95 Tacoma 2.7 5 speed

Before:
- 3 in Toytec front spacer
- 2.5 in Procomp add a leaf
- 32 x 11.5 Mud Kings
- 01-04 style tail lights
- Downey Header
- Flowmaster 40 series muffler
- Faded paint and custom dents

Now:
- FJ 80 front axle with E-locker
- FJ 80 OME J springs
- Dual triangulated 4 link
- Turbo trans/case with 4.7s
- 63" Chevy rear springs
- E-locker rear
- 1 halfdoor
- 2x6 Sliders cut out rockers
- Homemade rear bumper
- Homemade plate front bumper with winch
- More faded paint and dents



At Paragon this past summer for TTORA Mini-takover
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Cutting away
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Glad to see this gone
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Sitting all clean with the axle mocked in place
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Steering box in
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2x4x.250 crossmember and all the brackets cut out
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New T-case mount
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Coilbuckets
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Back on the ground, moved the axle forward about 2 inches
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Flex pics. Couldnt go any higher because the tire was lifting the truck on the bumper.
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Still need limit chains and lower the bumpstops so this doesnt happen. Link hitting the tie rod when turned and flexed.
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I need to buy new coils too. Either 4 or 6 inch springs for the FJ 80. The truck drives super smooth, better than it did stock and alot better than with the spacer lift. Ill have more pics of it in a month or so because the truck is at home and Im at school.

You Taco guys trip me out with your acronyms... Nice SAC... :D lol The SAS looks good mayne :smokin:

WTF is a SAC :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Solid axle conversion.

sac:rainbow: :flipoff2:

Can't wait to wheel with ya in the spring.

SAC must be an east coast thing :flipoff2:

lookin forward to seeing it wheel.

SAC must be an east coast thing :flipoff2:

lookin forward to seeing it wheel.

Nah its not a regional thing... from what Ive seen its a Tacoma only thing... never heard anybody doing a SAS on a 86-95 call it a SAC.... :D

Bunch of clowns :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

its a ttora thing, they all have it in their sigs "GOT SAC?" "I Been SAC'd!!" etc. :rainbow:

Back in the mid-90s, the cool kids called it a live-axle swap. :flipoff2:

Wonder what it will be in 2010? :p

Randii

I only call it a SAC because whenever Im talking to someone I always said solid axle conversion instead of swap. People that dont know much about the subject thought I was just swaping solid axles instead of converting from IFS to solid. Most of the time now I just call it straight axled.

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I still need to finish a bunch of stuff but it rides great. One of the upper links needs to be moved, finish welding the exhaust up, make actual shock tabs on the links, buy bigger coils, and definetly swap the leaf springs. That pic was taken with the front end and trans/tcase in the bed though. I was suprised that the coils compressed to almost half the expanded height. Ill be getting some 6 inch lift coils to go in it once I get it back on the road.

You definately need to beef up your links.

You need to PAINT DAT SHIT!!!!! :flipoff2: The eastcoast and rust are the debil!

You need to PAINT DAT SHIT!!!!! :flipoff2: The eastcoast and rust are the debil!

Everyone says that. I had to get the truck out of the shop before I could paint it and now its just sitting at my house while I finish up school. Its been to cold to paint it. It will come right off with the wire brush so Im not worried about it.

That fag Jason Demello wanted to coin his own term, so he started calling it a SAC and all the equally faggy lemmings decided to hug his golden nutsack and follow him.

You definately need to beef up your links.

I've told him that 2-3 time on TTORA and the dude don't listen!!!!:confused: its only 1.5" tubing unsleeved at that!!!!

-David

I've told him that 2-3 time on TTORA and the dude don't listen!!!!:confused: its only 1.5" tubing unsleeved at that!!!!

-David

Ive listened. Its what I had at the time and Im still not sure if the setup is going to work the way I want it. Once I drive the thing and make sure it handles Im going to sleeve the lowers. When doing my links I was goign to go with 1 3/4 x.250 and was told plenty of times that it was in stock. When it came down to buying it they didnt have it and noone in the area carried it. I only had 2 days to get it done so I had to use what I had.

