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'16' SJR Wheeler T-cased and Yota IFS


Scott in Bellingham
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well its been a few years since I built myself a Wheeler, my last one for myself was the 87 blue wagon I trimmed all the weight off and added a roll bar cage and a 3" lift, fun car not winter weather friendly, the car before that 3 years ago was the bobbed goldish 91 legacy wagon dual range 8" lift, and Toyota rear axle, well now I'm ready to go a few more steps forward thinking of Toyota IFS 7.5" up front add a second transfer case and run either a yota 8" outback or a second yota IFS outback , 31" pizza cutters , bout 8-9" lift 4 door with a sedan trunk, all weather wheeler , not sure on body a EJ body's nice as it will already have the EJ engine which I want, I found a 96 Legacy sedan last year with slight frontend damage for $400 if I can find another similar deal that would be a good start, I wont need to find a car just yet unless one shows up as Ill spend most the fab time on setting up the suspension and drive components, I want to go with stock Toyota IFS parts make my own a-arms and center the diff , maybe even go Subaru strut up top and modify the Toyota knuckle to except the lower strut 2 bolt mount, so when its done it will have a center frame mounted diff, equal length lengthened CV axles with Toyota locking hubs on all 4 wheels , all components stronger then stock Subaru stuff and many Aftermarket Lockers available with rear unlocking hubs and a second Transfer case to lower gears and raise or leave the engine in its stock location, right now this is just in the idea stage I like to think about and plan for a project before I start buying parts and filling the shop up with stuff, I can also see bobbing and narrowing the body front and rear tell me what you think I want Critique

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Thinking back to when I was looking this up the other combo that I was wondering if it would work was the newer Subaru front knuckles with bolt in unit bearings, as the sidekick spindle bolts on, if the spindle could be adapted, then struts trailing arms and tie rods could all be reused. Ussuming custom axle shafts where made for Toyota cvs.

 

A lot of good info in this thread.

http://www.yotatech.com/f199/ccraviottos-1987-4runner-long-travel-build-up-thread-223750/index6.html

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Thinking back to when I was looking this up the other combo that I was wondering if it would work was the newer Subaru front knuckles with bolt in unit bearings, as the sidekick spindle bolts on, if the spindle could be adapted, then struts trailing arms and tie rods could all be reused. Ussuming custom axle shafts where made for Toyota cvs.

A lot of good info in this thread.

http://www.yotatech.com/f199/ccraviottos-1987-4runner-long-travel-build-up-thread-223750/index6.html

Thanks I looked over that yota tread good stuff,

 

I might do this In stages, I'm pickin up the car this week, it's a automatic, think ill do a quick 8-9" lift figure out the t-case mount get it drivable then look at swapping the axles out, that way I'll have a drivable car instead or a long drawn out project takin up room

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