Thread: 95 toyota reg cab build (slow and steady.....really slow!lol)

Im going to finally start my slow build up of my truck. im going to start with all the easy stuff that i can accomplish over weekends and wont leave my truck out of commision for a while since it being my DD i need it for school and work and going to the gym. i loaded up some pictures in like a time line fashion of how i got the truck what i did and the various stages it has been through since ive had it over the course of 4 years to were it is now. from the haggard truck to a clean lookin mini to when i crashed it and then put rims on it. sold the rims and finally lifted it clean enough and the last accident where they rear ended me up in bull head, AZ. the plan is to get a TC kit (or something that is equivalent to it) for the front i want the uniball kit with the six lug spindles though since im going to change the rear to a 8inch out of a v6 4x4 rear some deavers essentially making it a nice DD prerunner and good weekend desert romper.
so here is the stuff i will be doing in the coming weeks

Tacoma conversion bedsides
Some sort of ivan dan glass for the front
Install 8 inch and maybe (big maybe) some deavers with a bed cage and some 14" shocks
Remove BL and probably clearence the firewall for bigger tires.

hopefully by december or early 2011 i will have the following;
Tc Uni ball kit or equivalent
engine cage with coil overs
some sort of deavers and bed cage.
some bucket seats

but im really pushing to get the kit and deavers before everything else on my list tons of crap i wanna do and not enough money for this broke ass college student lol.

i also needed some guidance on installing the 4x4 8inch in my truck. waht else besides perches to be re welded for spring under would i need to do? and is there a 6 lug to 5 lug adapter so i can still use my 5 lug rims? thanks for looking and any advice would be appreciated and some guidance as well!

Keep on the prowl for used stuff, you can find some good deals in the classifieds here on DR. Your truck looks pretty sweet now, but bring back that camper shell!

look way nicer than it did before

looks real clean with the mtr's. What size are they though? How much did you lift the front to clear them?
thanks

the mtrs are 31x10.50sx15 on a 15x8 wheel. i have a downey upper arm and in that picture with the mtrs it had stock cranked torsions which were cranked all the way. now i have sway away torsions cranked almost all the way and it sits about an inch or two higher in the front. it also has a 3 inch body lift which i hate but i kinda needed it to clear the 31's. i can take it off and clear them but when i turn it will rub like mad! i plan after getting glass to clearence the inner fenders so they wont rub and be ready for bigger tires.

on the camper i regret selling it. the truck would have looked way better with a shell now that i look at it and campershell fun's truck too. I think im going to add one later since it could serve for hiding shocks and spare tires as well and maybe even for like an exploration style rack with lights.

anyone got any 8 inch advice for me though?

dang, it takes that much lift to clear 31's? Have you tried looking where the tire rubbed?

with stock wasted torsions yeah....i was only getting about an inch and a half of lift thus needing the body lift too. it rubbed with the body lift before i got new torsions. now its got loads of clearence. i rubs right at the firewall when you turn and hit a bump or when you stuff the tire into the wheel well. it takes about 4 inches of lift to clear some 31's on a yota 2wd its nnot bad considering that it comes with tiny tires and my rear is stock lol.

you can always tub the firewall to help clear the tires, thats what i did. helped a bunch. and no body lift

great start man. once i get back into the truck scene im gonna build a toyota.

how do i do it? it sounds interesting and easy enough to do in a weekend and would let me have clearance for bigger tires in the future. what kind of welder would we need? anyone willing to help me through with it. and how much foot space is lost and what cant be used after the mod? sorry for the questions but i think im going to do this soon.

thanks shawneeboy. yeah yotas are just plain nice to build! they are like go karts! i want to build a beamed ranger later on in life though.

first up, i kinda hate you for getting that 8" rear axle LOL been trying to find one for months now. jerk

heres what i did. its not a bad job, but you will need a welder and something to cut up the metal. we do this a lot in the rock crawling area, and seen it done a lot in desert too.


before


after

i also needed some guidance on installing the 4x4 8inch in my truck. waht else besides perches to be re welded for spring under would i need to do? and is there a 6 lug to 5 lug adapter so i can still use my 5 lug rims? thanks for looking and any advice would be appreciated and some guidance as well!

which year was this axle again? does the ebrake setup match what you already have? you can buy a adapter to make the 6lug to 5 on ebay. perches are about all you need to change. also cant remember about the flang pattern.

with the 8" you might loose your ebrake and the brake lines might be routed slightly different but you should be able to get your stock hardlines on the axle to work with some bending and fitting. if it is a post 85 axle it will be 3" wider overall then the stock axle, if you run that and adapters to go to 5 lug the rear will be really wide compared to a stock front (around 5" probably)

also, my truck rubbed 31s with a 3" body lift and downey uppers/torsions. took some hard hits in the desert to make them rub but they did.

lol sorry man i thought that thing was gone but i said what the heck why not try lol and im glad i did. so there really isnt any method to tubbing the front? just cut out as much as you want and bam just weld a new piece back in? what material gauge should i use?

the axle is a 1991 4x4 V6 rear end with 4.10's. i think he said its ready to go in? or something along those lines. i have my uncle that has a full stock set of 1993 4x4 sr5 wheels he could let me have for cheap. because i want to eventually have six lug in the front. why do we lose our ebrakes with the conversion? is it something simple that can be made or just complicated?

