Installed Trail gear knuckle gussets and got the long spline drive shaft today.

 

That looks fantastic!

What shackles did you use in the back for the Chevys? And, the hanger for the rear shackles seems like its abnormally farther back than the ones I've seen - am I seeing it wrong?

 

The rear shackles are from Sky Manufacturing. They sell a chevy spring swap kit that includes eveything needed to do the swap minus springs. As for the rear shackle i just kind of eye balled it. I helped E-ROC do the swap on his truck using the recomended measurments but I wasn't to impressed with how the angle turned out so i just took mine to the end of the frame and it worked out to my liking. With the shackles so far back the truck sits almost level. But the 4runner frame is shorter than a truck so it looks realy far back in the pics.

 

Thanks for the explanation!

 

Very nice build so far. I have a lot of the same parts on my 85.

 

Great build, thanks for sharing! Very sweet.

SLO85

 

So the yota decided it didn't want to go to work today. It ejected the exhaust system on the freeway!



new system (good thing flowmasters are built like tanks)





Plus this givesme a reason to bump the thread.

 

Oh yeah and for those of you that keep asking me about my rear shackle angle and ride highth here are som picks of where the new mounts are compared to what's left of the old ones.

 

Awesome rig man....looks like it will be loads of fun. I like where you mounted the rear shocks...what are the advantages of having them mounted there opposed to more traditional spots?

 

and it was funny as hell when it happened!!!!

 

Looks good....I like the dash kinda. Love that bumper.

 

it's just an easier way to get more articulation out of the rear axle without running longer shocks threw the floor boards. but you loose some of the dampening ablity of the shocks when they are mounted like that.

 

Ahhhhh...ok, makes sense.

 

better pics of the bumper for ya

 

just some pics of the top up.

 

Truck looks good man. With the way the exhaust is ran do you get any of it sucked in from the back window? I have that problem now.

 

i havn't run without the rear window to see if i have that problem. with it completly enclosed i don't get any fumes in the cab.

 

beautiful 4runner first gens are my fave glad to see that you saved a yota from the boneyard i did the same think with my truck and dont regret it i've seen trucks in a ton worse shape with clean titles

 

I like it! I wonder if that scoop would look good on a 2nd gen...?

 

can't wait for it to cool down! the've got a new toy to play on out it ocotillo wells / truckhaven.