haha Thanks! ya I used to be into baja and loved that style and had to use the widebody. Im in southern ca. but I plan on going to practice at a track soon in riverside. It would be bad-ass , two of us sliding around there! Not sure what kind of link your talking about, can you send pics?

 

what you need is a upper link to keep the rear end from moving around to much and drastically changing your pinion angle ( it kills u-joints ... and could jack up your transmission , and its mount )

I have a skinned bed ... I sit there and watch it sometimes ...and it moves A LOT!! ..

 

^^ true that..

i slide my truck around, and i can see the damage that it does to it afterwards. the leaf springs get twisted, and the blocks always seem to shift. i am currently making lateral bars to mount to the axle so it doesnt move so much, jus temporary till i do a four link with a coilover set up.

i am down to drift anytime, anywhere.. i am in socal(diamond bar) and i go drifting proabably four nights a week.


i drive a 86 single cab, nothin crazy done to it

 

What motor set up yuu guys running. The stock 22r doesnt seem to make enough power to slide our trucks around, especially my long bed. Lol

 

4 link that bitch if you're keeping the solid rear axle

 

I used a fairly stock 22r for a long time (weber carb , port matched and header)

and it ran real nice

power/weight ratio

look at the rolla (ae86) 80-90hp slides all day

 

Lol wanna slide like an AE86?
go get 185 width tires.

 

thats what I have set up on my burners.... I have a set of stock steelie's with 185-70's

and a chrome set with the same size tire 185-70-14

14's are so much cheeper ...and you can get them used all day long

 

My truck slides around good for being a stock engine. I'm debating on either doing little mods (carb, cams, headers) or just saving up and dropping in a 1uz.. I just would need to find someone to do the work.. but for now, I have a little update.

And pacificwheel I'm down to go drifting I'm next door in Brea/La Habra. I plan on taking my truck to Adams racetrack on thursday!

 

Looking good bro.

 

Daaaaamn!! That bad ass now! I love that look, Low & Wide

 

looks killer bro. drop a small block in it, you will have no problems sliding.. they are cheap and bolt right in !

 

Dang that is hot looking. Night rider baby

 

nice would to see more angled shots....

 

Damn. I almost did that same look with my 84. Would've looked mean. Nice work

 

Looking good Dustin! Here are a few pics from the build...

The issues...

3" Belltech leafs and 3" blocks had this truck rubbing the drive shaft pretty bad...c-notch & cross member notching was in order...





Low end Belltech blocks that don't fit the axle perch correctly were new and already leading to disaster. Streetaco's builds steel blocks with a couple features others don't have...offset pin & hole to pull the axle back 1/2" and keep the drive shaft from being pushed into the trans too far, (2nd pic below of shaft pushed in too far) and they're longer which makes them more stable and safer. These had a taper since his drop is 6" in back.







Donuts so tight I don't think the inside front tire even turns when doing them LOL. I actually made a sound clip on my i-phone when I was doing donuts on my test drive, hahahaha. I'll have to get it from my email and post it here, it's pretty funny. SD YOTA would be proud!

 

Man that is a good job. I still need to get all of this done to mine.

 

whats up she back on the road yet?.....

and man you welded the hell out of that thing lol

 

i think i saw your truck last thursday at adams racetrack for drift nite