**New Pics** Taco on 20's w/out spindles

Originally posted by jdozier1279



im also curious of what yall r talking about, i know thr artical and im am also trying to fix problems with my 99 taco concerning the front tires, mainly the bump steer and toe. can you post the pics or email me jdozier1279@yahoo.com



Originally posted by jdozier1279



pics please dont be stingy

I will take a bunch of pics for you today,.....sorry about that lol, I was in such a hurry I didn't take any suspension pics yet.

But don't worry I won't forget about you

All u need now is a body drop buddy

looks good bro...

^^^Thanks guys,

I'm still having a problem getting the strut rod mounted under the lca,....I don't know how you did it bobby

This was the closest I got.......but it was in such a bind the bolts wouldn't turn anymore (no matter where the lca was positioned)







^^^^It seems like even if I did get the bolts all the way threw and the strut rod mounted flat, The suspenion would be in a hell of a bind? (or would atleast be putting an assload of stress on the bushings )

here's how far off it is, if I do it the opposit way (loose'n the frame mount, and bolt the strut rod to the lca first).........









I don't know what the fuck i'm doing .....This is why I stick to painting

I guess my question now is,....how much of a difference will it make if I don't relocate the strut rod???.....because I don't think it's gonna happen at this point, will that really stop me from lay'n out

Thanks again for all your help bobby

Brian,
It looks like you just need to push the lca up a little more to get the rod bolted up. There will be a point in the travel where the holes will line up with the bolts....but as soon as the lca travels up or down it will put a bind on the rod bushings and where it bolts up on the lca. You will have to have these "strut rods" in order to stabilize the lower arm.
I suggest triangulating the rods so there will be no binding.
Since I didnt have time to triangulate them and didnt want to chop into the cradle and junk, I just cut the rod right before the first hole and welded the piss out of it to the side of the lca and added a 3/16 thick gusset to give it even more strength. The way I did it makes it almost imposible to get the lower suspension(being its now all one arm now)to get back in the slots for the rod and the lca but it can be done and i shouldnt have to tear it apart anytime soon or anything. I also have the BIO spindles and recomend them when you get the extra cash.
Good luck man, there are plenty of tacos on 20s now....its not that hard, just not fun to get it there.

^^^^Thanks for the help bro

I give up for now though,...I'm just going to put it back in the factory location and hope she still lays out

I've spent like three days now trying to figiure this shit out and I truly don't know wtf (hell it didn't take me that long to bagg the dam thing)

This is my daily driver and i need to get it back together and get back to work already

Well, Thanks for all the help guys, I'll let you know it it lays or not