SAS Taco crawler,prelander (Ray Charles Tacoma)

chays2464

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Hey guys,

new to this forum, I have my build over on Irate 4x4 but figured I would bring it over here as well. Bare with me as I get photos and everything uploaded.

link to my build on Irate




Picked up this 02 Tacoma in March of 2021 (103k miles on the 3.4) with a 3 link and a d44 (5.38s, Reid knuckles with ARB and Yukon Chromo shafts), stock rear axle (5.29s, elocker) on chevy 63s with an auto trans for a deal. I thought I would just need to redo the front links, that snowballed into rebuilding the whole truck. Truck looked like Ray Charles welded everything on it blindfolded. Huge thanks to my buddies colinsmithslo and @Pedaltodd for all the help along the way


I redid the front 3 link with the 44 axle and ran that for about a yr until I bent the front housing so bad it was smoking the tires. Started doing the 1 ton swap in March of 2022 and got it finished Sept of 2022


Front Axle 2005 Ford F250
Revolution Gear 5.38s
Spicer 1550 Shafts
Reid knuckle and WFO high steer arm

Steering:
ram: PSC-SC2200K
hose kit: PSC-HK2015
Resi: PSC-SR146K-6-12
pump: PSC-SP1200X-6-12 (drill out upper bolt hole on pump)
pump bracket: TRG-301077-KIT
pulley: PSC-PP2456
adapter for pump to go to -6, -12 feed: PSC-SF06 and PSC-SF07


Front Specs:
Fox 2.0 air bumps:
Fox 2.5x12" coilovers with DSC adjusters: 250/300 spring rate

Custom 3 link using:
Synergy Manufacturing Double adjusters:
PolyP Johnny joint kits:
Synergy Dual Durometer bushings:


PolyP 3 link brackets:
PolyP limit straps
Synergy MFG steering and tie rod ends
Links are all 2" DOM

Rear:
Chevy 63s
Fox 2.5x14 performance series coilovers
Fox 2.0 air bumps


40x13.5x17 procomp MT2s
Raceline Monster beadlocks 4.75" backspace

Gears Revolution 5.38s
REV-D60-538RT
REV-F10.25-538L
REV-K35-2034
REV-K35-2046

Northwest Fab Eco Box with Jshift case, auto trans
modified front range offroad crossmember so that it could be flatbellied

T100 Booster (orillys) BH2 532791
T100 1 ton Master Cylinder 1 1/16" bore from Rock Auto Part number: Centric 13044722 (130.44722), or Dorman M390149
2WD Radiator (rock auto) OSC 1778
Radiator Hose (rock auto) GATES 22120

Only thing left on the truck from original owners fabwork are the rock sliders. They are to cool not to cut off.
 

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Wheeled the truck like this on Rubicon, a lot of Shaver lake trails and Cougar Butts, it worked ok for what it was. I wheeled on the stock auto case for 2 yrs before doing the eco box.
 

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Started hitting harder stuff in JV and decided I needed to cage it
 

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Started hitting more bonus lines and breaking parts so at that point I decided to pull the trigger on tons
 

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Sold my 6 lug bedlocks to my buddy Todd and then started cutting the brackets off the axles and getting trusses welded on. Decided I wanted more uptravel than the stock frame could handle so I cut the frame off and moved the motor up as high as I could get it. Made a new frame section out of 2x3 square toob
 

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Frame took a while but was worth it, got 5.5" of uptravel at ride height. Had to notch the artec truss to get more travel. Solid mounted the motor and trans
 

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packaging everything took forever
 

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First time out on its own weight, I set it up at 25" to bottom of the frame on 40s with 5.5" of uptravel up front
 

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Caged the front to tie into the exo
 

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took some time off my build and helped Todd link SusanfromHR
 

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built a front bumper and put hydro assist on
 

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