Looks really good. Nice to see the transformation

 

well haven't been around much lately. been lurking around but haven't had a whole lot going on with the truck besides adding miles to it every day.

I did however sell my old civic that I had for some extra cash

not a yota but hey I turned it into a decent looking Honda








so over the months we found a house I got a second job to help pay for the remodel. meaning the little Toyota became a daily again had to throw the canopy on it for the winter (not that we had snow) but its is extra weight for the slippery days


now that my son is finally here and we are sorta moved in to the new place ive started back on to the Toyota went and picked up some Gabriel air shocks for the back and in stalled those threw on the original wheels that came with thee truck so I can start refinishing the starions

heres the little man himself(Jaxon)


out with the old in with the new




got a couple more items on the way still on the lookout for a header 4runner front end and grey sr5 seats

 

So i installed the gab air shocks and didnt like the way the T valve worked was having issues . So i went and made them in to individual lines.



Also ordered new carpet to replace the old vinyl floor


Now just waiting on my dashmat
Also looking at a full 4runner front end for 200 waiting to see how clean it looks

 

Also if anyone is thinking about repleacing there carpet in there trucks jc whitney has 15% off all orders right now ..

 

how does the gab air shocks ride

 

With the roads around here and a empty bed .. Pretty darn good better then stock IMO

 

what psi do you run with an empty bed? I have mine at 20psi and like the ride.

 

Im about the same . Im debating if i should do 4in blocks or pull a middle leaf to drop the rear more

 

If you pull the middle leaf spin the overload around backwards and it'll help to avoid axle wrap. Once you drop it more you'll need to do a mini notch of the frame and the cross member above the diff if you want any up travel at all.

 

Any one you know around your area who can do a mini notch i really dont trust any place around here . Plus not alot of mini truck guys around here to get help

 

I do all my own work. Check out my build thread and you can decide if you want me to do it. I work cheaper than most anyone. I'm in tri cities so I'm not too far away but not across the street either.

 

Oh def take you up on that I've looked over your thread plenty just let me know when and how much

I've always like your set up to have the truck sitting like this

 

Since you want to go lower and you aren't bound by any rules as to suspension mounting like I am you should look into using frenched spring hanghangers and replacing the shackles with sliders from speedwaymotors.com. That's what I'm going to do with my 84 if I ever make the time to do it so I can keep all the leafs in the packs and not have a compromise going on.

 

How will this all help me i new to the leaf springs and shackles and all that haha

 

Frenched hangers raise the front mount of the leaf springs up into the frame so you can keep the same weight carrying ability while still having a dumped in the dirt truck. Slider boxes let the shackle end of the spring rest up at the frame level yet allow for full movement of the springs. Again so the factory ride and payload is retained. I just spotted a sweet notch kit while looking up the sliders that could be worth looking into as well.

 

Well i do like the fact i can keep the stock funtion and still gwt the look i want. Let me know what what you would charge to install those on the truck with a mini notch man i would really appreciate the help.

 

Well here it is folks 4runner front end
Also got a power steering set up

 

Nice parts stash! I'm pretty well slammed for the next 6 weeks or so but then I'll be cutting back to a standard 40 hour schedule. I'll let you know when it slows down.


Are you going to use that core support or use your existing one already in the truck?

 

ok thanks man. and not 100% sure yet if I wanna go through the hassel of doing the core support

 

Ok so after traveling north for a hour I finally picked up my 4runner front end. Well to my surprise it also came with a power steering set up just need to find a pulley. Also scored a partial grey center consul and a decent grey sr5 driver seat (now in search of a passenger seat) and all for free I might add hahah dude was super cool so after 3 hours and 200$ bucks later it's finally home and prepping plans begin

Seat looks brown in the light