Rolled Runner (aka Golden Tacoma) NEW TACOMA!

[PhantomD aka Zach]

Sweet, if you want to swap tops with my 4runner we can do that too... I hope to have all the parts off this saturday.

-Zach

[Volcom]

Those make for some nice rock lights!  If you don't mind me asking, what did they run?  I'm trying to figure what I've got in my 12v rock lights, probably $100.

[Jakesteads]

116 shipped but u gotta use the discount code...

im planning on hard wiring them in for the price u really cant lose

[Volcom]

116 shipped but u gotta use the discount code...

im planning on hard wiring them in for the price u really cant lose

Good deal!

[Gibson]

 

[Jakesteads]

im picking up my truck this weekend ill take you some pictures

and wakkjob has some pictures... and a video of us removing the glass if i remember correctly get on him to post them!!!! might not want to listen to what we are talking about though

[wakkjobb]

When are you coming down? Give me a call before you do; I may be getting a new dog... 91 pound Malamute/Akita mix lapdog:

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=15332470

>>Dan

[Jakesteads]

coming down tomorrow prob around 12 or later my wife has been working non-stop since she got here.... super lame but i think im gonna take her to garden of the gods and then to her bros then to your house to pick it up and have a COLD ride home hahahah

another lapdog you all ready have one of those good for nothings 

[wakkjobb]

Okay, that sounds good. Tonight I'm finally honestly doing the steering; it's off-center by 1.5 turns somehow... it turns more to the right than the left. I also bled the brakes and took out that backwards shim on the rear axle. Since the 37s are on that death wobble hasn't come back. Maybe the 35s were too wide and bald and out of balance or something.

I don't know.
>>Dan

[Jakesteads]

i think those boggers on the front had alot to do with it.. i gotta bleed my brakes too they were feeling softer.... any idea if i have to do something special since i have the rear discs and a proportional valve? maybe leave it all the way open when bleeding?

[Suz]

[Suz]

[Jakesteads]

right after glass was put in.... we hooked it up with alot of caulking :-D

looks like cage is going in tuesday as long as nothing random comes up

[NITE KRAWLERS]

Looks ready to go!!

[Jakesteads]

rock lights came in today i am going to install them tomorrow

plan for tomorrow is remove front bumper and body lift, install rock lights, install fog lights, get 2 sticks of DOM to finish cage up.

we will see what i get done cause i have a few people coming over to install cable and fix my heat

i will take some pics of it tomorrow too

[Volcom]

Window fit good considering all the damage, nice job!

[Jakesteads]

ya im gonna get the sunroof in 100% tomorrow just gonna caulk it in... i dont need it to open

[NITE KRAWLERS]

ya im gonna get the sunroof in 100% tomorrow just gonna caulk it in... i dont need it to open

Caulk fixes it all man!

[Jakesteads]

ok i got some more done today. i removed half the body lift front bumper, modified the sliders had to do some exhaust work and bought a few things i needed. I didnt quite get done what i want since i had a few things to take care of today so that cut into my time

here are some pictures.

you can see she is leaning somewhat



exhaust work





this is the rear pack i was thinking about taking out the fat bottom overload leaf... the arch on the pack is HUGE



and my problem



gotta move the radiator up about 1.5" or so shouldnt be too hard i checked clearance on hood should work out just about right... might need a different cap though

a sweet EAGLE i saw on 36 yesterday




when i get out of school tomorrow i should be able to finish up the rest of the body lift removal..

someone needs to buy my front bumper so i can head up to see scotty at addicted offroad

oh and just to look at here is how tall it sat before im gonna take an after i get BL off

[66cobra]

are those rear shackles always that angle ?

[Jakesteads]

sadly yes..... im gonna take out that spring and hopefully it corrects it some... look how off center the rear wheelers are

[wakkjobb]

I can use that hunk of exhaust pipe if you're going to toss it... I need a turn-down for my pile. If you need to lift that radiator, come on down and we'll find some metal to "make it work"; as per normal operating procedure at the shop.    Also when you take out that fat overload spring you may need washers or different u-bolts if yours aren't threaded enough to tighten down... I ran into that on my truck. The guy had about 1 1/2" of washers on each u-bolt. Time for some flip kits!! 

You also left that Keystone Light here with your bumper...   
>>Dan

[Jakesteads]

i figured that keystone would have been gone by now..... hahahhaa

ya i have a custom rad. mount so all i have to do is drill 4 new holes and move it up shouldnt bee too bad...

i do want to weld on my rock sliders on size they dont bolt on anymore so we might do that at some point

i will for sure need washers for my ubolts...

im gonna use that exhaust piece to turn down mine too it was run through the body and frame rail lol

[NITE KRAWLERS]

are those rear shackles always that angle ?

Looks like he could move some spring hangers a bit and get a better shackle angle and even lower his ride a bit. You would be surprized how much a few degrees changes the height! just a thought...

[Jakesteads]

i think if i get rid of some of the arch they will have a better angle and move axle back some if not im gonna look into some chevys

[NITE KRAWLERS]

i think if i get rid of some of the arch they will have a better angle and move axle back some if not im gonna look into some chevys

Hey you should look into run n a ford explorer rear man. Not talk n ya away from the chevvy's but they are so long. The fords work great and have some good flex. Check em out, its wat i have in the rear on my truck and wat pumkin toy had on his orange truck!

[Jakesteads]

noted im gonna look into them

[Jakesteads]

got some more work done today got the body lift completely removed, moved the radiator up and inch but had to completely remove the clutch fan shroud.... i was thinking im gonna get an e-fan anyways...from a Taurus or whatever...

i started her up and i have some vibes... i think its from the fenders where they were not cut out enough and the shock mount towers hit the sheet metal... im gonna cut those out a bit more tomorrow

also got my elocker guard on took all of 2 mins hahaha

here are some pics

BEFORE


AFTER


elocker guard from marlin







just something to look at

my old XJ on the farm back in VA



my other old jeep on farm


my old toyota



and my old fav truck 85 4runner i RUINED lol

[Volcom]

Much better without the body lift!  You'll like wheeling a lower truck on the off-camber stuff.

[88_Pathy]

Those rear springs are killing your ride and flex. I would move the rear shackle hanger forward and inch or so and get a nice angle on your shackle, don't pull a leaf unless you build a wrap bar.