Duke's 4runner and other vehicles build
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madtaco461
BRO-runner
That's some huge rotors. I just ordered new rotors for my 5lug and they only 10". I do run 15" wheels. Assuming 14wa are 14"
snowtank
Where the fuck did my beer go!?
Yes please. I need to. I been eyeballing the upgrade for a while and just haven't pulled the trigger
They are yours Boo. A coworker of mine has a cabin up there. He is planning on doing a Rail snowboarding trip in mid February. Ill
Let you know when I have more details.
snowtank
Where the fuck did my beer go!?
Cool sounds good thanks bro! I'm up at sunrise now.
Bro I am old but I didn’t forget that you moved to sunrise.
snowtank
Where the fuck did my beer go!?
No I was literally up on the lift when I replied. Did both Friday and Sunday. I'm still sore.
05tacomabro
Black Dahlia
Mr. Duke.... howdy brotha!
Holly shit how you doing bro. If you still have my number shot me a text and let’s grab some food.
05tacomabro
Black Dahlia
Will do buddy!
snowtank
Where the fuck did my beer go!?
I need to make a rum down to the tuc for work some day. Then I can swing by.
I got cold beer and steak ready for you and if you need a place to crash you are welcome to do so.
05tacomabro
Black Dahlia
Sounds like a party!
Here we go again. Even though I welded some steel tabs behind the stock ones the still got fucked up. Ordered some alignment tabs from KPoffroad. Got one side ground down today. I’ll get to the oth side tomorrow. Also ordained einkeith ports for the 4Runner. This e will get burned in when it cools off.
Chris In Milwaukee
Ain’t no mo’
Cool seeing folks working in their trucks. Starting to get back on mine finally now that it’s paid for.
Looking at this photo makes me wonder. For you all who go off the blacktop frequently, are you running stock axles or upgrades? Like on some airplane designs, there are sacrificial parts designed to fail before others. I have to imagine an axle is designed to fail before something more expensive upstream. So one might not spend money on beefers without making sure the diff and others can take the stress.
Looking at this photo makes me wonder. For you all who go off the blacktop frequently, are you running stock axles or upgrades? Like on some airplane designs, there are sacrificial parts designed to fail before others. I have to imagine an axle is designed to fail before something more expensive upstream. So one might not spend money on beefers without making sure the diff and others can take the stress.
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Stock axles are fine for the majority. As long as you aren't binding them too badly you likely won't see a failure. The only time I've snapped an axle (2 Actually and I had spares) was on a trail I really didn't have enough experience to be on. I turtled the rig on a skid plate, tried to drive off after stacking rocks, but with the axles at full droop and locked I snapped one after the other. if we had just winched to begin with they wouldn't have snapped.
Like Danny said stock axles are well made. They snap when there is too much angle. I am considering adding limit steps just for that reason. The down ward travel is limited now by the shocks. Once I weld everything back up and install the lCA’s I am going to take some measurements and degrees of articulation on the drive shafts. I’ll see how it goes from there. I am thinking of limiting the travel to 1 inch before total drop. I know I read somewhere that there is an able that you don’t want to exceed on the shafts but I can t remember exactly what it was 15*_18*. Got all the stock tabs off and stating the welding today. Also had a small leak on the passenger side diff seal. So popped that axle out and ordered the parts.
Got the plates booger welded on. Ran into a minor issue but got it solved. The rear plates were a little small so the cams out not rotate to 90* between the tabs. Drilled out the openings 1 mm on each side and it took care of that. 
Well the cam tabs are on abut this not fix the alignment problem. The frame is tweaked in the front and can’t get any better that -1.5 camber. I am going to grind of the tens and move them inward to be able to bring the bottom of the tire inward to 0 - .05 camber.On another note. Has anyone ever tried swapping the outer section of the LCA bushing. A little cutting grinding and welding should get it done.
It would gain a half inch .5 of caster.
Flip the left to the right and the left to the right. I know it’s a suspension component and some would shy away but some of us have modified our rigs so much that they are way out of regulation specs. lol.
