Glen's budget rebuild

[79coyotefrg]

I've been wondering why people mount the shocks like this:

from 79-83  that  was  the way  they were stock,   in  84  they changed it  but  the suspension flexes  much better with them  like  in the pic above

[79coyotefrg]

hey Mike  C U


i worked on bolting the bed down yesterday  but didnt  get  very far,  and i just hurt too bad  today  to do much of anything

[Rocksurfer]

I've been wondering why people mount the shocks like this:

By tipping them in it allows for more travel without cutting through the bottom of the bed.

[93tonkatoy]

  Glen, the underground parts shipment has reached it's first stop.

Once again, a very big thank you to Gittinit for his assistance!

[79coyotefrg]

  Mike emailed me earlier  and said he had a "butt ugly  monster bumper" in the back of his truck 

[93tonkatoy]

[Gittinit]

Hey thats not what I said.... well not quite. So can I start cutting and modifying this thing now? 

[79coyotefrg]

Hey thats not what I said.... well not quite. So can I start cutting and modifying this thing now? 

got a first gen frame  to  use  for mock up ??

[Gittinit]

got a first gen frame  to  use  for mock up ??

Well no but is it already setup for your body lift? I do have a 1st gen that I can borrow for a little while. (buddys parts truck) What all are you wanting done...fender /headlight protection? winch mount?

[79coyotefrg]

Well no but is it already setup for your body lift? I do have a 1st gen that I can borrow for a little while. (buddys parts truck) What all are you wanting done...fender /headlight protection? winch mount?

yes headlight and grill protection,  winch mount,  maybe a stinger 

[Gittinit]

yes headlight and grill protection,  winch mount,  maybe a stinger 

stinger?    When do ya need it, and how are we gonna take care of that. Dennis bought 2 of my irocs and has to bring my wheels back to me in a couple weeks, if he brings a truck I can possibly send the bumper home with him. Can I trim and plate the lower corners to help with approach at the tires? What is the bolt pattern for your winch?

[79coyotefrg]

stinger?    When do ya need it, and how are we gonna take care of that. Dennis bought 2 of my irocs and has to bring my wheels back to me in a couple weeks, if he brings a truck I can possibly send the bumper home with him. Can I trim and plate the lower corners to help with approach at the tires? What is the bolt pattern for your winch?

kinda like the ARB bumpers yes   you may  trim,  just make sure i can  still push with the corners aka  BEEFY

its a warn 9000xd,  something like 6 inches x 12  or so

[BUBBA]

  glen,no more pushing chevy's around 

[79coyotefrg]

glen,no more pushing chevy's around 

[Gittinit]

kinda like the ARB bumpers yes   you may  trim,  just make sure i can  still push with the corners aka  BEEFY

its a warn 9000xd,  something like 6 inches x 12  or so

Yea kinda like that, but a lil different. I could cut half this thing off and youd still have major beef. It is solid, and braced pretty much everywhere possible. I doubt I would have built one this beefy.

[93tonkatoy]

See glen? told you it was beefy! 

[79coyotefrg]

ok back to bed 

[79coyotefrg]

 

[THK Matt]

Here's some motivation! GET R' DONE SON!

[Plekto]

 

Nice.

Back to the truck, though...   

Given your propensity to have things run into you, I'd be tempted to weld a big piece of railroad track to the front and rear...  Extra points if it still has the holes for the spikes...

[79coyotefrg]

OK, heres a question??   can i put my drag link on top of the pitman arm ??   

[79coyotefrg]

besides the taper  of the  hole  and  clearance to the frame

[CTENG in KS]

Other than the taper there is no reason you can't run the tie rod end on top of the arm.  If you want more clearance it might be easier to order a flat pitman arm though.

[Gittinit]

Why do you need to? Your springs should be flat when the tre is near touching. Bumpstops are what ya need!

[79coyotefrg]

  lower bump

[DTB]

Why do you need to? Your springs should be flat when the tre is near touching. Bumpstops are what ya need!

in that pic it almost looks like the rod end WILL hit when the spring goes flat....kinda hard to tell though

[Gittinit]

in that pic it almost looks like the rod end WILL hit when the spring goes flat....kinda hard to tell though

I agree but that pic is taken from above, and at an angle. Glen do you have longer than stock shackles on there? If not you definately have no worries, couse youll bend the springs into a S before they go flat.

Bumpstops! are a must have!, whether you flip the tre to the top or not. 

[79coyotefrg]

  ok,  bumps  and  shackles  cause i DO  still have the stock shackles 

[79coyotefrg]

i hope i can  get to feeling better,  so i can finish this thing i havent touched in in a couple weeks
i was talking to a local friend yesterday  and she said  she wished i would sell it  and buy a  4x4 tacoma  that was nearer stock,

i told her it  was a lot of sentimental value  there,  and she asked me, is sentimental gonna help you get in and out of it??

  i refuse to give up,  but i must admit, the last few weeks  ive come close

[Jordan7118]

  The heck you thinkin?!! Oh... You're not 

Yep, the easy way out would be to stay on the street and drive a yuppie-mobile, but that's what makes us special - we're willing to see it through to wheeling 

Hang in there, Glen. It'll get worse before it gets better. Maybe you're on your way out   

"Keep on keepin' on."  - Joe Dirt