tacoma redo

[DIMtaco]

taking off my leaf sprung sas and going on a mission to build one crazy taco...
front and rear 4-link with tj coils, full interior cage with wrapped engine compartment and caged bed with just bed sides... will post pictures as work gets farther along....

[Dick Foster]

Aren't those coils gonna be a tad light for the Taco? Why not just do coilovers and get er done.

[DIMtaco]

coil overs are in the mix for later this summer... building it for coil overs but putting coils in for now... sorry to disapoint you......

[Dick Foster]

That don't make no sense to me, what's the diff? It seems to me like ya gonna wind up wasting some time, effort and money by doing shocks and coils now then changing over later. It is escaping logic for me and making my poor pea brain hurt.

[DIMtaco]

i already have the coils and shocks off another project so it will have to do for now, i guess....

[Dick Foster]

That does make a difference but I'm still fretting over the spring rate.

[Trevor 3blacktoys]

Dim- did you do your current SAS?

OT- You are outta Salem? I'm up in Vancouver.....Are you on the OR board? There is a run to Flroence @ the end of June

[DIMtaco]

That does make a difference but I'm still fretting over the spring rate.
how much different of a weight issue do you think there is...?

[beat taco]

Dim- did you do your current SAS?

OT- You are outta Salem? I'm up in Vancouver.....Are you on the OR board? There is a run to Flroence @ the end of June

trevor are you on the oregon board, lol!! i think you missed some DIM threads, doh.

[Trevor 3blacktoys]

lol........oh, hey jake........
I didn't notice he was bobedbed......lol....
Trevor

[Dick Foster]

Don't know but off hand I would say that the jeep is much lighter. If you have some coils from both lying around you could make an easy test to see if the jeep coils will be any good for the Taco. Get the coil standing up straight and secure it in that position, put weight on the top until you get the coil compressed an inch. The amount of weight it takes to compress the coil one inch is a good approximation of the spring rate.

[DIMtaco]

well now everything has changed in my plans.... front is now going 3-link with 16" travel sawy-a-way coil-overs, rear is 4-link with triple bellow air bags... oh yeah and the running gear is now changed.... unimog 404 axles are heading my way...

[Dick Foster]

Did you get that set Unimog Portals with Ford 9" centers that was back east somewhere. He wanted 10 grand for both axles including tires and rims. I figured shipping alone would run about 2K as it would take four pallets to get all that stuff from one coast to the other. One for each axle and two for all four wheels. Since I want to do rear steer and one of his axles was a straight rear, I passed. I'm going to go with the Volvo portal outers and 9" centers in the FJ. Volvo portals are supposed to be stronger, lighter and the gear ratio is 2:1 instead of the Unimog 2.7 or something to 1. The mog portals also have an upper speed limit or about 50MPH and the Volvos don't.

[DIMtaco]

found a set of true mog axles in canada, front steering and rear straight... only paid $1000 for the pair... friend went to go pick them up for a couple hundred bucks...

[STOMPER]

Don't know but off hand I would say that the jeep is much lighter. If you have some coils from both lying around you could make an easy test to see if the jeep coils will be any good for the Taco. Get the coil standing up straight and secure it in that position, put weight on the top until you get the coil compressed an inch. The amount of weight it takes to compress the coil one inch is a good approximation of the spring rate.

4 Link rear link (http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9241&highlight=4-link+rear)

[DrVic@BallisticFab]

jeep coils work awesome

[Hector]

Dick are you getting these from portaltech? Sound like the same he is making 9" centers with the volvo outers. Should make for one badass 40 series. at least you can find endless parts for the 9''. Skunkworks in PA is supposed to have portals available soon on the east coast but $$$$. one day portals will become reality instead of fantasy

[DIMtaco]

well the mog axles the guy sent me pictures of and the ones that showed up are a world of difference... pics looked in great condition, these are beat to shit and i are for one pissed off bastard...

[DIMtaco]

oh yeah my LS-1 and tranny showed up yesterday too... good bye v-6...
will be taking out the 3.4, the five speed, and the dual 4cyl turbo cases...

[DrVic@BallisticFab]

LS1 in a taco? this oughta be fun

[DIMtaco]

LS1 in a taco? this oughta be fun


yeah i hope so...! going LS-1, turbo 400, and an atlas...

[Rock-N-Ruin]

yeah i hope so...! going LS-1, turbo 400, and an atlas...

Ya, right!! And I am putting a Lycoming T-55L7C w/a 10-11 hot end in the bed of my truck!!!

[nomayota]

id say those tj coils are gonna be a tad light for your truck, im running v8 xj fronts in the rear of mine and they are almost too soft. If you look at the project quasimoto thread on pirate there is a comparison of the springrates and lengths of a bunch of used coils from differnt jeeps

[Symon623]

Aren't those coils gonna be a tad light for the Taco? Why not just do coilovers and get er done.

I have tj lift (4.5 RE's) coils in my junk, stockers are soft for my taste especially sice I don't have sway bars.

The nice thing is springs are cheap and I can buy them by the set if I wanna raise/lower or replace.

[gregers05]

you guys do realize this thread is 3 years old right?:D

[Kaistie]

He does, but any chance Sy gets to pimp his Tj coils, he does:wiggle:

[Symon623]

you guys do realize this thread is 3 years old right?:D

Well, Where's the damn updates? :rolleyes:

[Symon623]

He does, but any chance Sy gets to pimp his Tj coils, he does:wiggle:

Still ain't as bling as your junk Natester....... :p

[Kaistie]

I know, I am the man! Respect me Pimp hand:eek: :rofl: :xpimp:

[gregers05]

Well, Where's the damn updates? :rolleyes:

well thats the point i was getting at. since its been 3 years the guy probably isnt around anymore so there probably will be no more updates