What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

all in all I think I know what I want and will get.. (883 with nitro

Thank you sir! I have a full OME setup in back as of now. pretty darn stiff if you ask me.
I will check out that build later tonight when I have time to read through. thank you for the advice

 

x2 on the eibachs being too stiff. Even with a hybrid bumper its still a bit too stiff. Plan on changing it out once I fix my rear suspension

 

alright. after more reading and talking to a few locals.. OME 882 it is. with OME shocks and I will do a dif drop also

 

Diff drops are snake oil. Don't waste you're time and money.

 

THIS

Just did King coil overs and removed the sway bar on my Double Cab Igor. Was suuuupppeerrrr rolly. Rode like a cady though just not in the corners.

Added Alcan leaf spring to the rear..bam. Perfect ride, no more body roll.

How old are they and how often to you get to abuse them? Mine loosened up awesome after about a year of constant wheeling and abuse. They flexed fantastic. Just had to break them in. Still work great on my brothers truck.

 

Hit and miss with some trucks. It does absolutely nothing to the CV boot angles at all. But it does rotate the diff up towards the tcase. Its my understanding it helps the U joint.


But yea...not really worth it haha

 

As for Eibach coils. I agree in not recommending them ONLY if you have no off road bumper or aftermarket skids. With a "stock weighted" truck they are too stiff. I ran them with stock weight for about 3 months before I started doing some off roading. After a few weekends off roading they felt amazing. With a little extra weight and/or some cycling of them to break them in they're great. I love mine.

I've been running a diff drop for 2 and a half years now, and it did reduce some vibrations I had at certain speeds. Like Monte said, it's hit or miss and I'd hold off on getting it unless you start feeling extra vibes after. Then I would consider it.

**Dang it Monte. I post in here after seeing everybody saying don't get them and before I finish you've already posted answer to both of them! Haha**

 

About a year and a half, but I've only really gotten to use them more recently (finally got a job where weekends are off) but with my bumper I can already feel them working better. But that's one reason why I wanted to wait before I redid the front suspension

 

Agreed on the 620lb coils. Mine were already broken-in and rode pretty great with all my skids on. Currently it rides rough while my skids are off for some fixs/tweaks.

 

OK good to know. I think I'll be getting the 882 tho. ome shocks also.. and as I just read above no diff drop.. people saying it's not worth it..

 

i cleaned up my ratty rims

 

beautiful truck!

 

That roof rack tho

 

I know right!! me want!!!!

 

Damn you have a DC..... if you had a Xtra cab you could get one now

 

I think my Eibach coils do pretty darn decent in the flex department now that I have actually got some good wheeling time on them. They don't ride the greatest but they are pretty darn smooth on washboard roads and like I said the flex is good.

 

thanks buddy!!

i couldn't be happier with it, id strongly suggest picking one up.

 

Roof rack? where?

 

its located on the roof.

 

What type of rack is that?