</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by beachtaco:
<strong>I didn't know that. Was that the hangar bracket that fell off? I know that in the early stages, alot of the taco SAS were having problems with the spring hangar mounts tear or the weld breaking cause of the twisting action. But they solved the problem. It's R&D....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">No. Yogi did not solve this problem. The front spring hanger on ShaneÆs Tacoma literally fell off. Zags from Pirate4X4 solved this issue with a triangular hanger made from a single piece of 3/8" plate bent into shape. That was single piece of 3/8" plate if you missed it. Shane could have been killed if this would have gave way at freeway speeds. Yogi to this day has his original spring hanger, but has not had any issues yet.
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ShaneÆs new hanger was made by an extremely experienced fabricator with years of AZ & Hammers trails under his belt. It was built for AZ & Hammers trails, not the GWNF ATV ramp.
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Rest in peace bunny boy. I hope you don't take any innocent people out with you.
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Yogi's hanger was alot beefier than the Hostess Ding Dong wrapper one you have attached to your vehicle. It will fail, mark my words. I would love to see your pathetic face when it does.
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For the record so Dave gets is right:

1. I was very glad to see someone take on a 3rd Gen SAS swap.

2. I was very disappointed to see it was Bunny Dave. Unfortunately Dave is a student and has limited time and income. Dave also lacks the real life experience gained from the Hammers and AZ trails. He does not have anyone with this experience to call on for advice. If a GWNF ATV ramp truck is all he is after, I'm sure there are plenty of ATV ramp veterans out there to assist him. Hopefully Dave will stick to GWNF and the other East Coast trails, which his vehicle is built for.

3. Marlin built a SAS 3rd Gen 4Runner last summer. Sorry Dave, maybe you can be the first to die in a SAS 3rd Gen.
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Oh yeah to recap:

An ARB Tacoma bar will come real close to bolting up on a 1996-1998 4Runner. You will have to cut the front frame rail plates off on a 1999-2002.

Both TJM bars for 1996-1998 and 1999-2002 are direct bolt-ons.

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Finally:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by 44Runner:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by HOJU:here's a good pic of the Tacoma bar on Jataga's rig-</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans"><strong>GOOD-NESS! Why not just encase the radiator in concrete and call it a day? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Is pretty much the reason I though I would let you know what I though of you and your Hostess Ding Ding built machine. Enjoy your commonwealth cruiser!