Sunset Joe's 85 Toyota

Awesome work Seth! Looks great. . I'm excited to see the front

-Josh

This might be a stupid question or I may have over looked it, But I was wondering what is the reasoning behind the limiting straps? Is it for over inflating and pinion change?

They limit the travel, and follow the desert style theme. They will keep the shocks from overextending, as well keep the drive shaft from hitting the cross member when over lifted or put up on a lift. I wanted to keep a limited amount of travel on the truck since it has a 2-piece drive shaft, and if the suspension arc becomes too great they commonly tear the rubber bushing the carrier bearing is mounted on. The way this suspension is set up it has a total of a 1" arc, which the mount can easily handle. I also wanted to keep a soft smooth, close to stock ride quality, so the bags are mounted on a large ratio. This means they could lift well over the 9 inches I wanted, but with Slam bags, they get rapidly stiffer once they pass their static load point (the way it sits without a load on it). So the suspension only uses about the first 3/4 travel of the bag, which is the softest part. So it will ride virtually the same at all heights of travel. If only I could have talked him into Bilsteins, the ride would be much better. But I feel this will provide a nice ride that could be comfortably daily driven.

KIller work man i love the look.

I built a wishbone today for a customer in Texas. Just built to his specs.

I first welded the 3/4" threaded bung into some 1.5" tube and plug welded it. I then sleeved it with a piece of 1.75" tube, with one end notched for more surface area, and welded them together. I also welded a 3/4" billet steel stud to a Ballistic pivot joint (big).



I then built the rest of the wishbone around that.



And the overall piece.

Looks good Seth. . You are a busy guy


-Josh

How much for a wishbone like that man.

Going rate has been $275 shipped lately. That's in 1.5" or 1.75" DOM with an adjustable Ballistic Joint, bushings, and axle tabs.

Here are some arms I am working on for a D50 in the shop.

nice work bro. where did you get your lightening hole dies from?