Ive listened. Its what I had at the time and Im still not sure if the setup is going to work the way I want it. Once I drive the thing and make sure it handles Im going to sleeve the lowers. When doing my links I was goign to go with 1 3/4 x.250 and was told plenty of times that it was in stock. When it came down to buying it they didnt have it and noone in the area carried it. I only had 2 days to get it done so I had to use what I had.


Buy some 2" .250 and stick what you have in there, then you should be good

-David

Buy some 2" .250 and stick what you have in there, then you should be good

-David

Thats what I plan on doing. Im also going to box in the link mounts and probably brace them so they never move, that is once I get to test it out. If I cant find a way to get around the interference problems Im going to have to come up with new lowers anyways.

Havent updated this in awhile.

Truck drives and wheels great. Made a 700+ mile wheeling trip to Rausch Creek in July and rode smooth and straight the whole way. I get no bump steer either. Overall Im happy except that the truck leans about an 1 or 2 lower on the drivers side.

A couple of poser shots.
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And I finally got the tie rod at Rausch Creek.
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The tie rod is now 1.25" DOM sleeved with 1" solid. Everything has held up great except for the front diff cover which has a few nice dents in it. Wont be wheeling until springtime anyways so it gives me time to get some diff protection.

Well its been awhile since an update.

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Swapped the w56 out for a R151 turbo trans with 4.7s using the R155 bellhousing for the 3rz to R151

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Single twin stick mod, free and easy.

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Made up a new rear bumper with hitch. Finally got side protection and the first time out I still broke out the tail light.

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Just finished up the sliders and its finally been nice to put the half door on. Cut the old rotted slammed in rockers out and replaced with 2x6 welded to the frame and body mounts. Still need to find a lighter red to match the rest of the truck better.

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Side protection didnt help when this was hiding in the bushes.
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i lived in massachusetts for a while at westover? air force base in chicopee, wish i knew where the trails were back then, i had a new stock 91 reg cab 4x4:D

Bought a winch a few months back and finally got around to making a front bumper to house it.

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Made up a pulley for the York compressor Im installing for OBA. Need to make the mounts still. Took a water pump pulley off a 22RE cut it so there was just v-belt part and welded it to the 2.7 pulley.

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Looks good :smokin:

totally a sleeper. i like it.

i like the angles

x2 0n the sleeper. looks almost factory till you get it in the rocks, in diggin it

I find it funny when I see a Tacoma with a 6 inch drop bracket lift and they are lifted more than my truck.

I think Ill measure a stock truck today at work and see how much over stock I actually am.

Can you post up some pics of how the links are mounted to the frame? Does the ifs steering box have enough travel to get the knuckles to the steering stops.

Does the ifs steering box have enough travel to get the knuckles to the steering stops.

it has more than enough.

it has more than enough.

Thanks for the info. I am putting the same axle under my 3rd gen 4runner using the ifs box and was wondering because I had read something along the lines of, if the pitman arm was shorter than the steering arm it might not make it to the stops. Thanks again.

I measured a stock Tacoma with 31s at work yesterday and my truck is exactally 6 inches over stock.

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Pics of the link mounts. I would definitely plate the frame where the cross member goes. The frame keeps tearing alittle since its so thin and there is so much pressure on it.

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This is such a sweet ass rig.:smokin:

Well after 3 years of beating it havent had much of a problem. Was looking to go bigger with the rubber but the fronts stuff into the inner fenders as it is. I guess I could make longer bump stops but tire size hasnt held me back to much. Deciding on building the FJ40 I have or part it out and tube bed , 4 link the rear, and do a full exo on the Tacoma. Thankfully the frame is still holding up and isnt rotted.


Playing on the ramp at Rausch Creek.
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Gauntlet at Rausch
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Random pics from Rausch
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The Taco is looking Great!

