Return of the Minitruck Jedi

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

  1. SD YOTA

    SD YOTA Grand Toyotaholic

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    kertwood, im not sure buddy, they were a spare set i had laying around but the part number was erased off the box...

    meantime... ill share my pride in a little private photoshoot i had to get me a new desktop background.

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  2. REDZ

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    did you use drop blades and spindles to get your truck so low ?? and how does it ride ?? i want to go lower with mine without notching the frames or bagging it

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  3. SD YOTA

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    hey REDZ, what did you mean by drop "blades"? i used lower control arms from djm, ball joint flip, rekeyed torsions and short shocks up front. the rear on my truck is notched... its the only way to get it this low without it hitting the frame. the rear i used belltech drop leafs, 4" drop blocks, and monroe air shocks to add some pressure and adjust the ride height to the level i wanted.

    it rides VERY nice!! stiff, but not bouncy at all. it just handles right. sporty. i also have the 1ton (25mm) sway bar up front and out back as well as you can see by the pictures.

    now, if i may ask, what front lip is that off of? or who makes that?? it looks really clean! like it was meant to be there... very nice truck you have.
     
  4. REDZ

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    leafs = blades thats what we call it in my county haha..

    re the lip its a complete custom a good friend of mine made it for me at his fiberglass shop

    edit: do u have any pics of the front setup and possibly part numbers for the rear air shocks
    the shocks i have on the back keep bottoming out and i cant find much shorter locally
     
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  5. SD YOTA

    SD YOTA Grand Toyotaholic

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    OH! ok haha... never heard them called that..

    the lip is a very nice touch!

    i do have part numbers for rear shocks. it depends on what length you want them in... the shortest air shock you can get from monroe for the rear is MA785 this is a 9.5" compressed, and 14"extended length. the bushings will have to be swapped from the ones they come with to toyota type bushings (just swap your old bushings over to them) and they work fine.

    the next ones are MA803 and those are 10.5" compressed, 16.1 extended. these will also require you to swap bushings.

    the ones i am running are actually gabriel air shocks, my mistake for calling them monroe but its actually the same exact shock just has their name on it.. that one is a 49130. that is the ones im running out back.

    do you want part numbers for front shocks? as i do have them....
     

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    thanks re front

    edit: so if i use the lca's do i have to upgrade the stabilizer bar aswell? (going from pics urs looks to be upgraded)
     
  7. SD YOTA

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    No. If you use the djm lower control arms you do not have to upgrade anything. I upgraded my sway bar to one off of a one ton dually truck for added stability and handling. It is not required to use the drop arms.
     
  8. SD YOTA

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    So today I found some time to do something I've been wanting to try for a while and painted the lower valance on the truck. Although I did use a white plasti-dip it was still a shade lighter than my trucks base color white. Still made the truck look super sharp!!

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  9. REDZ

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    Look good ... should have done it a long time ago haha
     
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    Very clean, i like it
     
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    truck looks awesome!!
     
  12. SD YOTA

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    its pretty crazy to think that in what seems like forever now, has only been a little over a year since i got my truck. im almost nothing short of amazed of how far its come along, and even more so impressed that during this whole time my vision knocking around my head has not changed since i first got it only to have it nearly complete and realized here in front of me.....


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    I might have looked over it but what hid kit did you use?
     
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    im using a DDM Tuning 6000K hi/lo kit
     
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  17. REDZ

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    can i have the part numbers please
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  18. SD YOTA

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    A recent photo shoot happened... here is a little preview... lol

    @redz I posted these part#'s in the how-to section down at the bottom of the forums.
     

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    Solid!!
     
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    Love DDM Tuning!! Hands down BEST HID kits out there for the $$$!!! :headbang:
     

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