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Old 01-02-2012, 07:27 PM   #85
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Oh yeah saw the rig up on craigslist, i'd buy it if I could afford it haha. I think you should keep it tho and show up all the guys around here who think anything but a toyota is crap. A 60 swap would be killer on that thing too!
i have a set of 60's man but idk if i do that i would want to gear them and then want a 302 so im going to keep iy but ive always want to make like a front nine inch and rear nine with the hi nine's....but i dont have 5000 bucks for just running gear! hahah next think im going to do is the rear 4 link i think but idk what axel im going to use and should i bob the bed or just tube\flat bed idk what do you guys think
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Old 01-02-2012, 07:32 PM   #86
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14bolt 4 link and bed bob. That would be cool.
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Old 01-03-2012, 03:54 AM   #87
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14bolt 4 link and bed bob. That would be cool.
yes for mostly all of that but idk man so many damn choices
i want to 4 link the rear and bob the bed for sure here in the next few months but what axel should i use.... i had the wild hair up my ass and shotened the axel 6 inch and i dont want to shorten another one hahah to lazy so im thinking just go full width but then idk what type\brand\combo
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Old 01-04-2012, 04:03 PM   #90
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Better ground clearance than a 14b, its full floating and has disk brakes. you could get a 10.25 as well, but it has drums
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Old 01-05-2012, 02:01 AM   #91
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Oh very nice yeah I don't know what I want to do!! I still want to buil a front/rear nine inch combo Buttttt that's a lot of money
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so its been a long time scene i have been on!!! got new tires and headers and a driveline!!! so its just a update
i got 39.5 15 15 swampers hot knifed for 800 bucks on crager fake-locks really nice deal about 80% tread there wide but nice
got a driveline from 6 states in Portland for 100 bucks i knew a guy! rebuilt it and a conversion joint smoking deal
so here are so pics im going to test the 4x4 tomorrow so lets see how it goes














here are the JBA headers, they rock but i had my buddy make me a bolt on straight pipe so it sounds so good and is really responsive helped alot


then the other day saw the coolest YOTA




THAT IS SICK... one day my truck will be like that but yeah ill take some pics tomorrow and post them

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Truck looks great with the new meats!!!
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Old 04-06-2012, 10:27 PM   #94
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Truck looks great with the new meats!!!
thanks man yeah has a better stance! i want full hydro steer but i would get a better front axel...
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That toyota is fairly well known, it was featured in some piratetv vids
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you should really take out the bodylift, that thing is so freaking tall
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