Addicted Offroad's 2000 4Runner Build-Up Thread "Intervention"
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Ok, so I am not the brightest (and a little drunk at the moment so I am going to admit this) but I almost burnt my runner to the ground doing my suspension.... lol. I thought that the factory shocks were gas and I decided to just cut them off with an acetylene torch..... NOT A GOOD IDEA! They are oil based shocks....... the oil ruptured through the top seal and atomized.... which resulted in a MASSIVE fire ball under the runner, with me under it as well..... long and fairly retardo story short.... house/garage OK, 4Runner OK, my pride CRUSHED! I guess you live and learn. lol
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Ok, so I am not the brightest (and a little drunk at the moment so I am going to admit this) but I almost burnt my runner to the ground doing my suspension.... lol. I thought that the factory shocks were gas and I decided to just cut them off with an acetylene torch..... NOT A GOOD IDEA! They are oil based shocks....... the oil ruptured through the top seal and atomized.... which resulted in a MASSIVE fire ball under the runner, with me under it as well..... long and fairly retardo story short.... house/garage OK, 4Runner OK, my pride CRUSHED! I guess you live and learn. lol
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Nope, I was cutting just below the upper mount (so I could just pop the nut and remaining shaft through the top of the mount). The shaft itself heated up so much that it melted the seal around it and all of the pressure released out the top. Causing the massive fire ball. lol, It really was an eye opening/damn near pooping my pants experience.
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So, I picked up the rear axle yesterday. We got all the cutting and grinding done on the rear today as well as finally getting the FROR crossmember welded into place. I used some different mounts mainly because of space and to give me just a little more clearance for the exhaust to run above it instead of below it. So, I used the end of one of the lower control arms to mount the crossmember. This should also help isolate any vibes as well.
Specs on the axle. This is a Diamond full floater with 9.5" Land Cruiser 3rd. 64.5" WMS to WMS. I will be using solid axle hubs/rotor assembly and brakes.
Specs on the axle. This is a Diamond full floater with 9.5" Land Cruiser 3rd. 64.5" WMS to WMS. I will be using solid axle hubs/rotor assembly and brakes.
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Every time I see this thread I get excited. I always hope for pictures of the new awesomeness. The only time I get disappointed is when there are only letters and no pictures. Great work Scotty.
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Brian's in his Ftoy uses the same damn thing, and its be thoroughly abused.
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In all honesty, pics do NOT do it justice.
I don't understand why most guys who do a SAS on their Tacoma based chassis use a D44. While the axle itself up front is cheaper, the overall cost is way more to build it than a similarly built Diamond axle. And the Diamond is STRONGER!
Especially the way mine are setup with the Land Cruiser 3rds.
I don't understand why most guys who do a SAS on their Tacoma based chassis use a D44. While the axle itself up front is cheaper, the overall cost is way more to build it than a similarly built Diamond axle. And the Diamond is STRONGER!
Especially the way mine are setup with the Land Cruiser 3rds.
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Rear crossmember is built and welded in place. I still need to add a couple gussets to the upper link mounts, but its close. This is a non-removeable crossmember since it needs to handle a lot of load on it.