Thread: Homemade Toyota P/u lt kit?

Set things up at full bump, like said before.

Originally Posted by SMnissan

Blazeland

Thanks.

Dude. Just put beams on it.

Originally Posted by ovrebo1

Dude. Just put beams on it.

That'd be pretty sick a small single cab yota on beams pulling like 17"

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

yours runs a lift spindle though, doesnt it?

Yes it does and the 4x4 spindles push the wheels out more as well. I was just posting that for reference.

My old truck ran 2.5" extended arms on BJs with stock 2wd spindles and I cleared 33x10.50s with a little fire wall massaging (a la a giant hammer). The wheels were not pushed forward at all either.

Originally Posted by Jr.fab

That'd be pretty sick a small single cab yota on beams pulling like 17"

I was kinda being sarcastic and expecting someone to be outraged or say that was stupid. Don't get me wrong though. I'm all for beams. Ain't nutin wrong wit durty hooker travel.

nothing wrong with it, but it really wouldnt be cost effective, which i think he was kinda going with this, as he wants to keep it balljoints. but yeah, yotas on beams are awesome!

Originally Posted by ovrebo1

I was kinda being sarcastic and expecting someone to be outraged or say that was stupid. Don't get me wrong though. I'm all for beams. Ain't nutin wrong wit durty hooker travel.

Haha yea I could tell but I thought about it and that would be pretty cool but too much work and $$$

I know this question probably negates being cost effective since its from a company, and I'll stop with the beam comments since I'm kinda jacking your thread, but how much does the Giant conversion kit cost.

How much metal is roughly needed to make,the lower arms? I need to get a plan together.

You guys are being little bitches about rubbing.

I clearance a Gen II Caddy kit to fit 315's (real 35's as those fags with Generals say lol) on a 4x4 Toyota with no lift spindle obviously

I had to do some cutting, hammering, and reshaping but it wasn't that bad only took a few hours per side.



Mike

yeah, but you actually have skill. something i dont have

Originally Posted by the bodj

yeah, but you actually have skill. something i dont have

Get crazy with a BFH, they will clear!!! LOL

Mike

Originally Posted by only1mikey

Get crazy with a BFH, they will clear!!! LOL

Mike

there is no way you will get a 33 to clear on a 2wd without a lift spindle. you would have to cut out a huge section of firewall OR have it bump super early.

Originally Posted by only1mikey

Get crazy with a BFH, they will clear!!! LOL

Mike

lol i heard about people screwing up their computer, so i went semi-crazy with a BFH. still rubs

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

there is no way you will get a 33 to clear on a 2wd without a lift spindle. you would have to cut out a huge section of firewall OR have it bump super early.

Andrew, I will get a fucking 42 inch project to clear (sarcasm), it's just metal and fiberglass, just keep trimming and hammering till it clears. It can be done, I know it's possible.

Originally Posted by the bodj

lol i heard about people screwing up their computer, so i went semi-crazy with a BFH. still rubs

yeah, you might want to use your brain and move the ECU out of the way before you start hammering.

Mike

a metal wheel barrow makes good metal for new wheel tubs, split it down the center and start fitting, should be able to do both sides with one cut down the middle, alot of fitting though.

Old pic of mine, it was still in progess, but it's a sheetmetal/fiberglass colaboration.

Originally Posted by Jr.fab

That'd be pretty sick a small single cab yota on beams pulling like 17"

why would you want dirty hooker travel, my truck is 2wd toyota pickup, a arms cycles 20.5" metal to metal with clean geometry, beams will never get that kinda of travel clean as a arms.

yeah, all that hassle, or no added time in adjusting the jigpoints and benefit from tires forward not just in clearance but weight balance.
Maybe not everyone wants to run tc mikey.
yes, you can clearance firewall till the cows come home, but at the sacrifice of legroom as well.

Originally Posted by Inde-Fab

yeah, all that hassle, or no added time in adjusting the jigpoints and benefit from tires forward not just in clearance but weight balance.
Maybe not everyone wants to run tc mikey.
yes, you can clearance firewall till the cows come home, but at the sacrifice of legroom as well.

The first part, i don't know what you are trying to say.... but weight balance really? moving the tires forward 1.25" is going to change the weight balance? Put the pipe down dude, if you are that worried about weight balance you should start building F1 cars, not simple off road truck with stock pivot points....

With that said, anytime I've done my own suspension stuff and not just an install, the front tire gets pushed forward as much as possible (within reason) so I don't have to do as much clearing and trimming. My point was that the OP should be able to fit 33's in his truck with his current setup with firewall mods, that's it.

The second part, I never said anything about persuading people to run a TC kit, I was just saying that I've seen and personally make bigger tires fit on toyota cabs with long travel and no lift spindle.

The third part, Yes you will sacrifice cab space, but the space that's being sacrificed is dead space anyways, I mean who puts there foot on the out most part of the leg compartment? Your leg and knee would be rubbing on the door, window crank etc. The only bummer on a street legal truck with extensive firewall mods and stock interior is you need to remount the ECU, which isn't that big of a deal but it is something...

Yeah dude just clarifying with some facts here, don't take my stupid comments about the pipe stuff seriously by the way. Off to bed gnight!

Mike

Originally Posted by BG Fabrication

why would you want dirty hooker travel, my truck is 2wd toyota pickup, a arms cycles 20.5" metal to metal with clean geometry, beams will never get that kinda of travel clean as a arms.

How much wider is it?

Originally Posted by Jr.fab

How much wider is it?

actually arms around 6" wider than stock, converted to a 4wd 6lug spindle (For extra strength) comes out to 7.5" roughly, but if i where to run a 2wd spindle it'd be around 6"... both vert uniballs, and those where numbers with steering hooked up (1/8" bumpsteer through entire travel)

its roughly around 7.5" wider than stock (with 4wd spindle), i added a little length here a there until i got the geometry i was pleased with. also i noticed a type it was 20.25" i wrote 20.5" on accident (typo)

Originally Posted by BG Fabrication

actually arms around 6" wider than stock, converted to a 4wd 6lug spindle (For extra strength) comes out to 7.5" roughly, but if i where to run a 2wd spindle it'd be around 6"... both vert uniballs, and those where numbers with steering hooked up (1/8" bumpsteer through entire travel)

its roughly around 7.5" wider than stock (with 4wd spindle), i added a little length here a there until i got the geometry i was pleased with. also i noticed a type it was 20.25" i wrote 20.5" on accident (typo)

Damn that's crazy 7.5" wider and pulling 20.25" were probably only gonna extend it 4.5 or 5"

How much metal plate would it take to make the lowers around 4.5-5" over? Im trying to plan and price stuff out

My 5" over fits in a 48x26 sheet per arm.

The frame overlays and arm tabs are seperate tho.