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paulo's truck

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by tacopaulo, Jul 6, 2014.

  1. Sep 18, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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  2. Sep 18, 2014 at 11:24 AM
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    OME lift 4x sliders 4x skids
    great build :cool:
     
  3. Sep 18, 2014 at 4:49 PM
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    thanks guys

    lol
     
  4. Sep 18, 2014 at 5:04 PM
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    I'm serious dude
     
  5. Sep 19, 2014 at 9:35 AM
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    I just bought my setup I'll pass
     
  6. Sep 19, 2014 at 9:36 AM
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    Haha ok
     
  7. Sep 19, 2014 at 9:53 AM
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    Truck looks killer dude! I just got my Tacoma.. Hesitating on the Bil 5100s x 885s, scared the ride may be too harsh. Opinions?
     
  8. Sep 19, 2014 at 9:56 AM
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    Truck looks amazing... great job buddy:cheers:
     
  9. Sep 19, 2014 at 10:41 AM
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    I say do it man. It rides really good I have no complaints. I'll let you test drive it if you're ever in raleigh.
     
  10. Sep 19, 2014 at 10:41 AM
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    Thanks man
     
  11. Sep 19, 2014 at 11:00 AM
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    10-4 I think I will. I may jump to mid travel though, who knows. Then I'd be more likely to bang up my new rig :D
     
  12. Sep 19, 2014 at 11:17 AM
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    just do your research and you'll be fine. When I first got my truck I was on here for many hours that my wife was starting to get mad at me lol.
     
  13. Sep 19, 2014 at 6:03 PM
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    I ended up going with the exact same setup, and I'm really happy with it too. It rides a little stiff but not harsh at all. It actually rode really great with the michelins on it but when I put the 285 AT2s on it got more firm feeling. I just put mine of a couple weeks ago and haven't had a chance to get it in the dirt yet but I'm looking forward to it.

    Oh, and for the money, I don't think it can be beat.
     
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  14. Sep 19, 2014 at 8:49 PM
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    awesome and congrats on the new setup!
     
  15. Nov 26, 2014 at 2:33 PM
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    Dat taco lean :/
    d87cba5552480d42e1952b31ebafd137_4efad6d13ba027a5adaff33bb0f67123cafc2d66.jpg
     
  16. Nov 26, 2014 at 4:14 PM
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    How long did it take to start leaning? When I installed the lift, I added a spacer on the drivers side front to try to prevent it. So far so good, but it hasn't been too long.
     
  17. Nov 26, 2014 at 4:51 PM
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    I just started noticing it recently. So I guess a few months? I should have done what you did! I'll address it later. It doesn't bother me that much right now.
     
  18. Dec 7, 2014 at 6:54 PM
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    sub'd for later! awesome truck. any complaints with your lift setup? also does your truck sit level as far as front to back?
     
  19. Dec 7, 2014 at 8:59 PM
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    thanks! i love the lift setup. no complaints so far. the front sits a little lower than the back. probably half an inch? not sure i haven't measured in a while. i do plan on leveling it out in the future though.
     
  20. Dec 9, 2014 at 11:46 AM
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    what setting do you have your bilstein's set at?
     

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