OWNER/HOMETOWN:
Mike Alexander / Ontario, California
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL:
'93 Toyota
ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN:
2.2L four-banger / five-speed manual tranny / custom aluminum fuel cell built by Chassis By Aaron
INSTALLERS:
Engine work by LC Engineering
WHEELS/TIRES:
FRONT: 19x8-inch one-off Boyd Coddingtons / 225/35ZR19 Nitto NT555s
REAR: 19x10-inch one-off Boyd Coddingtons designed by Mike / 275/35ZR19 Nitto NT555s
SUSPENSION:
FRONT: Contitech airbags connect to a pivot arm and connecting rod to raise and lower the suspension / Bilstein coilover shocks control the ride and feature a mount that isolates the airbag so the truck rides solely on the coilover
REAR: '92 Toyota Supra IRS centersection / axles shortened 3 inches each side by Dutchman Motorsports / hubs swapped from left to right and new mounts were fabricated / cantilever-mounted airbags actuate a lever arm to rotate a cam that raises and lowers Bilstein coilover shocks / a second arm locks out the cam using air cylinders so the truck only rides on the coilovers / handbuilt tubular chassis / tubular control arms pivoting on uni-balls / custom steering
FABRICATOR:
Aaron Iha from Chassis By Aaron
BODY MODS:
3-1/2-inch body drop / 2-inch choptop / bed shortened 2 inches to remain proportional to cab / everything is shaved off the sheetmtal / suicide driver-side door / one-off Grant Kustoms front bumper / Grant Kustoms tailgate skin / Silver Star Customs LED lighting / gas filler relocated to driver-side doorjamb / Asco valves / Air Zenith compressors / custom air tanks
BODYWORK:
Chassis By Aaron
CUSTOM PAINT:
None, yet
CLUB:
Severed Ties
SPECIAL THANKS:
First and foremost, Aaron Iha for his dedication and mad skills (None of this would be possible without him. This has truly turned into a labor of love!); Chris at Boyd Coddington Wheels, Nitto, the boys at Grant Kustoms, Steve at RCD, Dale, Woods, Chad, Ben, Jerry, and anyone who's picked up some Scotch-Brite and WD-40 and went to town; Mike's wife Ashley for all her patience and support; Christine, Aaron's girl, for all her support, letting us play with this truck for so long; Kaik Products, LCE, Wilwood, Air Zenith, and anyone else who was roped into helping out; all Mike's friends and family in Severed Ties.