Return of the Minitruck Jedi

Discussion in '1989-1995 Build-Up/Project Threads' started by SD YOTA, Feb 17, 2013.

  1. Youmadeyou

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    C4 Wheels ' Bolt right up with out any fab work or boring ???
     
  2. Youmadeyou

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    Nevermind I just seen this .. :brickknock:
     
  3. SD YOTA

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    so a lil bit since the last update but MAJOR changes are coming about especially with the pending Toyotafest show coming up here in a few weeks. this being my first show, im trying to come forth as heavy of a hitter as possible. here's a preview of the new wheel setup..... weld racing super singles 15x10 -46 offset, wrapped in 195/50/15's

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  4. Da_Roach

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    i need a floor jack to lift my jaw. killer work finishing those wheels.
     
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    looks bad ass!
     
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    Those wheels look super clean! Good choice going with them!
     
  7. FOKAI

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    Not enough dish.:eek:
     
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    how does not chew up your tires
     
  9. SD YOTA

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    lol, thanks guys. THIS look right here... this look is what ive had in my head since the very beginning. since i had my truck this was my ACTUAL wheel choice and size.

    i just took it on the road for a drive around town. got on the highway. i didnt do anything to the front fenders and for the most part it clears. i have a bolt on the back side of the fender well that needs attention to or removal. the rear i stretched the bedsides out enough to clear the wheels.... but i need to clean up the stretch and pull the drivers side just a little more. otherwise, i cleared it all and didnt chew up any rubber.

    im in process of picking up some new belltech leafs and some air shocks too.... all this and more coming in the next week. its crunch time for toyotafest!! :runaway:
     
  10. Malessohomegrown

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    Looks nice bro.Did those rims come with center caps.Didn't see the front ones in the pic.I saw something cool a couple years back where this dude didn't have center caps so he cut an un open can of his favorite beer from the bottom and then cut it down long ways a little less then half way three times and folded back three flaps.Then you slide that can with the unopened part facing out,into your rim like a center cap and just line up those flaps and drill a hole through each for the lugs.Sounds ghetto but it looked pretty cool.Maybe some cool points for that show you're going to enter.
     
  11. SD YOTA

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    thanks bro! yea... it didnt come with caps and thats why i havent shown any good shots of it on my social networks of the sides... i used to have some but i gave em away cus i thought i wasnt gonna find these wheels and now im stuck trying to find em again...

    those home made ones though did give me an idea though! imma try and make some on my own if i cant find these old school ones again and see what happens... thanks for the pointers man!
     
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    Get the center caps back. Looks like the truck is up for sale again.
     
  13. SD YOTA

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    hahaha... just when you thought the game was dead.... the scene down here is growing bigger by the day...
     
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    new wheels look sic!!
     
  15. SD YOTA

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    thanks man!

    so since i installed the wheels, i noticed how much the back end moved around and it wasnt good for the tires to say the least. i came across a set of belltech lowering leafs from a buddy going desert runner on his truck so i gladly made the effort to get them off his hands....

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    the leafs were still new with less than a couple hundred miles on em... since i got the leafs with new bushings i decided to replace the last remaining bushings unchanged to energy suspension type..

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    since i was there i swapped the worn sens-a-tracks for some air shocks too. all in all, the truck managed to go 3/4 of an inch lower than where it sat. this gave me plenty of room to air up the shocks to around 75psi to level back out. now let me tell you, the initial drive i was skeptical it had cured my ride issues but man... i AM IMPRESSED at how well the truck now handles the road! no more bumpy ride in the back, its not rough... or bumpy... or sacked out... soft or otherwise..

    my tires no longer rub in the back... i can carry a heavier load with no issue. and the truck just rides AWESOME!! so happy with the truck right now i cant stop writing about it... (just noticed)
     
  16. SD YOTA

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    ill add that with these air shocks, im gonna be setting up a compressor, small 2 or 3 gallon air tank, fill and dump valves, panel with switch and air gauge for the load shocks to be aired up or out with.
     
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    Looking good buddy, Tastefully done.. Nice to hear that the Belltech leafs make the truck ride better.
     
  18. SD YOTA

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    thanks brother!
     
  19. SD YOTA

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    got some shots of the new setup out back...

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    rear ground to fender height.

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    What's the part# for the poly bushings that are above the leaf spring bushings?
     

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