what up fellas, im doing the research on a BD for my 94 yota excab and was curious to know what "to the pinch" is refering to, and "laying on the rocker" is refered to.

post some pics so i can get an idea. I just wanna do the BD right the first go round

 

to th pinch means, to th pinch welds, which is that 3/4 inch piece of metal under the cab where th cab and rockers meet... to th rocker, you can cut th pinch off and plate it back, or some roll it under... either way is th same way to body drop it.... just changes th amount you drop th body... then theres stock floor or traditional..... mines only to th pinch due to clearence issue (225/35/r20) just to give me alil more room..... but theres really no right way(rocker or pinch) or wrong way... depends what YOU want....its your truck after all... but either way (sfbd, traditional, pinch or rocker) its a lot of work... hope this helps.... im sure others will post, as there is a lot of hardcore yota fans with a lot of know how on this site!!

 

^ what he said! haha

 

thanks.. the more information, the better. I cant make up my mind on what to follow. lol.. i had an idea of just cutting the floor out of the cab and letting the frame set on the ground just as the cab would do, then weld the cab back to the frame. im guessing thats a stock floor body drop and make sure the bed will line up with the cab??? i got a ton to learn about this.

 

Try Mini Trucks, Custom Lowrider and Pickup Truck Reviews and Accessories - Mini Truckin Magazine there are some good bd write ups on there.

3 types of bd:

-traditional
-channel
-stock floor

 

Id do the bd 2 the rockers cuz the pinch panel looks funny 2 me,and after all u want lower.lol

 

at first i wasnt even going to do the BD, but the more and more i thought about it, the better off i figured it would look. i got a couple of friends back at home that have done theres, but they have nissans + i wanted to be able to say i did it without them. but i think since they have done it they know alot more about what to cut up and move around

 

If you just cut the floor out an let the cab drop that's a traditional then you would make filler panels an weld them in. You can do a channel aswell which is cutting above the frame rails then moving cab mounts down an making new filler panels an welding them in. Stockfloor is taking the cab off the frame and building a new lower profile frame alot more involved than just a traditional

 

so you wentwith the BD to the pinch rather than to the rocker?? is the clearance a big issue with the 20's? im really wanting to run 20's as well. i was thinking about running an offset and running 20's in the front and 22's in the rear, but i keep seeing where people who BD cant tuckem in the rear. i havent done any measurements on the bed of the truck laying down, im sure 22's wont fit. lol.. but 20's will be nice.

 

You won't have a tire with a 20. And you'll be pretty damn close to the hood nearly on it. And if you have a bigger tire it won't work. BUT thts if your to the rocker. If your to the pinch like above guy you might be able to do it since you'll have 1/2"-3/4" more. IMO to the pinch is outta place and might aswell take it to the rocker looks better IMO. And 22s I highly doubt will work there's a guy on 22s I believe but he's not bodied

 

you could squeeze 22s to pinch with a 25 series tire... mighy could do a 30 from my measuring it will touch the hood layed out...

 

if ya look in this pic the pinch is that little guy hanging off the rocker lol



here is after i cut it off and welded the seam




if you decide to cut it off don't cut the whole thing at once it'll spread open like crazy. i'd recommend cutting it about every 4" then tacking it and cutting more.

 

nice pics bro. that helps, i was checking it out today and figured id do it how you said, little at a time. but i wasnt sure if i wanted to fold it under instead. which one seems easier??

 

overall folding it is easier. although the areas where all the metal comes together at the front is very strong and may need cut and welded.

the down side of welding is there is usually 20 years worth of crap inside the rocker, and can make welding it tricky.

 

imo theres no shame in askin your homeboys for help, some of th best time me and th homis have had is drinkin beer and workin on our trucks... some my disagree but if your buddies have bodied a nissan they are similar to yotas... i traditionaled a few of diff makes and its all bout th same... just gotta have patience... and of course there will be prob ypu run into no matter th make... just gotta work around them and make it work...

 

i hear that. like i said, theyve gone through a BD several times, so im sure they'll be helping with this one. i appreciate the help on here as well. makes crap easier to understand..