Thread: Jaw's Jawdropper Build

Picked this up about a month ago and Im finally getting close to being fully moved in and operational at the new shop location. So Its in the teardown stage right now. Plans for the build are as followed:

-Cage bumper to bumper with a backhalf chassis
-Custom race setup in the front (Still on the drawing board)
-Rear 3 link suspension
-9" with an open 3rd and an even lower spooled 3rd
-2.5 Coilovers, 2.5 Bypasses, 2.0 bumps all around from F-O-A
-Possibly supercharged later
-(5) KM2s mounted on black ProComp Alloys

yota from hell.lol

is there no tie rods on the ranger ?

it has tierods. he mounted a mcneal kit on there to get it onto the tralier then to the shop and the frontend wasnt tight

Originally Posted by WanaBrunner

is there no tie rods on the ranger ?

Nope, it's just toe'd in.

Originally Posted by cbrewer22

it has tierods. he mounted a mcneal kit on there to get it onto the tralier then to the shop and the frontend wasnt tight

thanks for the informative answer, i figured it was either toe'd in or no tie rods, fuck off jake p lol nice pic I also notice the tire marks on floor so I asked.

it was fun getting it in there

You have a shop?

He just got it and posted more pics in the fab shop updated pics thread. Not many tools yet, but good sized.

Oh I got tools... You just dont see them

Do people with mohawks count as tools?

Good for you. What are you paying for rent on it?

Originally Posted by JakeP

Do people with mohawks count as tools?

Yes, But I dont know how useful of a tool.

Bitchin evan can't wait to see how this turns out!

Originally Posted by JakeP

Do people with mohawks count as tools?

Hahaha! Can't wait to see the build

any updates?
good to see its in better hands..

why doesnt he run 2.5s bumps i think they are the same price ill have to chack

if i didnt know any better that looks just like a truck that this kid owns i went to high school with name robert.

Originally Posted by speed king

why doesnt he run 2.5s bumps i think they are the same price ill have to chack

because he wants a 2.0. a 2.5 is huge and hard to fit when hes already running a 2.5 coilover and 2.5 bypass. and yes it is more money. more materials = more cost. same price as a 2.0 = less profit.

i just remembered them being the same price from foa. Imay be wrong i dont remember

Sorry this doesn't ad much to the the thread, but fudge! It drives me nuts when people put trailer lights for yota turn signals! Its not that hard to drill a hole in the corner light or just wire it for a dual filament.

Originally Posted by prerun113

if i didnt know any better that looks just like a truck that this kid owns i went to high school with name robert.

guy i sold it to robert luna

No updates. Ive been working on another truck right now. Whoever owned it beat the crap outta it. the bed kissed the cab pretty hard on one side, the cab is tearing in two places and other nasty stuff is showing on it. BUT the whole critter panel works fully and fantastic. And the motor, trans, ac, power steering, heater, etc. were the biggest concerns and were glad we got this one particular truck.

well i know it was beat on before robert got it and i know he beat on it.. but robert has very little if any off road knowledge or fab skills. good pick evan i wanted to grab that truck from him.

So At this point in time, the truck is almost completely stripped and as soon as I finish up on the another project we will be resuming on this starting with the rear links. He have a 9" for it and it will be trussed and tabbed. After we finish up the rear, the plan is to move to the front and do an A-arm kit or piss off 80% of you and beam it. Either way, Im excited to continue on this and get the suspension done. The cab is already nakey inside and ready to be caged after. Pics to come.

My vote is beams! The steering sucks on these trucks, do away with it and run a yota 4x4 box with swingset, D O N E!

Mike

I love the support on that one. I was thinking the same thing... The toyota steering is like T-rex arms. I was thinking about pretty much no matter what I'd do with the stock steering, the truck would wave when it drives by.

Originally Posted by EvanNumberSeven

I love the support on that one. I was thinking the same thing... The toyota steering is like T-rex arms. I was thinking about pretty much no matter what I'd do with the stock steering, the truck would wave when it drives by.

bump steer isnt the issue he was talking about, the racks being weak is the issue he was referring to.

Ok Mr. Toyota

Yeah don't listen to andrew. He's anti beams.

Mike

beams = fail. just like leafs

You mispelled "win", Ya goof.

my Jaw hasnt Dropped

this thread fails without pics.

Ok, so the owner of this truck shot down the beaming idea.

smart owner

This is the latest sketch of the new trailing arms' platework. Everything was left at the lasercutters this week.

Ok, I lied... I had to change some stuff up. Differences youll see in later sets. But for the most part... Now I can say everythings at the lasercutters. As of right now, they sit like so.

Hope you plan to add some drain holes before you weld those up buddy.

Like I said nigga.... The design has changed. lol. Yeah. I got this far and was like... DAMN forgot to cut debris pores. All the CAD files are all corrected.