alright so after about 2 years of collecting parts its finally time for me to give my front suspension a overhaul and make my own build thread.

I am having it all done at a shop because I simply don't have time to do it myself.

The only thing I did today was install new bump stops in the rear I purchased from member BeefedTaco (if you are reading this you sent me the wrong color you punk) They fit great and serve their purpose well...

stock



and a comparison of old vs new



and the new bumpstop installed



With the current blown shocks I have about a inch of clearance between the axle and factory bump stop. I have about 4 inches now

more pics later

 

some pics of the mess in my livingroom

a sneak peak of all the goodies going in over the next 2 days













and quite a few other parts not pictured including power steering, and all the basic stuff (bearings, tie rods, ball joints etc..)

 

Cool cant wait to see what it looks like once it gets a height adjustment! And what colors do the bumpstops come in???

 

its actually not much of a height adjustment because it already has blocks and cranked torsions... but the handling and ride quality sucks

they bumpstops come in red or black polyurethane

heres a link http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1648

I would ship them back but I didn't buy them for looks and not like you can see them anyway.

 

True. Oh i didnt know the torsions were let down. Yeah put the spindles on and bring them back up a bit and the ride will be way better!

 

great parts...cant wait to see it all installed!

 

took the truck in today and took a couple pics





the new belltech shocks are beefy... about twice the diameter of shock and quite a bit beefier then the old nitro drop active shocks.



the new torsions look pretty bad ass as well




more tomorrow.

 

those dampers.... zomg look sooo..... sexy

 

Damn dude, you have some nice parts goin' on that truck. As for the bumps, it sucks because I always have a hard time when ordering the red, my contact always gets the black and red is special order, but red is the color I prefer too. (and is what I ordered for you, but didn't want you to have to wait 2-3 more days either) I know after a while you don't think about it anymore since you can't see them anyways, but I'm just as picky as you are when it comes to the truck, sorry, but sometimes that color option is out of my hands. Glad they are helping you though, thanks again. I'm stoked on your build.

 

Nice! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

radiator

dude, looks nice , were u get ur radiator oh see mostly every body has there intake replace with a cone but am havein trouble fineding the adaptor that goes on the air sensor,for the cone, goin nutts cant find it

 

You need to look harder...

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/_Car-Tr...-MAF-Adapter_W0QQ_fxdZ1QQ_ptasZ1QQ_trksidZm38

 

one more pic before its done



Does anyone know of any sway bars that fit? Belltech sway bars suck.

 

Daaamn...Christmas in Jan huh? Looking sweet bro. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

damn, i want those brakes

 

ebay and ebay again

 

wow I cant believe how slow my truck feels now with power steering...

 

LOL, yes addin more belts takes alittle bit of power from the motor..thats y im only keepin it on my MC and mini butt (when ever it gets rollin) truck's.

 

hey, how does it ride with the sway-a-way bars? did you have to crank them much? how much stiffer is the rate?

on the sway bars, i know addco makes a set, so does hellwig and forgot who else makes one......

 

nice build up man! how much were the brakes?