Tundra Evolution

[jjc]

Got all the PSC parts installed & plumbed this weekend and ordered my ram this morning (1-1/2" dia x 6" stroke). Went with Aeroquip FC 300 AQP hose and steel reusable fittings everywhere. My drag link is at a 5 degree angle, which I'm ok with. I have about 2" of clearance between my leafs and tie rod and plenty of clearance everywhere else, so it's looking like a win so far. I'm getting a little over 35 degrees of final steering angle and no binding, which is better than I've ever had. So now that the steering gear is on the inside of the frame rail I've picked up a ton of clearance, I'm going to pull a leaf or two out of all the packs and try to take the frame down from 26" to 25" off the ground.

[Jwitz]

Wish I knew the owner of PSC, I've been through two power steering pumps already, and mine has gone out again. I dont know what it is about the 3.4L pump with 33" tires on the Tundra, but it kills power steering pumps... gonna go with their kit when i save up the money (and i get so upset I chunk my pump across the yard)

[jjc]

Got the steering wrapped up over the weekend....

[trfytoy]

WOW! Coming along nice!

[tinik]

Originally Posted by trfytoy

WOW! Coming along nice!

+ 2 super nice !!!

[jjc]

7-1/2 yrs has been hell on my poor rig...........it's still white though ..........

[jamesjr4750]

Uhhhh... what are you gonna do about that oil pan there?

Looks like the front diff is gonna contact the pan and then thats gonna be it. Game over. So are you going with a Landcruiser oil pan or going custom made by cutting and moddify your own up? To me (visually by those pictures) it looks like nothing is gonna fix that problem witout taking uptravel by limiting the suspension travel by means of a poly bumpstop or ai-bump can mounted to prevent that from happening.

What plans do you got to fix that problem?


Nice job on the Tundra BTW.....oh yeah.... stock trucks SUCK!

[jjc]

hmmm................take a closer look at the pictures, I have always ran poly bump stops to limit my up travel - to prevent the diff from hitting the oil pan.....and.......there's no possible way for the ram or diff to hit the pan as it sits - been tested thoroughly for several years now. Oil pan clearance is the single largest challenge for any of us SAS rigs and I've put more time & energy in that single spot than anywhere else on my truck over the years . And.......that is a LC reverse sump oil pan (and I was previously running the stock one that I had cut down before I swapped over to the LC)?

Also - the diff is actually offset to the driver's side a lot so it's not directly under the oil pan, it just isn't that apparent in the pictures.

So.....fixed.....game on !

[dyogim]

Are you planning on replacing your winch with your super dog? LOL!!!

Your rig has gone through several builds... and it's been enjoyable to see the process over the years.

[jjc]

yep, look closely and you can see that I already have her attached to a custom 1/4" winch cable !

[jjc]

Attempted to flex it out to check front diff / ram clearance with the oil pan, could just barely get the driver's side bump stop to hit the strike pad with my junky *** jacks. The good news is that with about 4" of up travel I still have tons of clearance, I was sweating it since the 60 center section is considerably larger than my old 44 was. The rear will flex out a lot more on the trail, but it's still tight with the number of leafs I'm running in the rear packs.

After looking at the lack of articulation my rear leafs are giving and the coffin-sized fuel tank for the 100th time I may have come up with another idea - the factory fuel tank would fit nicely in the front of the bed inside an aluminum tool box and my present tool box would work out mounted to the cage behind the front seats. This would make the rear wide open for a 4-link set up, so now I'm leaning back toward running a 4-link rear and leaf front........

[tinik]

So here is a question, when is this truck going to hit trails for a real world testing

[jjc]

After I can save up $4k to get the tranny built by IPT

[jjc]

Well since we're in an economic crisis and **** now....I've decided to roll the dice and throw the factory transmission back under my **** pile and get on with it....I hope to have the Atlas hung over the weekend so I can start measuring up for driveshafts and building my new crossmember & skids . It's just too damn hard to justify dumping $4k into a working transmission when I still have to come up with the cash for the cage, seats, driveshafts, and other misc. **** - figure I can be driving it instead of staring at it over the next few months while I'm trying to save up for a badass transmission..........even if it decides to take a dump on me in a few months......I've at least bought some time and maybe by then Obama will have solved all the worlds problems and we will all be rich.....

I'm going to get it build back and then beat it like a little bitch to figure out my new weak links are............if I did my math right, it should be my front Warn hubs and rear u-joint straps....which will be so much more enjoyable than setting up R&P's out on the trail - lesson learned........

[DevinSixtySeven]

Originally Posted by jjc

...I've at least bought some time and maybe by then Obama will have solved all the worlds problems and we will all be rich...

Actually what's gonna happen is I'm gonna get three quarters of one of those new BFGs, tinik is gonna get a body from one of your shocks, a beadlock for Mike, James is gonna wind up with most of a tube door, and that front axle housing is gonna end up in the hands of some random dude with a bone stock Ridgeline

So will that PSC pump work with a stock steering rack, or will it overdrive the system and blow something? Witz isn't the only one with a cavitating stock pump