Thread: 85 Toyota 2wd build (low buck)

the rules just say "machinery or equipment" so its super vague. but when i get letters from lawyers i have to take notice and respond. i am still doing a shit load of welding just in my garage lol. just working on customers shit and not my own. anything that can fit in the garage and be welded on is fine but not to worry, next up is a bumper of some sort and to ditch the AC.

looking good man.....

what are you going to be doing with your factory AC? ive been looking for a system to install in my truck... let me know haha

well its all complete except i broke one hose. i was going to list it up on here.

well, now that i am on the HOA board, starting to make noise and weld again lol.
decided i needed to get the front to be 6stud so it can match the rear. so started welding up some spindles. not as perdy as some of yours, but should fit the bill. i think i have enough toyota parts laying around that i can build them fully.

Make me some!!! Lol

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x2, how much for a set?

make your own

whats your plan for the lower mount?

how about a how too? dont feel like ruining mutiple sets of spindles lol

if he doesnt want the business, bring them to me

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

whats your plan for the lower mount?

its in the top pic, but i just copied what everybody else has done.

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

how about a how too? dont feel like ruining mutiple sets of spindles lol

i thought about a how to but to late now lol. it involves a lot of damn cuting and grinding of steel plate once i get my damn cnc plasma finished i might just draw up the plates so i can sell them in a diy kit

oops didnt even see that.

sounds like a plan i want to try to make some....still need to get my kit over to andrew...but my current DD is emberrasing to be seen in lol.

i know they say you should never go full retard, but....





and not sure why, but that front fender matches the paint, but sure looks darker in the pic. oh well, at least its all one damn color now :lol:

is that red or orange?

its like a orange. in person its more like the dukes of hazzard orange lol

damn, why does this happen to me lol
so finished up the spindles. thought i measured the bolt on the stock spindles and thought it was long enough to reuse on the new ones. but nope. about 1" to short. the top of the threads are flush with the top of the uniball lol. fuck. and i cant find anybody local that has a long ass 3/4" bolt
i did find fastonal has some at 50 bucks a pop. hoping to find some cheaper this weekend and order them. if anybody knows of any let me know.





and the new rubber and rims. wanted something cheap but at least now i have all 6lugs lol

could use all thread to get you buy for a while. ran it in mine for a year with no issues.

anyways looks great! i need to get around to building new spindles asap

yea i saw mcmaster has some grade 8 all thread. but looking at fastal has the bolts for 50 bucks a piece and says they are in stock. looks like monday i will have to take a ride over lol.

and the latest look. new tires and rims are installed and finished up the 6lug front end.

what size tires did you say those are? and 17" rims? tire rim/combo look huge on that little truck.almost makes it look like an RC Car.

yea, they look rather large. they are 16s and equivalent of a 33x11.5. i did just pick up that allpro pack so it will be a little taller someday.

still fighting the stupid alignment. i am out of adjustment so making new lower arms :lol: just like the TC ones but a bit longer. yea i know a lot of work for not much end result, but at least i will be able to get rid of the +5deg of camber

here is the start of one arm. hate the stupid balls you get when mig welding

That looks pretty good!
I need to make some new lift spindles and I wanna make some arms just like that. What size uniball are you using?

same size as the TC ones. i think 1.5" ? what ever is normal size lol. i have had them laying around for a few years now so dont totally remember.

1" most likely

You got that uniball cup kicked up a bit don't you? What's the length between pivots? bushing to uniball?

yea its kicked up a bit. its the same as the TC ones that are on the truck. they are around 1" longer then what the TC ones are

well one arm done other arm 50% finished.

Looks pretty good!

looks good man except for all the slag.

pick up one of these bad boys to get rid of that

Straight Head chipping hammer


or a chisel

Repaint........ problem solved!

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So is it in the ballpark of 4.5" over? Looks nice! Are you going to heim the uppers?

yea about 4.5 over and yea, i did chip a lot of that damn slag off and was just tired, but the more i look at it the more i want to fix it lol. i just picked up this to maybe fix it.

i was gonna say the same thing it looked good besides the slagg keep it up man

Get one of these for slag...

hmm, i might have one of those already, will have to check lol

got the other side finished, was tired of dealing with the slag so saif fuck it and tiged most of it lol.

I think low buck went out the window a long time ago hahaha, nice build, looks clean but are you gonna make a bumper or keep the stock one, I have the same set up as you bumperwise.