86 Runner Build - Down to Rails

[Miller]

Update

[Miller]

Never seen this before...

[Miller]

Body On!

[OVRAROK]

It sure is purdy

[84_yota_4wd]

Looking great bud! Ill let you know when you dual cases are ready.

[helipilot77]

My truck is living vicariously through yours. Very nice!

[81ToyTrek]

Very nice build, hope to do this to my Trekker someday!


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[Miller]

 

[Miller]

Was sweating when test fitting the flat pitman arm.  You know how you measure and measure again, then stare at it and pray it will work...  It did    In hind sight I would have had the flat pitman when fabricating the steering box location.  Measuring 197 times worked out.   ...this time.  Didn't work out so well on teh upper rear shock mount and had to trim the body support a bit.

[OCD]

So how'd you separate the factory steering shaft? Can see it in one of the above pics and doesn't look like you sleeved it? Had to beat the living  out of mine to get it to come apart... I'm not a big runner fan but really like this one! Nice build!

[redneckcustoms13]

I love the attention to detail your puting into this build. Loved the truck until I saw the new tires and wheels lol

[Miller]

Was able to get teh shaft hot enough with teh torch to melt the rest of teh plastic out.  That stuff is poured in and fills a void all teh way around teh shaft.  Once I got it out, it drove right apart, slid it out, welded it and it's good.

As for teh wheels and tires, I looked and looked for 17's with proper backspacing and they just don't exist unless you want to spend a fortune on wheels.  I was trying to get a set of Kevlars but they are months out on backorder.  The trepadors were actually a little less and so far I really like them.  Of course they have only been tested out in my creek out back and the road.  They balanced out nice and surprisingly don't make a whole lot of noise on teh road.

I'll try to get some update pictures up from my phone.  Measured out for shocks today.  Super flexy on with the forklift.  Going to have to restrict her a little...

[Miller]

Trimmin

[Miller]

So although you may not like teh wheel tire choice, there was intent on how this thing works.  Maybe some of teh next pics will help to tell the story of why this is set up with this tire/wheel combo.

[Miller]

tuck and droop

[SqWADoosh]

tuck and droop

Wish mine tucked like this

[84_yota_4wd]

Looking Good Man!

[1985CRAWLER]

clean as fuhhh!

those wheels look pretty good actually