97 Taco project SAS

[Tacomaguy]

yeah but i tried drilling those shackles out but it melted my bit

 

[lewis]

Post 37 in my build thread shows how they shouldn't be. Everyone had told me that with no weigh on the spring my shackle should be straight up and down. If they are over 90degrees meaning that they are forward of 90 than suppsoedly they may invert when fully flexed and then a load put back on them. however when I installed my new springs they were about 80 degrees forward. Post #73 shows how they were at first. After the springs having settled they are perfect.

 

[Tacomaguy]

thanks again for the help. i think i know what i need to do now.

 

[Tacomaguy]

zero weight on the springs

 

[lewis]

Looks good. Shackle angle looks good. What length shackles are those.Thats things a monster. You going to run 44" tires or something? I am running 3" tg's and my truck is a helluva alot heavier and I clear 37's just fine.

 

[choptopbII]

I seriously think you should run some 40's

 

[Tacomaguy]

naw 37"s max once the weights on the springs it sets alot lower

 

[Tacomaguy]

 

[Tacomaguy]

 

[NOTATOY]

hell yeah Clint it looks bad a$$

 

[lewis]

That front axle position looks good, you'll be trimming that front bumper or making a new one pretty quick.

 

[Tacomaguy]

bumper

Yeah, Im waiting to put my 35"s on and then trim the bumper alittle. The 37"s are my buddys i borrowed for mock up Im hoping to weld on a trail gear winch mount and build a bumper off of it.



shackle angle

 

[Tacomaguy]

hell yeah Clint it looks bad a$$

thanks Jake i cant wait tell the DATC show so i can enter it

 

[Goose]

looks pretty sweet!! makes me want to yank the suspension out from under my taco

 

[Tacomaguy]

got the rear all done with 63" chevys and mounted my 35" MT tires today

jacked up the opposite side tires to see how good it will flex o yeah it will be a wheelin machine.

 

[ricsrx]

Nice work.

 

[Tacomaguy]

Nice work.

Thanks rick and that radiator worked great for Kyle hope to see you at DATC show this year I finally will have a rig to enter

 

[Tacomaguy]

Setting on 35"s and my frame height is 26" as close as it gets to legal

 

[choptopbII]

so whens the maiden voyage????

 

[Tacomaguy]

so whens the maiden voyage????

probablly to DATC show lol