Now that I know more about link suspensions, you definitely get kudos for fitting everything and getting what looks to be great link geometry!

Would you mind doing us all a huge favor and taking the link calculator measurements and adding them to this thread?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722117

Thanks! :cool2:

Looks like a missed a good trip this year

Now that I know more about link suspensions, you definitely get kudos for fitting everything and getting what looks to be great link geometry!

Would you mind doing us all a huge favor and taking the link calculator measurements and adding them to this thread?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722117

Thanks! :cool2:

I was going through that the other day and I thought I had posted it up before. Ill have to find it on the computer and post it up.


And I guess I spoke to soon, today I sliced a tire and broke a link mount off the frame. Luckily I was only 15 miles from home so I ran back and got the trailer.

It looks like your upper links run parallel and the lowers are triangulated? Do you know the degree of triangulation in the lowers? Also, where's the tie rod? Running behind the axle? I've always like your truck for it's sort of sleeper look. What would you anticipate having to modify in order to move up to 37's or 40's, if you were so inclined?

Tie rod is behind the axle, both links are triangulated. No clue on the angle, just put them where they fit.

Right now the 35s just rub the upper inner fender, right where the battery is. Im actually going to be looking at a set of 37s so well see what has to be done. I think I might have to go up a few inches just to make sure they will clear while keeping the same up travel.

i just picked up an 80 axle for my taco today for $100, im going to be running the stock radius arms and trac bar. what front springs did you end up running?
thanks
metty

Whats the plate thickness on your front bumper? Looks similar to what I want to do on my truck.

i can see you did that at wyotech from the shirts. good to see decent projects rolling out of there.

i can see you did that at wyotech from the shirts. good to see decent projects rolling out of there.

There were a few good projects that I saw come out of there when I was there. I wish I could have done it a different way now that I think about it, but the knowledge that I have now is alot more than I had when I was at school.

Are you in PA right now or out west?

Whats the plate thickness on your front bumper? Looks similar to what I want to do on my truck.


The finish top piece is 1/8 the center is 1/4 and the wings are 3/16. I used what I had. I bent one spot on the side piece but there is no support behind it.

i just picked up an 80 axle for my taco today for $100, im going to be running the stock radius arms and trac bar. what front springs did you end up running?
thanks
metty


OME J-coils for a FZJ80 front lift. If I did it again I would make the mounts lower to use the springs I already had. When I dopped the truck on the spring it went alto lower than I thought it would. It was about at stock height after the SAS.

How is the bumpsteer with the triangulated 4 link? Would really like to know what your 4 link calc #'s look like as i would love to go tri 4-link but don't want to go full hydro yet.

Bump steer isnt bad at all. If im doing 80 and hit a bad bridge I get alittle but not bad like everyone says. The links are pretty parallel to the ground which helps too..

great truck man!!!

did you ever get the york mounted up? I havent yet got around to getting mine mounted.

How much clearance do you have between the tie rod and lower links with the truck sitting level and wheels straight? I will be fitting my lowers in the next week or so.

One other question, how much did the factory coils compress when you put the weight of the truck on them?

Thanks

Id have to check tomorrow how much there is at ride height but Id say 1.5" They rub alittle because you can see marks where they rub. My tie rod is also tweaked all the way around because it sits so low in the back it gets hit all the time.


I dont remember how much they compressed but I remember its alot more than I thought they would. I have OME J springs in it, which are about a 6" lift spring.

i really like your rig, my 01 gets payed off next month and have been planning on a sas with mini axle and leafs, after the hassling from my friends and seeing your truck im thinking about a 4link and i like your ride height nothing too crazy.... smokeys like to hassle the wheelers in NH:flipoff2:

Got the york compressor mounted, took out the factory a/c since it wasnt working so well and I have the half doors on when its nice out. Wired the compressor to the factory wiring. Push the a/c button and the compressor kicks on.


