Here's a quick video of the front clip working.

Toyota Stout - Air Bag suspension install - YouTube

 

How much clearance is there when inlated under the front crossmember? and what bags again? (how much lift/travel is there)

im drooling and its giving me naughty thoughts about mine.......

 

I am in awe. This is an amazing build. Keep going mang!

 

The Zee is 45mm. From memory, laid out there is around 20mm clearance under the cross member. Its higher than the rails because the drag (centre steering) link is nearly level with the cross member.

The Bags are Slam SS-5 (5.5inch) Real tight fit but it works.

I haven't measured it but it gets around (300mm-ish) 10-11inches of lift. The lower arms were sectioned 15mm to get the bag to sit down lower at the front of the arm and the upper arms are flipped upside down, swapped from left to right and pie cut so the ball joints don't bind at full drop.

 

awesome... thanks for the info!!!

 

Looking awesome mate. Did you get that chassis from Mex by any chance?

 

Sure did. Well, half of it anyway.

 

It's looking good now mate, I should of kept it instead of using the lux front on mine.

 

stout tray ?
if not what is it

 

The styleside tray is a long wheel base "Stout" tray. I'll be lengthening the wheel base to suit the longer tray. Where as the "Lite Stout" is 150mm shorter in wheel base.

 

Great work!

 

Bit more progress with the rear clip.
Designed my own rails. Cut them out by hand with my plasma via MDF wooden template.Then used a builders laser level to make the rear section parallel and square with the rest of the frame.



Tad tricky since the rails are angled not parallel. I kicked them parallel just as they flatten out on top of the bridge section.

 

Nothing too exciting. Just the rear clip is finished. Time to add some cross members and install the Triangulated 4 link, Bags mounted on the diff and some shocks.

 

Nice build.. I really have to learn how to weld...

 

All this goes in between those rails. 2nd hand 4 link that got installed but never used. Cause I don't like spending money. All the brackets are new.



1/2 way there



Bang. It works. This picture is just of it all tacked in. Now its fully welded and gusseted.

 

Great work

 

Diff and 4 link is done. Now on to the cross members and rear air suspension and shocks.

 

I'm excited

 

Rear clip done. Picked up a awesome cab. Minimal rust

(In Australia all Stouts come out rust as a Standard feature. Haha)

Rear clip. Nothing fancy. Nice and strong. Built to tow.







Corvette 283 motor idea is scrapped. 1uz instead when I find one!

 

sooo sick.