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Replaced rear springs-Now Front End Too Low

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by firstnamemike, Oct 31, 2014.

  1. Oct 31, 2014 at 5:57 PM
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    firstnamemike

    firstnamemike [OP] Active Member

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    First, Thanks to my fellow members I would like to thank Tacoma World Forums for a great resource.

    I just replaced the springs on my Tacoma for the second time, so this time I went with some heavy duty springs from General Spring.

    I really love the added heavy duty strength, and I actually like the added 2-3 inches. Now I think I should bring up the front. See the pictures.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

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  2. Oct 31, 2014 at 6:01 PM
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    Styx586

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    U still running the stock rear shocks? If you got 2-3 inches of lift out of those springs ur gonna want to replace those with some longer shocks before you snap them off. Ur best "affordable" choice for ur front end is gonna be bilsteins with eibach or OME springs, or OME shocks and springs
     
  3. Oct 31, 2014 at 6:09 PM
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    hotrod53

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    Be sure to give the new springs time to settle before you make any final decisions on ride height. They will settle probably 1-2"
     
  4. Oct 31, 2014 at 6:25 PM
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    firstnamemike

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    Ok Thanks for the input. Terrance, I did not change the shocks, so I will look into that. And Lynd, I have let them settle for 1 month and they are still much higher than the stock springs.

    I'm going to look into the Eibach or OME shocks and springs as Terrance suggested. I will report back for everyone benefit.
     
  5. Oct 31, 2014 at 9:08 PM
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    Rosscopeeko

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    My truck looks like yours right now. I went with wheelers hd springs and bilstein 5100 all around. I only installed the rear suspension so far, but I have ome 884 coils for the front. My delay in installing them is because of my bad front wheel bearings. I need to fix that first.
     

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