1981 Toyota Trekker - Import Upgrades: Part 2 - Four Wheeler Network
In the last installment, we introduced our ’81 Toyota Trekker 4x4 and tore into the axles (“Import Upgrades,” Mar. Our truck had many of the common popular aftermarket Toyota solid-axle improvements. Next installment we’ll move on up to the front suspension and get it out on the trail. In most cases, a well-thought-out leaf-spring suspension can be built to control the axles in many different off-road situations. So we decided to take the leap into link-style suspensions front and rear. So rather than shoot in the dark with an unproven custom suspension design, we decided to use a kit. Mayhem Metal Works specializes in extreme custom fabrication, but the company offers a solid-axle link suspension swap kit for the front and rear of Toyota trucks. The entire system is based around a buggy-style skidplate that correctly locates all of the suspension links to the frame, which is one of the most difficult, yet key parts of designing a solid, properly working link-style suspension. Since the Mayhem Metal Works kit is designed for doing a solid-axle swap on later-model IFS Toyota trucks, we had to make a few tweaks for it to work with. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
