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I'll probably do the 4runner deal up front and get 17s with the 35s. Wonder how big of a difference it really makes? I think SOS Performance has a rear 4runner conversion kit.
Fuck turning wrenches, I wanna go wheeling; So I sold the taco.
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There's a couple rear conversion options out there, but the 4runner conversion on the front is definitely the easy button up front.
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There’s a joke in here with bending and brown people...
kasnerd
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wait... you're doing a SAS now?
No, I'm still doing the long travel IFS. But I think I'm going to upgrade from the OEM bearings to the d60 hubs at some point.
But putting that axle down in front of the truck made me think really hard about scrapping the whole IFS thing and doing SAS.
kasnerd
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better make up yer mind otherwise yer gonna be old and retired before getting that thing rolling again! lol
Nah, I'm building the IFS off the OEM bearings and outer CVs that I have. I've got all the parts, including axles. I wish I'd though that through a little better though, and just ordered the D60 stuff. If (when) I break it I'll upgrade.
Someone at the other place bought my entire rear axle though, so that upgrade got moved up the list.
So the D60 unit bearings are for the rear axle? Building a 609 axle? (D60 outers and 9" inners)
Yup. D60 full floater unit bearings, 35 spline drive slugs and a 35 spline ford 9 rear.
The Trail Gear full floater kit was too good a black friday deal to pass up.
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kasnerd
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are you going to gusset? good insurance...
The axle housing? Eventually I probably will, but I have to decide if I'm going to link it first.
Damn that looks good! 
I need to catch up!
Are you keeping 4wd? If so, will that nice camber curve bite you in the ass and limit droop with CV angles?
I need to catch up!Are you keeping 4wd? If so, will that nice camber curve bite you in the ass and limit droop with CV angles?
Damn that looks good!
Are you keeping 4wd? If so, will that nice camber curve bite you in the ass and limit droop with CV angles?
Yup, keeping 4WD.
CV angle is the limiting factor for travel, but with a 934 inner I should be able to get all the useful travel out of the arms. The combination of short spindle and short UCA mean that I can invert the UCA and lock the suspension, the fully drooped picture is very close to that point, so I'll have to strap it a little higher anyway, and probably set the shock as a secondary limit to keep it from happening.
I should be getting 15 to 16" of usable travel, with a 1.5" per side wider than stock, so basically the same track width I had before with spacers on the MT front end.
Apparently I'm an asshole, and that plate I'm marking the radius on is 90 degrees out of orientation (it should be parallel to the axle).
I'll bet that works a lot better.
Sub'd because after doing all the research about full hydro, front diff swaps, and now seeing someone build their own steering knuckles for IFS, I'm convinced that it is all possible.