35's with only a 3'' lift

[wyota]

I finished shoe-horning some 35's under my truck today. it took a little longer than i thought it would but all things considered it went pretty well, 16 hours in all. I just moved so I didn't have all the tools i would have liked too but i got it done with a 4'' grinder, BFH, and my welder( one of the few things i did bring with me :D) so the first thing i did was clearance the fenders. i drew a line 1 1/8 above the existing fender line then traced that lightly with a cut off well trying only to remove about half the thickness of the sheet meal then made several incisions up to that line making "tabs" witch i then folded back. (sorry i forgot to take a pic of this before hand)
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/98%20tacoma/8-0074.jpg
Then it was onto the fire wall, first i removed the fender and shock to see what needed trimmed at full compression and lock to lock.
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Then a deep breath and
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/98%20tacoma/8-0068.jpg
once i got every thing to fit i had to make some patch panels, using card board i made some templates then cut the panels out of 16 G steel. tacked them into place using said BFH to shape them
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/98%20tacoma/8-0065.jpg
and finally some under coating, yes i know my welds are as ugly as sin. i was going to grind them all down but after the fire i just was not in the mood :eek: luckily i cought it before it did too much damage. it toasted my hood release cable, clutch start switch,ARB harness, and the pwr wire's to my amps, this is another reason you should disconnect your batt with cutting/welding on your rig. Had there been power on the amp wires it would have gotten a lot worse real quick even though they are fused they probably would have taken out the main harness they run next to.
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and then
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/98%20tacoma/8-0071.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/98%20tacoma/IMG_0072.jpg
not the greatest pic's but will have to do for now, i need to find some dirt! :D

[Fordguy77]

looks nice!!!! You got more guts cutting into the firewall than i do!

[Rob]

Wow. That looks great, Todd.

[southpaws3]

nice h1ll yeah

[Chris]

Well done Todd, you got dirt in TX don't you? :rolleyes:

[wyota]

ya i went out and found some dirt and mud. ended up sucking water in the intake it still runs but ruff, and on the way home the truck started making a sqeeling noise. i thought it was sand or mud but when i got it back to the APT and parked it i noticed i was leaking something. it was diff oil and i would bet the noise was the front end running dry. so if the motor turns out to be ok i will probably have to at least pull the front diff to check the gears:mad::mad::mad:

[Brad]

Looks amazing! Sorry about the carnage.

[Andrew]

Yeah but how do they flex?

[KnuckleHead]

Looks good.... Have you flexed it out yet to see if you removed enough metal?

[wyota]

not sure, as soon as i get it running again i will RTI it. i think i need to take a little more off the back fenders at the bottom.

[KnuckleHead]

Yeah I ran into the same problem after I trimmed mine up. It all looked good, rode good on the street, but as soon as I flexed it..... well I fond out I had to trim some more.

[Brody]

Looks good and thanks for the update! How is Texas wheeling? Send us some pictures and keep us updated. How is the new job?

And be sure to send us the pictures of when you do the mandatory Texas "horn" update on your rig:

[1freaky1]

Todd good to see you got them to fit, too bad about the damages so far, Hoping nothing to serious there for ya!

Always remember to check for all flammable items before cutting/welding, I did a similar thing when welding the rear frame on my '57 and splatter went thru the steel brake line, well brake fluid burns in a light blue flame and is darn hard to see until you smells it!

[Brad]

Love the big horns :lmao:

[Steven_Mc]

Looks good! I like the bobbed bed and low slung rig with the larger tires... It gives the rig a much more muscular look! :thumb:

[wyota]

RTI'd the truck tonight only a little rubbing on the back fender
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/8-9724.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/8-8395.jpg
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[scout man]

what 4wheel parts has a ramp?

[wyota]

all of them down here in the flat lands (TX). haven't see any rocks here to flex on, so i guess 4wheelparts needs the ramps so they can sell upgrades other wise how would people know they need them :lmao:

[Smash]

Dang that looks good!!

[Chris]

all of them down here in the flat lands (TX). haven't see any rocks here to flex on, so i guess 4wheelparts needs the ramps so they can sell upgrades other wise how would people know they need them :lmao:

:lmao:

Looks great Todd!

[scout man]

oops, forgot you arent around here now. I even read that thread too!! :redface:

[southpaws3]

i see the 4wheel parts sign BUT what about the bright neon sign that says "WOOD HO" is that the (secret) end of the parking lot .. hahaha bsafe takecare down there

[Funrover]

All the clearance without messing up your COG, I like it!

[Rob]

what about the bright neon sign that says "WOOD HO"

:lmao:

Is that like "Westward, Ho" for lumberjacks. OLAY!!!!

[Pathrat]

Nice...shows off your new and cool tires!

[CR]

Lookin good buddy. You shouldn't have any issues on 202 when you get back. Just roll right over everything.