Thread: Crappy fab work

4 cylinders of fury!

Originally Posted by ET Chaser

Hopefully not a repost, some I found on Pirate....

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Thats been discussed for years, its actually thinking outside the box and if I recall it worked quite well

Originally Posted by ET Chaser

Hopefully not a repost, some I found on Pirate....

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sick ass capital J spindles.....ssssssssssiiiiiicccccccckkkkkk!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by NorCalMania

if I recall it worked quite well

I would have to see that to believe it. With the amount of scrub that thing has, it can't be easy on the steering. Not to mention it probably has a mile of bump steer.

Can you imagine trying to turn the steering wheel while sitting still? Fugg, the whole truck would want to move forward on it's own.

To me it looks like the "Spindle" over the tire isn't actually what the tire pivots on, it only looks like it is there for vertical movement. There could be another "spindle" built into that one that we can't see that pivots for turning..

Picture a solid front axle "C" knuckle.. Then build mounts for an upper a-arm and lower a-arm to pivot off of. While the "C" doesn't turn left and right, it does pivot up and down. The "spindle" incise the "C" allows the tire to turn. I think it may be the same concept.

Um......no LOL.

SFA knuckles work just like beam knuckles. Besides, the amount of leverage on a system like the one you are trying to describe would destroy it in short order.

It is quite simply a giant fugly ass upright with backwards SAI.

i feel bad for the wheel bearings on that truck

Originally Posted by DirtFiend602

i feel bad for the wheel bearings on that truck

why would there be more stress on the wheel bearings? (serious question)

seems like all the stress and lack of leverage from having backwards kpi, errr sai, ( sorry, i beams fo life) on that "upright" would be a bitch turning the wheels, especially at inclines, stopped, etc..,... i dunno, could be wrong, just thinking about it in my head. seems like weight spread on the wheels would be wack

i remeber and have pics from back in like 05 of that thing, as i recall the rest of the truck was pretty sketchy

Fuck tube benders...miter cut and weld that shit!

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...n/IMG_5081.jpg

so that's how you get 24" travel shocks, duh!

Oh, is that a high performance idler steering linkage?!

wtf on the shocks??? that makes no sense at all, the one shock is connected on both ends with another hose clamped to it??

and the steering does look to terrible compared to the other stuff.

Originally Posted by oorracing

To me it looks like the "Spindle" over the tire isn't actually what the tire pivots on, it only looks like it is there for vertical movement. There could be another "spindle" built into that one that we can't see that pivots for turning..

Picture a solid front axle "C" knuckle.. Then build mounts for an upper a-arm and lower a-arm to pivot off of. While the "C" doesn't turn left and right, it does pivot up and down. The "spindle" incise the "C" allows the tire to turn. I think it may be the same concept.

Nope, the upper pivot is a uniball, the whole spindle turns. I had the chance to view it in person at the off road show a couple of years back. The "formed" sheet metal gusset on the upper arm is pretty classic to, it does absolutely nothing structurally...........

dont be scared!!! lol

oh dear baby jesus in a manger

Originally Posted by matt_helton

dont be scared!!! lol

now that right there is a classic

Originally Posted by matt_helton

dont be scared!!! lol

anyone know where this thing is now?

not scared, id drive it.

Yup you can buy this off the shelf for only $300

Originally Posted by matt_helton

dont be scared!!! lol

Originally Posted by ET Chaser

Hopefully not a repost, some I found on Pirate....

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so does the upper arm pivot off the spindle? or does the spindle pivot off the lower arm only?

if the spindle was fixed to the upper no movement would be possible.

Originally Posted by ovrebo1

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You can accomplish anything with a bit of para cord

Originally Posted by 2000prerunner

if the spindle was fixed to the upper no movement would be possible.

Ah, I thought the spindle was welded directly into that square thing

Originally Posted by Copykat

Yup you can buy this off the shelf for only $300

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lol where

Originally Posted by Copykat

Yup you can buy this off the shelf for only $300

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What I like about this set-up, is that they could have used 2 tabs with a nice radius on them and had a fairly decent looking product, but instead chose to bend some flat-stock and leave nasty square corners. What's that on anyway? I'll start building them nicely and slanging them for $285.

Originally Posted by maxyedor

What I like about this set-up, is that they could have used 2 tabs with a nice radius on them and had a fairly decent looking product, but instead chose to bend some flat-stock and leave nasty square corners. What's that on anyway? I'll start building them nicely and slanging them for $285.

Ranger, Expo, or BII from the looks of it.

Mike

coulda tightened the jam nut on that bad boy too.

1993 Toyota 2wd Pickup Pre-Runner

DESERT TRUCK F 150 prerunner

Toyota Prerunner

1994 Ranger Prerunner

Originally Posted by XJRunner

1993 Toyota 2wd Pickup Pre-Runner

DESERT TRUCK F 150 prerunner

Toyota Prerunner

1994 Ranger Prerunner

that first one doesnt really belong here. kind of an old school way of doing it. seen several older trucks with cages like that. the rest of them...im not sure where to start.

The Abortion keeps getting worse and worse. It's like a Where's Waldo thing. How many things can you spot wrong. And yes this thing gets driven on the street. Good thing I don't live anywhere near West Verginia.





As for the steering link I posted. It's built by stonecrusher. They apparently redesigned the 3/16 thick tab, but have not seen one picture of the new setup. $295 for that!

Toyota Prerunner-

i like how he says " it's a 1985 Toyota pickup with a stock 22re motor that runs". he doesnt sound to confident in it...hahah

that black f1 is hack as shit, but i got a ride in it, it wasnt that bad, def wasnt near the potential of what something built halfway decent would have riden like tho.

Originally Posted by Tyson#84

Toyota Prerunner-

i like how he says " it's a 1985 Toyota pickup with a stock 22re motor that runs". he doesnt sound to confident in it...hahah

does it say ENGAGE ON the door? and whats the crappy fab on it?

Yeah, it does say ENGAGE. And i think he put it on here cause of the bedcage? Its not the best design...

same truck engage had at the leduc swapmeet.

the first post that rcmracer posted, it looks like the passenger side is much wider than the driver side? so sad to see nice stuff get wasted

wouldnt suprise me

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

anyone know where this thing is now?

not scared, id drive it.

would you have to get under it to raise or lower the jack?!