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Old 01-27-2010, 09:22 PM   #61
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Looking good, i sasw you were asking about the air shock placement if you have them closer to the knuckles you will be more stable and function alot better
I am going to put them over the lower link mounts on the axle. They will be 38" apart, thats about as wide as I can go without hitting the knuckle balls.
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I am at 118" on the yota, it seems to work alright. Going to do the same with this one. The skid will sit as low as the lowest point on the toyota, with about 1000 lbs less weight and a linked suspension. It should work really well....I hope.....
Should climb well at that length and the lighter weight will be a nice help.

Agree on the lower air shock mounts. Push them out as far as you can fit 'em to help with stability and any tendency to unload.

You ever wheel at Rocky Top in Duff? I'm headed out there (flying) in March to wheel with some guys.

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Old 01-27-2010, 09:54 PM   #63
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Damn Jeff, this is the real deal. Keep up the great fab work! Cant wait to drive it :-P
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Old 01-28-2010, 04:03 PM   #64
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Found a good deal local on some rollers for the toyota, so I pulled the 40's so I can get this thing standing on its own. Now that I see it I might go for a 113" wb.
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Lookin' good.
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Old 01-28-2010, 04:14 PM   #66
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I think 113 will be plenty long.
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Old 01-28-2010, 04:18 PM   #67
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I think 113 will be plenty long.
I concur.
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:56 PM   #68
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I think 113 will be plenty long.
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I think so as well.


Here is tonights work. Got the airshock mount fitted up, and the lower link subframe tacked in.
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sweet looks good , and the 113 is perfect i wouldnt go shorter than that you will get a great stance and should be nice and stable and the good thing is you could always go long if needed
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Are you going to box the front side of the lower link mount?
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Looks Nice jeff
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Old 01-29-2010, 05:23 AM   #72
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Are you going to box the front side of the lower link mount?
Yup.

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I started a buggy a few months ago, I just now have really started cracking on it. Joe and I are swinging the axles under it on Friday and hopefully we will have the complete drivetrain in by Monday.

Any who I have been holding out on RCC so here are the specs and pics.


I have been doing machine/fab work on the side for David Parker, the owner and operator of The Barn 4x4 Works here in Columbia, for several years. So now it is my turn to build my rig.

For the drive train I am using a 1.6l 16 valve Suzuki Sidekick motor. Behind it I am using the 5 speed sidekick tranny, and behind that I am using a modified Sidekick t-case. It has the front output and all related internals removed so it is just a reduction box. That will feed a Suzuki Samurai t-case. The rear will have a trailworks Samurai rear driveshaft disconnect mated to a Toyota IFS CV driveshaft. The front will use a Geo Tracker rear driveshaft that has been modified to fit into a carrier bearing with a Toyota rear axle flange, to which another Toyota IFS CV driveshaft will be attatched. From there the front axle is a 85' Toyota mini truck axle with 4.88's, a Detroit locker, and 30 spline longfields. The rear axle.....is another front axle. I cut and rotated the diff cover and cut and rotated the knuckle balls to make a passenger side offset rear steer axle to match the offset rear output of the samurai t-case. It will also be stuffed with 4.88's, Detroit, and longs. The rubber will be 39.5" Irocks. I have two 8"x2" Dalton hydraulic cylinders for the steering. The 4 link suspension starts with the 7/8" chromoly heims and 2" 6061 T6 aluminum hex lower links, with 3/4" chromoly heims and 1.5" chromoly dom uppers. I am running Fox 2.0 air shocks out back while up front I will be using jeep tj coils and Bilstein 7100 remote reservoir shocks I am using a pair of 2000 lbs winches for the front and rear axle winches and a warn 8000 lbs winch for the unstucking duties. There is more stuff, seats, 5 points and all that junk. Anyway here are some pics.
I just read all this, didnt understand a word of it, looks bloody good though
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Old 01-29-2010, 10:46 AM   #74
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I concur.
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I have been wheelin yota axled sami's for about 8 years now as well as all my buddies. I would say with a 40" tire on a tubed sami I wouldn't go any longer than 108"wb my self. You will be amazed at how much better it will handle breakovers @ that length. How much droop are you planning to run with the air shocks and what length are they? Looking great by the way!

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Yup.

BACK side? (sides...for the lack of a better term)

I see the axle (curved) side is boxed, what about the flat side that faces the tranny?

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I think with the power or should I say lack of Sorry Jeff I had to.
I would not go reall long myself I think somewhere in the 109-112 area and about a 17-18 inch belly.I think this thing will shine in the tight technical stuff and that is what I would build for.
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BACK side? (sides...for the lack of a better term)

I see the axle (curved) side is boxed, what about the flat side that faces the tranny?
The sides and back will be welded to the tubing, I don't have the back tube in there yet, mainly because I didn't know where it was going to go.
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I think with the power or should I say lack of Sorry Jeff I had to.
I would not go reall long myself I think somewhere in the 109-112 area and about a 17-18 inch belly.I think this thing will shine in the tight technical stuff and that is what I would build for.
We can put it on the spray.......
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I may have found someting.
We would have to have it tuned but I have someone who can do that.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=260481873231
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