If you are poor like I am, I suggest just flipping the j-arm and buying an adjustable dropped drag link from 4Wheel Parts to make the stock style steering work until you can get enough cash for highsteer.

#2: If you use 4wd on the street everyday in snowy/icy conditions like I do, i would strongly suggest not using a square front shaft. If this is not the case, I have no real info for ya on the subject.

#3: Most people just cut the body mount. I guess you could try running banana shackles to try and clear it

#4 If keeping the stock style steering using a flipped ball and an adjustable drop draglink, you do not want to get rid of this bar/bar mount. It will cuase some scary brake steering.

I hope you can pull something useful out of my

[LilChief87]

yeah luckily my birthday is coming up ill do some sweet talkin to all my friends and family ahah maybe i might get a good chunck of money. its not really a DD just drive to trail and back and as soon as i find trailer it will go on that. if i get those banana shackle will it solve the problem of shackle hittin so i dont have to movethe rear shacle back a lil

[KDXSR5]

the banana shackles may fix it and may not, I do not have experience with them, but I have seen them used before.