I think they did it wrong.

nickb · Jun 20, 2013

-I didn't see a ghetto/hack job thread-

Headed out to take a look at a truck We may do some work on. Guy opens his shop for us and We both have seen the truck on Facebook and such... never saw any close up pictures.

Truck is a tacoma, sas and 4 linked in the front... with stock Tacoma struts. Upside down Toyota housing under the front.

reefermadnes · Jun 20, 2013

:haha:

--toyguy--- · Jun 20, 2013

maybe its because i havent had my red bull this am. but besides the struts and steering. if you cut and rotated the balls what is the issue?

CHOP SHOP · Jun 20, 2013

Yep, cuz before trail gear and hysteer, NOBODY ever wheeled a built toyota.

I see a little ghetto, but more cheap than ghetto.

Lets see your first rig? :corn:

nickb · Jun 20, 2013

I don't think cut and rolled the balls.

And my first rig is the one I have now.

CHOP SHOP · Jun 20, 2013

nickb said:
I don't think cut and rolled the balls.

And my first rig is the one I have now.

If the balls havent been rotated then how the **** did the kingpin angle magicly get put in the right orientation?

The knuckles would be upside down if they didnt. Ya cant just flip a toy axle over and think them knuckles would look like they do in your pics.

If you dont know what your looking at, are you sure your qualified to FIX this?

nickb · Jun 20, 2013

I see, I didn't think about that... i dont have years of experience with toyotas. But yes I'm sure I'm qualified to fix it.

84Toyota4x4 · Jun 20, 2013

What is it you are fixing?

~T.J.

nickb · Jun 20, 2013

The guy is real up in the air on what he wants. He has a set of 60's, he wouldn't mind running all Toyota stuff . The only thing he for sure wants in the front end doved and the truck on the trail.

--toyguy--- · Jun 20, 2013

without knowing numbers on 4 link. i would say a quality high steer with RA and good shocks that set up would work fine. kind of sounds like you are just trying to make more money than is needed off of someone who might not know enough. or maybe you do not know either...

crash2 · Jun 20, 2013

If its flipped isn't it going to turn backwards?

Little Red Zuk · Jun 20, 2013

crash said:
If its flipped isn't it going to turn backwards?

this.

crash2 · Jun 20, 2013

Might as well toss that front toy housing unless you can turn the 3rd member 180 degrees..

Corey Y · Jun 20, 2013

Looks like someone flipped the dropout and rotated the knuckles.

nickb · Jun 20, 2013

The 3rd is flipped. I'm not trying to make a bunch of money off the guy, and he knows plenty about what I will be doing. We just have to figure out what he wants.

crash2 · Jun 20, 2013

Upper link mounts need some beefing--they will fail....

nickb · Jun 20, 2013

Talked to the guy a little today. He is leaning towards leafs in the front.

reefermadnes · Jun 21, 2013

Tell him to sell it and get a jeep:stirpot:

nickb · Jun 21, 2013

reefermadnes said:
Tell him to sell it and get a jeep:stirpot:

He's always had Toyota's. He owned his buddies Tacoma that was doved in the front and That's what brought this whole thing on, he wants a truck similar to it.

84Toyota4x4 · Jun 21, 2013

crash said:
If its flipped isn't it going to turn backwards?

Little Red Zuk said:
this.

crash said:
Might as well toss that front toy housing unless you can turn the 3rd member 180 degrees..

You can flip the 3rd member over and it will mount up just fine and run the correct direction. Tacoma SAS guys have done it before plenty of times instead of swapping t-cases, using custom housings, etc. No need to toss it, if he isn't going to use it, sell it to someone with a Tacoma that wants a way to do a cheap SAS.

In my opinion, it's just not what we are "used to seeing".

~T.J.