This is what the bracket for the factory a/c was like. Only problem is it tilted the compressor down to close to the frame
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Solution, cut off the extra so the compressor sits parallel with the engine.
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Back installed in the truck
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Bracket welded and primed.
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Compressor mounted up. Had to put a bigger piece of hose around the upper radiator hose since it was almost rubbing at rest.
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Now have plenty of clearance from the frame rail
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Fills my 35s from 10 to 30 in a min at idle. Im going to plumb in my sliders as tanks. Should give me about 5 gallons to aid in helping air up.

Only problem Im having is the drain in the filter im using keeps blowing out oil through the drain after using it for awhile. Its just a cheap filter so Im probably just going to upgrade. Although when I use it its dark out so it might be filling with too much oil. Havent had time to test it in the day time.

Been awhile...

Broke the front crossmember off again, probably due to the winch. Fully boxed the front section of frame and replaced the 1/8 crossmember with 1/4 and recessed it into the frame instead of inbetween

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Getting ready to swap in a FF FJ80 rear with an Auzzie locker. Going to run 14" bilsteins and go through the bed to get the most out of the rear. Still trying to figure out how Im going to make the upper shock mount/tower. Probably going to make a tower on each frame rail with 2x2 and brace the two sides together.

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damn i need to find a full fload 80 rear for my taco build!

truck looks good keep up the good work!

Continued reassembling the axle tonight. Got the rotors on, ebrake adjusted, calipers on, drilled the flange for Tacoma pattern and tried putting the diff in. It would go almost all the way in, about a 1/4 in. above the axle, and wouldnt go in further. It looks like its hitting the inside of the axle on the bearing caps. Hopefully finishing everything up on Saturday so I can start on the rear shock mounts.


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Finished up the axle swap yesterday and took it out wheeling today. Everything went well and even having the offset diff wasnt a problem on the road, took it up to 60+ and no vibrations.

Waiting on Hellfires high steer knuckles to finish off the drivetrain hopefully for a while.

3RZ, turbo trans, 4.7 23 spline case, and FJ80 axles front and rear is about the most factory parts built drive train you can get, aside from the 4.7s.

pics man! i want to see how this rear turned out, i have a line on one for my tacoma project coming up.

Ill have to get pics later this week. Its been raining nonstop.

I hear that. Rainy season up here too. Prob snow soonhere though.

took it for a long ride last night, got up to 70 on the highway and no vibrations. The only thing with these axles is that the ebrake cable hangs so low. I got it working pretty good right now. I also have 1in wheel spacers on the rear to fit the 15s.


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Wow that does hang down. I figured the 80 axle would look wider. Are those a heavy offset rim or something?

15x8 3.75 backspacing plus the 1 inch spacer.


The axles are only 3.5 inches wider than the tacoma axle.

picking up a rear full floater tomorrow, you have any issues yet, still no vibes? stress on the case or 3rd?

I know its been awhile but the rear has been working without problems. I dented the drive shaft last time out wheeling and there still wasnt a vibration.

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Got to installing the hellfire fabs FJ80 knuckles. Ran into some clearance problems with the drag link and tie rod though. Thinking on running a flat pitman arm and notch the frame or move the box forward.

looking sweet

Thepinktaco, do you know about how much the ome J springs compressed after putting the weight of the vehicle on them? Any help would be appreciated. Anyways, very nice build:smokin:

Dont know. Next time I get the truck on the lift at work I can check but it probably wont be for a while.

are you running the 15" wheels still? if so on the front were you able to get away without a spacer?

15x8 3.75 bs

Is that with spacers on the front or without? I just checked the entire thread and couldnt find anything.

With out spacers for the front. I needed them to clear the rear calipers.

Thepinktaco, do you know about how much the ome J springs compressed after putting the weight of the vehicle on them? Any help would be appreciated. Anyways, very nice build:smokin:

About 21.5" with no weight, 17" at ride height. Might have been different when I first put them in, been wheeled hard for a few years.

Right on, thanks for getting back to me.