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building a crawler
« on: May 16, 2011, 02:46:41 PM »
I'm building a crawler using chassis plans I bought from azrockcrawler. Is there a typical (common) truck I should by for a donor vehicle for  the drive train?It seems like toyota is very common. Any specific model year, years? Just trying to know where to start.
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 03:57:29 PM »
u can go tacoma! good motor. just depends how much  :twocents: u got
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 04:41:25 PM »
tundra so you get the v8 :thumbsup:
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 05:29:45 PM »
ahh even better! lol
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 05:46:36 PM »
fj 80's are nice for the larger ring gear and a lot already have lockers.
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2011, 08:31:28 PM »
Quote from: twistedspline on May 16, 2011, 05:46:36 PM
fj 80's are nice for the larger ring gear and a lot already have lockers.

x 2 wider than the mini truck axels too  E locker and high pinion front would work great unless you wanna got with tons or something larger
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2011, 10:47:53 PM »
Quote from: twistedspline on May 16, 2011, 05:46:36 PM
fj 80's are nice for the larger ring gear and a lot already have lockers.

fj80s use a toy 8 inch third

its the birfs that are bigger
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2011, 11:14:11 PM »
thats funny spart i always thought they ones ounder my buddys zuk were 9.5 inch ring gears HMMMMMM..... guess im wrong again
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2011, 06:20:49 AM »
Quote from: Sparkplug on May 17, 2011, 10:47:53 PM
fj80s use a toy 8 inch third

its the birfs that are bigger

The rear has a 9.5 ring gear, and is a full floater.
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2011, 06:23:47 PM »
Quote from: HIvoltgeToy on May 18, 2011, 06:20:49 AM
The rear has a 9.5 ring gear, and is a full floater.
Sure does....
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #10 on: Jun 23, 2011, 08:38:57 PM »
dont be a fool get yourself a 69-72 VW dug frame up then go Yota drive gear  :beer: :dunno:
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #11 on: Jun 23, 2011, 08:39:53 PM »
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #12 on: Jun 24, 2011, 07:22:40 AM »
'79 Ford F350/'83 1 ton Chevy/2009 Chevrolet Corvette/2009 3/4 ton Chevrolet...everything else should be after market anyway.  This get you the front axle/rear axle/engine/trans in order. :greengrin:
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #13 on: Jun 27, 2011, 12:09:43 PM »
get a taco, cut the IFS off, put dual cases, lockers and your good
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #14 on: Jun 27, 2011, 02:44:27 PM »
Quote from: kevin_david_k on Jun 27, 2011, 12:09:43 PM
get a taco, cut the IFS off, put dual cases, lockers and your good

Why on earth would you start with a Taco???????????  I'd always recommend starting with something that provides good bang for the buck.  In addition, you need to determine what it is that you TRULY want to accomplish ultimately, what type of terrain you'll be operating in the majority of the time, what your budget is, and what you can do vs. paing someone else to do.  I've had ALOT of rigs over the years and have an appreciating for early Yotas, "some" Jeeps, etc., but can truly tell you that no matter what I start with on projects now, chances are almost everything will get upgraded anyway, so starting with a complete donor vehicle doesn't really make any sense in my world.  .02
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Re: building a crawler
« Reply #15 on: Jun 27, 2011, 04:00:24 PM »
First of all he said he is going to build a chassis and just needs the drivetrain.  2nd he has only posted 1 time, 1 and done. That was almost 2 months ago. Why are people still posting what "they" would do and not address the posters question?
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