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58 NOVEMBER 20194-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD 4WHEELOFFROAD.COM
LORD OF THE RIGS
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Power comes from the factory 4.0L V-6
engine that is surrounded by custom tube
work holding the shock reservoirs and Glass-
works fiberglass fenders. Orie Harman gets
every last horsepower out of the engine with
the six-speed manual transmission behind it,
but he still would like more power to turn the
40-inch Toyos. He is currently torn between
supercharging the factory engine or replacing
it w ith an L S engine.2
The front suspension consists of a three-
link with lower links constructed from
2x0.250-wall DOM tubing and fitted with
11 ⁄ 4 -inch FK rod ends. The track bar was bent
to clear the oil pan at full bump, but is still par-
allel to the drag link to eliminate bumpsteer.
Bumps are smoothed out by 12-inch-travel
King coilovers fitted with 250-over-300 lb/in
coil springs coupled with 12-inch-travel, three-
tube King bypass shocks.3
The tube work on this truck is fl aw less,
maximizing space while providing strength
and rigidity. Orie built a full interior cage outof 1^3 ⁄ 4 -inch DOM tubing that mounts under the
headliner and ties into the four PRP Daily Driver
suspension seats. A quartet of shifters sits
between the seats to row the manual transmis-
sion and four-speed Atlas transfer case.4
The trailing arms have been well used in
the rocks, as is evident by the rock rash.
They were constructed from 2x0.250-wall
tubing and TIG-welded plate and cycle 21
inches of wheel travel from the 14-inch-travel
King coilovers and 16-inch-travel, three-tube
bypass shocks. A 1-inch PAC sway bar and Pro
Comp air bumps are also used in the rear to
fine-tune the suspension.5
The front axle is a Ford high-pinion Dana
60 w ith Reid k ingpin k nuck les and inner
Cs. Behind the WFO Concepts diff cover, 5.38
G2 gears are bolted to an ARB Air Locker and
route power to 35-spline Yukon chromoly
axleshafts and Hardcore locking hubs. The
axle has been trussed and reinforced to keep
it straight, even with extensive airtime and
pounding through whoops.6
The partial exo cage above the cab ties into
the interior cage w ith pl ates that stif fen the
chassis and provide a place to store gear. The
tube was rolled to match the lines of the body and
keep the gap consistent. Fabricators realize that
this is a ton of work, but the end result is worth it.7
The rear axle is a shaved 14-bolt filled with
5.38 G2 gears and an ARB Air Locker behind
the WFO Concepts aluminum diff cover. The disc
brake conversion sheds a ton of weight from the
axle, which has been heavily trussed to resist
bending. Orie trussed the top of the axle to
retain ground clearance, and by cutting off the
back of the frame and building his own tubular
structure he was able to maximize uptravel.8
It isn’t uncommon to see Double Cab Taco-
mas set up for overlanding with rooftop
tent s. Few of them have four-speed Atl as
transfer cases or 1-ton axles and 40-inch tires
though. Orie and his wife, Muriel, just took this
truck on a three -week road trip across the
country, camping in places like Colorado and
Utah along the way.1
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This truck can run the hardest
trails and then bomb down the dirt road to get home
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