Tacoma Frame Rust Repair... The right way?

[FreshSeaBass]

Took a pause to address the 'shop' lighting


Back to it... I'm stevie wondering how I worked without this kind of light....



Setting the leaf angle at full droop with some pull on each tire.



No real risk of inversion here.


Ow..... Hot


Big Fish

 

[FreshSeaBass]

ABS mounting, Tank strap mounting, almost deleted the charcoal cannister, but alas....





Fin.

 

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Took a pause to address the 'shop' lighting
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Back to it... I'm stevie wondering how I worked without this kind of light....
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Setting the leaf angle at full droop with some pull on each tire.


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No real risk of inversion here.


Ow..... Hot
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What spring hanger and shackle combo is that?

 

[FreshSeaBass]

What spring hanger and shackle combo is that?

Hangers are from Rust Buster:

Rust Buster Rear Leaf Spring Shackle Mount For 1995-2004 Toyota Tacoma

Overhaul your Tacoma with Rust Buster's Rear Leaf Spring Shackle Mount. CAD-Engineered and backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty.

www.rustbuster.com

Greasable shackles (which they say will 'ONLY FIT OME' bushings).... Not true

Old Man Emu Greasable Shackle Set for 95-04 Tacoma (GS12 or GS22)

OLD MAN EMU REAR GREASEABLE SHACKLE SET FOR 1995-2004 TOYOTA TACOMA A premium greaseable shackle set. Requires a bushing set. We offer a shackle set that provides no additional lift or we have a set that provides approximately 1/2" lift. Both featuring

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I also got him to order a new set of bushings from Energy suspension.

So.... it was weird, we ordered OEM replacement ES bushings and I had to do this



We had to use a 38~ mm hole-saw to get the bushings to sit right

 

[FreshSeaBass]

Getting to some more updates here. Stoked to have finished this project well before Christmas. Successfully saved another mid-90's Toyota from the scrap yard!




Bed Mounts made for a ratcheting box wrench







My favorite setup