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I've got the room to just remount the spring perches on the frame all the way back. The front perch needs a bracket that drops down to original height because as u move backwards the chassis travels ' up'. Add a cross beam (lose the spare tire), shock mounts n brake lines. Even drive shafts by frank in SF says 'no problem' on the shaft. It all seems do-able and easier than cutting and extending frame... Meanwhile I've been gutting and cleaning and fixing the pop-up. Thankfully it's not too rotten and I wont be restoring it to show quality like I've seen here. Just make it livable, throw the mutt/surfboards in the back and hit the road! All the way down the coast to Antarctica. Still, if anyone has advice on the fabricating part, PLEasE, let me know. Weight issues? Air shocks?... Welding, axle upgrades, All this is beyond my oil n tire changing skills so no hard feelings if sumbody gots to burst my bubble The Tacoma heads to the welder sumtime in feb. Happy new year all!

Side by side the hilux and Tacoma make a pretty good match but rear end on the tacoma needs to go a little farther back. Could the chinook camper 'pull forward' abit ? Still, quite a bit of tail hanging off the back,... How might that ride considering weight distribution? As simple as mounting a winche bumper n jack up front to balance the whole circus out? Similar things I've seen online include moving the rear end back. Some by cutting in extensions of frame. I'd like to avoid this. If the distance is 4-6" ish, can u 're-perch' the end farther back on the tacoma?, longer driveshaft without needing a carrier bearing?..

I have a '96 Tacoma 4x4 standard cab shortbed. 104" long (i think) wheelbase?. Just bought a 76 chinook pop up. I would like a similar conversion to the one your doing. Do u think this is possible even tho my Tacoma isn't a long bed? the 76 chinook runs (rough) and the shell is cleanish with, hmmm, a barely livable inside so i could just leave it but still... Seriously impressed with your 4x4 chinook builds.

I think I kno those videos byheart. Galvanized knight, or sumthing. I think that he's in Canada....Anybody kno his email address? I recently purchased a 76 chinook pop-up. Hopefully i can swap the shell (and front bench seat) into the 96' Tacoma 4x4.

Yah Sorry, To b clear, I'd like to add an chinook campershell to my '96 stock Tacoma (It's a shortbed). It was my idea to try and find the shell n a junkyard or on the back of a non-op Toyota. I'm located n San Francisco. I came to the toyotaforum here to ask the experts,if 1;somebody had one laying around, and 2; if I was missing a glaring red flag concerning the joining of the pieces( 96' and the shell). Thanks for the lead on the craiglist posting in Yelm Wa. I will follow up on that!

Hello, I've got a 96' Tacoma 4x4 and I'd like to add a chinook pop up camper to it. Do I hav to hav a long bed? I've read the rear axle needs to go back/extend drive shaft and upgrade suspension. Also, should I be searching junkyards? ebay and anywhere else? Ideas, thoughts welcome, Thnks