What have you done to your ride lately?

[PSU Taco85]

link?

I'll send it to you when they are done. No link currently

Basically I bought a spare set of flares on the cheap from a dude that went bushwhacker style. Took them to a custom body shop and going to have them section 2.5" out of the flare and plastic weld them back together. Then from there I'll chop 2-3" out of the fenders themselves and reattach.

 

[Jandrews]

So how crazy would I have to be to try to stuff 15in travel custom Icons under the rear fenders of an 09 Tacoma without cutting the bed?

23in compressed length.

 

[taco4x4rar]

So how crazy would I have to be to try to stuff 15in travel custom Icons under the rear fenders of an 09 Tacoma without cutting the bed?

23in compressed length.

Its doable ive got 14" shocks on the rear of mine in the run up to
he front of the fender wells with some ford shock towers but i had to run wheel spaces to keep the tires out of the shock bodys

 

[Jandrews]

Its doable ive got 14" shocks on the rear of mine in the run up to
he front of the fender wells with some ford shock towers but i had to run wheel spaces to keep the tires out of the shock bodys

The plan is to chop the stock mounts and custom fab new ones flush with the bottom of the axle (or above). Then run a hoop right up under the bed fenderwell bulge. DSMS and Icon are telling me they can do a 15in travel at 23in compressed.

This should let me maximize travel from my shackle flip and stay outboard with the shocks, which I wanted for high speed stability purposes.

Measurements say I've got 31" of room to work with from mounting location to top of fenderwell, and 6.25in of uptravel at the bumpstop (Wheeler's Superbump) until fully compresses. Granted the shock is outboard of the bumpstop, but I'm still thinking 8" is enough of a cushion to keep from topping the shock out.

Extended length is 38in, and there's less danger on that end. Right now, with shocks off, I'm pulling a hair over 13in travel between the shock mounts. I haven't done the math as to what that turns into at the wheels, but it's enough to get the top of the rear tire level with the slider at droop. Something like 29.5in between shock eyelets. I don't see the custom mounts lengthening that by 8+ inches.

 

[drew02a]

So how crazy would I have to be to try to stuff 15in travel custom Icons under the rear fenders of an 09 Tacoma without cutting the bed?

23in compressed length.

Super easy if you do lower mounts like I fabbed on my 4Runner

 

[Jandrews]

Super easy if you do lower mounts like I fabbed on my 4Runner

Pics are welcome. I've measured and done the math and it all works out, and worst case scenario I can run 'em up into the bed like those long travel douches, but all my calculations are telling me that shouldn't be necessary...

 

[Lrgrnr]

Cut the bed and run the tube 4 more inches up into the bed. ....

 

[BrutalGuyRacing]

Cut the bed and run the tube 4 more inches up into the bed. ....

:rkelly:

 

[TacoXpo]

Cantilever for the win!

 

[Silverback]

Cantilever for the win!

Excellent idea

 

[drew02a]

Pics are welcome. I've measured and done the math and it all works out, and worst case scenario I can run 'em up into the bed like those long travel douches, but all my calculations are telling me that shouldn't be necessary...

http://toyotaoff-road.com/threads/313-91-4Runner-Long-Travel-Build?p=51978#post51978

 

[Jandrews]

We're aiming to have the mounts flush to the bottom of the axle. 2gen tacos have a LOT of room to work above the frame...like 10" of room. I'm thinking flush mounts (bottom mounting point rises 3" or so) and a hoop up top (top mounting point rises...I dunno, 9"?) adds 6" or so of mounting space without changing travel, and without cutting the bed.

Shock shouldn't bottom out before reaching full extended travel.

We'll see how it goes.

If necessary, shock mounts can be below the axle. They're close enough to the wheel they almost never drag.

 

[Jandrews]

Damn Drew, the more I look at your design, the more the idea grows on me. I like how you protected the shock mount but still kept the mounting location low. I see Randy's point about mounting the shock high and getting the tire into the shock body at full stuff on that side. Low mounts keep that from being a problem.

Options options...this is a fun one to figure out.

Cantilever for the win!

This is making me think too...

 

[TacoXpo]

Excellent idea

Thaz wat Im talkin 'bout!

 

[drew02a]

Damn Drew, the more I look at your design, the more the idea grows on me. I like how you protected the shock mount but still kept the mounting location low. I see Randy's point about mounting the shock high and getting the tire into the shock body at full stuff on that side. Low mounts keep that from being a problem.

Options options...this is a fun one to figure out.

The only thing that might make it tough on the tacoma is that you don't have as much clearance between the tire and the frame as I did. But since the stock lower mounts are further in, I would think moving them out wouldn't be a problem.

Also, you could notch out the stock top mount and weld in some tabs like I did on my front suspension. You'll have more room to get pretty welds than I did

http://toyotaoff-road.com/threads/3...ong-Travel-Build?p=47541&viewfull=1#post47541

 

[Silverback]

 

[Silverback]

ear has a custom, one-off cantilever set-up that allows the use of only an 8" coilover, but gets awesome big articulation.

 

[Silverback]

In looking at the cantilever stuff. I think it would be pretty easy to do. Mount the shocks under the bed where the spare would normally go. Use a trailer spindle as the pivot point. Some .120 wall tubing for the frame and swing arm. Some heims to attach to the axle and the swing arm. Could probably save some coin and not have to buy a custom made shock as well. Just get an off the shelf 8-12" coilover.

 

[TacoXpo]

In looking at the cantilever stuff. I think it would be pretty easy to do. Mount the shocks under the bed where the spare would normally go. Use a trailer spindle as the pivot point. Some .120 wall tubing for the frame and swing arm. Some heims to attach to the axle and the swing arm. Could probably save some coin and not have to buy a custom made shock as well. Just get an off the shelf 8-12" coilover.

Bingo!

 

[fsbrain03]

I'll let you try it out on one of my rigs.