toyhatsu
02-07-2007, 04:45 PM
Awl Right! a fellow off-roader! So what kinda stuff do you go out in? Heavy rock, hard trails (as in "green" or "black"), sand, mud, or it gets dirty sitting? Any other off road mods or is it really a street ride?
Hey, Danny,
Before the solid axle swap I was doing mostly moderate and some difficult rated on 31" tires. I kept breaking stuff. Went through three transfer cases, two transmissions, one burnt clutch, broken engine mounts, transmission mounts and a front differential. Daihatsu USA pulled out so I was having a hard time getting parts. The salvage yards don't seem to have many parts either so I went to Toyota parts. I haven't done a whole lot since putting in all Toyota running gear. It does do all the difficult trails no problem and I was told it would do some of the extreme trails (Penrose Colo.) around here. I haven't done any of the extreme trails as I don't want to break anything. I hate mud! Costs too much at the car wash to get it clean. Even then I would hear large chunks of dried mud falling off the truck for months to come while driving. The trails around here are rated Easy, Moderate, Difficult and Extreme and a number rating. I don't know about the green and black trail ratings.
The truck has a Warn 9000 winch, spring over in the rear, Range Rover radius arms in the front as a three link with custom track bar, Fox nitrogen racing shocks on the front with no springs...just the AirShox. Um, 5.71:1 ring and pinions, Toyota axles with a Trutrac in the rear, Toyota Tacoma 2.7L engine with headers, K&N and Nology HotWires (capacitive discharge), custom snorkel, three inch exhaust with flow through muffler, custom solid engine mounts, custom cross member/ transmission mount, Toyota five speed, dual transfer cases with a twin stick in the rear case, One ton rated drive shafts, 1 1/4" DOM steering linkage with 3/4" Heim joints, roll cage in the back, rock sliders, custom 3/16" thick bumpers front and rear, the rear bumper has a swing out tire carrier and HighLift mount, 3/4" shackle recovery points...two in front and one in the rear, 35" tires, tach, guages and custom steering wheel, hard top and soft top and probably more stuff that I can't think of right now.
I have some Longfield super axles and two ARB's that arent in yet.
It is my only daily driver. I got tired of feeling like I was beat up and sore the day after trail riding. Now I only use it to get to the high mountain lakes and spring creeks for fly fishing. If I am going to feel beat up I want to get some fishing and camping in.
What's your rig...tell me about it and where you wheel.
Hey, Danny,
Before the solid axle swap I was doing mostly moderate and some difficult rated on 31" tires. I kept breaking stuff. Went through three transfer cases, two transmissions, one burnt clutch, broken engine mounts, transmission mounts and a front differential. Daihatsu USA pulled out so I was having a hard time getting parts. The salvage yards don't seem to have many parts either so I went to Toyota parts. I haven't done a whole lot since putting in all Toyota running gear. It does do all the difficult trails no problem and I was told it would do some of the extreme trails (Penrose Colo.) around here. I haven't done any of the extreme trails as I don't want to break anything. I hate mud! Costs too much at the car wash to get it clean. Even then I would hear large chunks of dried mud falling off the truck for months to come while driving. The trails around here are rated Easy, Moderate, Difficult and Extreme and a number rating. I don't know about the green and black trail ratings.
The truck has a Warn 9000 winch, spring over in the rear, Range Rover radius arms in the front as a three link with custom track bar, Fox nitrogen racing shocks on the front with no springs...just the AirShox. Um, 5.71:1 ring and pinions, Toyota axles with a Trutrac in the rear, Toyota Tacoma 2.7L engine with headers, K&N and Nology HotWires (capacitive discharge), custom snorkel, three inch exhaust with flow through muffler, custom solid engine mounts, custom cross member/ transmission mount, Toyota five speed, dual transfer cases with a twin stick in the rear case, One ton rated drive shafts, 1 1/4" DOM steering linkage with 3/4" Heim joints, roll cage in the back, rock sliders, custom 3/16" thick bumpers front and rear, the rear bumper has a swing out tire carrier and HighLift mount, 3/4" shackle recovery points...two in front and one in the rear, 35" tires, tach, guages and custom steering wheel, hard top and soft top and probably more stuff that I can't think of right now.
I have some Longfield super axles and two ARB's that arent in yet.
It is my only daily driver. I got tired of feeling like I was beat up and sore the day after trail riding. Now I only use it to get to the high mountain lakes and spring creeks for fly fishing. If I am going to feel beat up I want to get some fishing and camping in.
What's your rig...tell me about it and where you wheel.