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1993 Custom Toyota Mini Truck - Dragged Daily's Rear Suspension

Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Frame Measured
13.Before the rotating cam... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Frame Measured
13.Before the rotating cam can be designed, the rest of the necessary measurements are taken so everything can be planned before the major pieces are built.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Measure
14.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Cutting Bag Mount
15.Aaron decides that the... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Cutting Bag Mount
15.Aaron decides that the 'bags need to be placed first so that he can get accurate measurements for the final cam and sleeve placement. So he cuts out the 'bag mount using 3/16-inch plate.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Drill Mounting Holes
16.The rest of the 'bag mount... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Drill Mounting Holes
16.The rest of the 'bag mount prepping is taken care of, including drilling the mounting holes and grinding in some personality to the once-square plate.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Grinding Plate
17.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Bag Mount
18.Before the 'bag mount is... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Bag Mount
18.Before the 'bag mount is welded in, it is double-checked to ensue it's level.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mount Welded
19.The mount gets tacked in... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mount Welded
19.The mount gets tacked in place, checked one more time, and then is fully welded.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Bags Bolted In
20.The 'bags are bolted into... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Bags Bolted In
20.The 'bags are bolted into place and ready to see some action.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Machine
21.The bottom 'bag mount is... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Machine
21.The bottom 'bag mount is built and welded together.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Bottom Bag Mount
22.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mount Bolted To Bags
23.After the mount is built,... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mount Bolted To Bags
23.After the mount is built, it's bolted to the 'bags.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mounts
24.Now we can get back to... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mounts
24.Now we can get back to the fun stuff and work on the rotating cam. The mounts are cut from 1/2-inch to ensure strength, and also because it looks pretty beefy.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Sleeve Mounts
25.The "big daddy" is used... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Sleeve Mounts
25.The "big daddy" is used to drill the center hole in the sleeve mounts.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mount
26.Here's the trick to the... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Mount
26.Here's the trick to the system: This mount will hold the cam, but the cam will be able to rotate to push the arms up and down.
Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Cam Plate
27.Next, the cam's plates... 
   
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Cantilever Airbags And Rear Suspension Cam Plate
27.Next, the cam's plates are measured, cut, drilled out, and shaped to match the rest of the spiked theme throughout the frame.

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