The control arm mounts are...
The control arm mounts are welded in and the lower control arm is installed.
The shock hoops were due to go in next. The shock hoops I decided to use were from All-Pro Off-Road, but are not the coil over mounts that are included in the 3-link kit. They are the shock hoops from the older Toyota pickups which extend a few inches higher into the wheel well, utilizing the space a little better. Also, using these hoops would allow for better placement of the mounting position of the coil over shock. With the axle still suspended from the frame, Andreas began figuring out where the hoops were going to go and tacked them in place. Having installed this kit on many Tacoma's in the past, he knew where the coil over needed to be mounted in order to keep everything operating properly.
Once the hoops were welded in, the coil over shocks were mounted. Without any problem, we then put in the track bar using the All Pro brackets on both the frame side and axle side. I'd go into more detail, but Andreas was the one working the magic.
 Andreas held up the coilover...  Andreas held up the coilover and shock-hoop approximately where they wre going to be mounted. |  After taking all the necessary...  After taking all the necessary measurements, Andreas tacked the shock hoop in place. |  The shock hoops were welded...  The shock hoops were welded in place and the coilover was mounted. |
For the steering system we used the Jeep Wagoneer Tie Rod and fabricated the Draglink with heim joints on each end. This setup will work for now, but we eventually will go to a hi-steer setup.
Rubicon Express front 5.5...
Rubicon Express front 5.5 Inch Jeep TJ lift springs were used to lift the rear.
For now, the rear suspension will utilize the factory links and modified front 5.5" Rubicon Express Jeep TJ Springs were used for the lift and longer Rancho 5000 Shocks were installed. In order for the TJ Springs to fit we had to cut off the last loop on the coil where the diameter of the spring gets smaller.
The trackbar relocation bracket I used is from Trailmaster's 4" suspension lift. We obviously have more than 4" of lift on this truck but the bracket got us in the ball park and will work until we build an adjustable rear trackbar. The slip yoke on the rear driveshaft is long enough to not have a custom driveshaft made, however we did have to notch the cross member for driveshaft clearance due to the increased driveshaft angle.
Next, we had to make some room for the front driveshaft. The front driveshaft originally ran above the transmission cross member to the differential that was mounted to the frame for the IFS setup. Now, however, the driveshaft will be moving up and down through the area where the cross member currently sits. The cross member was cut and Andreas fabricated half of the cross member so it would now run above all of the suspension linkage and front drive shaft. He also cut off, modified, and re-welded the transmission cross member frame mounts to fit around the suspension link brackets on the frame.