Thread: 85 Toyota 2wd build (low buck)

Nice! I've watching this thread forever. Truck looks good man.

Originally Posted by paranoid56

hmm, damn these torsion bars are greasy LOL. should have cleaned them after install. but this should keep the rust down


and a pic of the new upper arms. and yes, those are the new KING shocks LOL super sick

my first truck was an 86 with the same suspension you have. it by far has been my favorite vehicle. i beat the shit out of it like i was robby gordon or some shit and it always got me home. i miss it baaaadd!!! cept i had some ranchos up front. they didn't last very long lol.

little better pic of the rear truss. got all the brackets cut off and ground smooth. that shit took for ever lol

maybe i missed it, what truss is that?

man after going to the junkyard to find an ebrake cable off a 4x4 i saw all the 4 runners had the same e-brake set up as the 2wd trucks FML should have gotten one of those instead.

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

maybe i missed it, what truss is that?

its a sky manufacture one. i think poly sells them also, i just chose to go to the source to save tax LOL. had it at my door in a few days. i was going to just build one, but sometimes i would rather spend the money then the hours and hours trying to make one perfect like this.

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

man after going to the junkyard to find an ebrake cable off a 4x4 i saw all the 4 runners had the same e-brake set up as the 2wd trucks FML should have gotten one of those instead.

lol yea, not sure why toyota has different ebrake setups for the same model year from the 4x4 to 2wd.

well finished up the brakes and truss on the new 8" rear axle. waiting for some rims to show up so i can swap it over. also wile at the junk yard saw this kit on a truck so grabbed it, will probally use it as a base for my new lower arms.

Nice score, wish I could find stuff like that at the wreckers up here

that looks to be a downey strut frame and skid plate, have one of those skid plates sitting in my garage.

whats the benefit of having the strut frame on a stock arm truck?

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

whats the benefit of having the strut frame on a stock arm truck?

i really have no idea LOL. its just something i saw at the junk yard. the truck had bilstiens (yellow body) shocks on it, low pro bump stops and a huge downey sticker on the hood i tried to get the shocks and bump stops but didnt really bring the tools needed to get those items. only went to the junk yard to pick up some brake fittings. i barley got the arms off and luckily the frame was already laying on the ground.

I plan on using the strut frame for my long travel kit i am building as its one less thing to make. looks some what similar to the TC ont.

a strut frame on a stock truck will do nothing other then be stronger, ive hit rocks and and stuff with the strut arms more times then i would have thought. once you get low-pro bump stops and get a little more travel out of it they done bind up like the stock bushing pivot does.

i just read all of this thread. super pumped that your building this truck because iv been planning on doing exactly the same thing! i sold my 110 so im just tryn to get ahold of a old yota

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

a strut frame on a stock truck will do nothing other then be stronger, ive hit rocks and and stuff with the strut arms more times then i would have thought. once you get low-pro bump stops and get a little more travel out of it they done bind up like the stock bushing pivot does.

ahhh why thank you andrew for the explination on how it helps out.

Looking good steady progress. I like that truss looks pretty sweet!

damn, i was hoping my 6lug rims would show up today si i can install that damn axle LOL. oh well.

what rims did you get?

my standard black rockcralwers. have them on my fj40 also, the black D spoke wheels, orderd them with 2.5" backspacing LOL

Just 2.5? is that going to rub on the bed with a bit of flex in the back?

just? stock i think is like 4. so it should push the wheels out around 2 inches. hoping it will be real close to the fenders. i dont think it will rub, as currently the new axle is maybe 1.5" wider, and i am running 2" wheel spacers on the stock axle and i still have almost 2" extra room. so with no spacers i should be close but not touching.

well i hope so at lease LOL

woot, rims showed up. hella deep dish yo LOL

poor mans LT? lol

kinda like poor mans wider stance LOL. i am only planing on making 3 over arms. i have these same rims on my fj40 so kinda like having all the same.

gunna do six lug spindles too?

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

gunna do six lug spindles too?

yep, have 4x4 spindles sitting here also. just need more time

man i need to get mine asap!

Originally Posted by paranoid56

woot, rims showed up. hella deep dish yo LOL

why is it not green? lol

Originally Posted by mikeridesbikes

why is it not green? lol

answer is not yet trying to figure out what i am doing, either paint the whole truck white with a green roof and wheels (or maybe just a rim strip or bead lock) or paint the truck flat black with green roof and green strip on the rims. as i am getting rather tired of the two tone look i have going on now.

Originally Posted by paranoid56

paint the truck flat black with green roof and green strip on the rims. as i am getting rather tired of the two tone look i have going on now.

I was thinking something like that would look cool. and maybe all black rims with the stripe, and just 1 lime green spoke? just takin shots in the dark here. lol i guess it might look better with longer spokes? just my 2 cents

well axle is sitting under the truck. just need to bolt it all up tomorrow. with the new rims, edge of rim to edge of rim its around 6"+ft wide

Originally Posted by paranoid56

well axle is sitting under the truck. just need to bolt it all up tomorrow. with the new rims, edge of rim to edge of rim its around 6"+ft wide

damn, even my front LT kit is only 74 or 75" wide on the front. rear is 69. offset my rims sucks for making it wide but it nice for scrub and wheel bearings.

yea, figured it might hurt the front, but front is curently running 2" wheel spacers anyways LOL. but this is just for the rear at the moment. so my scrub is allready shit and its been fine so far. wheel bearings i dont worry about that much about as i am upgrading to the 4x4 spindle soon. also keep thinking about 37s lol that way both my truck and fj40 share the same tire size lol

better scoot your cab back or push the front end pretty far foward.

lol, yea, allready tubed the fire wall. remember this isnt going to be a race truck. just a fun toy. the idea of 37s is just on the mind. but right now probally juts 33s

still have your spindles in my garage too LOL

nice haha those spindles add at least 4" of travel 25hp. lol

lol, dont need any more HP. my clutch cant even hold up to what i have. also hoping i can install the new clutch this weekend too.

im so sick of pullin my trans out had it out like 3 times in the last year

and the new axle under the truck, still waiting for my damn tires to be mounted.

hmm, not sure the 37s are going to fit, might need more lift

pic with the new rim. yea, shitty pic.


and one showing the width of the rear axle setup.