thanks 84prerunner i might just keep the body lift until i tub the front. hey and any of you have a tweaked front frame? has that affected your suspension in the front? cuz my frame is a bit tweaked and im not sure if i should have it fixed before i get the suspension done. thanks for the help guys! ill get some pics later tomorrow or wednsday.

you dont always loose your ebrake, but depending on your setup and the new axle it might be stupid simple, or a little more work does your stock axle have a little lever coming out of the drum? does the new one? if so, then yea, super simple. if not, its more work. good that you got the v6 axle as its stronger then the 4cyl

oh, and look up tubbing, there are a bunch of pics on pirate and the net that show it. i just cut out as much as i wanted, used 18ga metal and welded it up. i also added in extra metal in some areas to make it stronger.

okay ima go check right now if i got a little lever coming out of my drums. ill look up tubbing too. what kind of welder did you use? right now i have an older millermatic 35 mig and a linclon wire feed flux core welder.

i just used a 110v lincoln weld pac 100. with gas. simple sheet metal. remember, just tac tac tac

okay i think im good then. so its just a tack/shit load of tacks not a bead? or lots of little beads? i went to check my truck but i could see anythng fr the e brake so ill check tomorrow when i can get the rear up in the air.

just checked my rear on my truck an negative on the lever. it looks like it its a little mounting plate that a rubber hose goes too so im guessing its the more complicated way out of the bunch. im just hopping that the new axle is the same way as the one in my truck that way it will swap right over lol.

also i had a question about the 4x4 spindles. i want to swap over to these with a lt front could it be possible to use them with the TC uniball kit? thanks! and i want to get my rear set up what do you guys recommned? i thro my quad in the back some times and i also tow (rarely though) my stand up jetski on a trailer. so i need something that wont sag that much but will give me atound 14" or a lil more inches of travel.

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

just checked my rear on my truck an negative on the lever. it looks like it its a little mounting plate that a rubber hose goes too so im guessing its the more complicated way out of the bunch. im just hopping that the new axle is the same way as the one in my truck that way it will swap right over lol.

yours might be setup the same way. if so, then it should swap over easy. if not, not sure lol. if its not, you might want to get one that is to make it easy to swap. however, i am fairly sure that its probably the same as you have.

if not i think i can maybe rig some thing up to make it work. anyone had any problems with fiberwerx glass? i really like there bedsides and there ivan dam front kit the sharp one though. it makes it look kinda tough but still some waht retro in a sense lol.

when i blew up my stock 2wd drive axle i swapped an 8" in out of a 4x yota. i had to weld on different spring plates, and i lost the ebrake. totally different setup. i had to swap my stock line with a stainless line. probably be the same case for you. i havent looked into retaining the ebrake..but anything is possible.

what did you have to replace with a stainless line? the stock line that goes from the proportioning valve to the hard line on the diff? it wouldnt be a bad idea if i got that done that way when i get deavers the rear wont use my brake line as a limit strap lol.

Originally Posted by TRD_yota

what did you have to replace with a stainless line? the stock line that goes from the proportioning valve to the hard line on the diff? it wouldnt be a bad idea if i got that done that way when i get deavers the rear wont use my brake line as a limit strap lol.

ya from the valve to the axle. i ended up using the stainless and rubber together cause my tape measure was wrong once i replumb the rear brakes it will all be stainless

oh okay then ill probably have something made then. how long you think i should go? also anyone know where i can but the 5lug8 inch axles? because if i can get the two axles for the same price as a set of 6 lug rims i would rather do that. since travis truck is a five lug and its a beast lol.

31's with uppers and torsions only, dont rub that bad. A few hammer blows to your inner fender well and fire wall, will pretty much take care of it.

all depends on how much travel you have or plan on having. measure it and see. make sure you measure it right the first time

i was thinking 14-16 inches in back should be good with the tc uniball kit. i think 16inches strapped at 15 though. how does that sound? it isnt a race truck just a weekend warrior type rig which would spend more than half its time on the street and the other time in the desert and glamis.

thanks travis ima try that because the BL makes the truck noisy lol.

i just took a sledge hammer to mine also. works dandy.

yeah hopefully i can try it in like a week or so with a BFH.

here are some pics of the rear end and the new inner bed that i got for my truck thats glass ready. only thing needed to do on the rear end is to get the passenger hardlines, get the cover for the inspection hole on the third member, and weld perches and last but not least fill it up with some oil. might give it a good pressure washin too.

Damn I wish I could find a bed in that condition, stupid road salt and winters

okay i have a predicament. what is this dam hole for? and do any of you guys have them on your 8inchers?? im thinking this might be a taco non trd rear but not sure im kinda worried now....it says it was from a 91 4x4 v6 unless it was swapped again. so what do you guys think??

I think that is for a diff breather but I could be wrong


edit: its not never mind my retarded comment

rear end is from a pickup i veriffied it since it isnt as wide as a taco rear. i think mine measured out to 58 and maybe some change drum to drum. so now i just want to know what that hole is for?

It looks to me like thats where the speedo senser goes but i could be wrong

^ yota e-locker..... did this come from a 4wd truck?

e-locker??? how is that possible if its from a pickup? its from a 4x4 v6 manual pickup well that's what i was told.

well score for you if its an e locker rear end. ill look at my axle tonight and see if i have that

i guess it isnt a bad thing? what are he pluses to it over the standard pickup 8inch? thanks

thanks 93tcyota for looking at your diff for me.