Pics of your 1st gen lift? Before and/or after?

First pic of the Tacoma the day I brought her home.

.....and after a 2" lift & many mods later.....

 

What tires did you get?

 

One of my buddies has a set of Toyo M/Ts and I got him to let me throw them on my Tacoma and I loved them. And a girl I helped work on her old yota let me use her dunlop M/Ts and they were nice too. I will never get those BFG A/Ts though. I'm trying to wear them out fast so I have a good excuse to get rid of them.

 

like the roll bar lights... how much was that roll bar?

 

The only problem I have with those is that most of the MT tires lack siping for snow and ice. I am considering Mickey Thompson ATZ next time around.

 

Thanks man. I found it on Craigslist and the guy only wanted a hundred bucks for it. If you type in "toyota roll bar" or "tacoma roll bar" you should find what your'e looking for. Sometimes you find the bar you want with lights already on them. I found the one i REALLY wanted with 4 130W Daylighters ontop for only $150 about two weeks after I bought mine. I was kicking myself in the ass for not being patient.

 

What do you mean by "siping"? I hear the Thompson Baja Claws are pretty badass tires too. Haven't heard much about the ATZ though.

 

Im in the same boat! I dont really care for my BFGs and am trying to ware them down faster so I can get something else. They arent as good as a thaught they would be in snow and mud. So I think Im ganna try out the Hankook M/Ts next, theyve gotten some good reviews.

 

I REALLY want Toyo M/Ts but I can't find them in 285/75 for less than 1K. So I might have to settle for some generic M/T tire. But I look at it like almost any M/T is going to be better than these POS's.

 

ok like i said before id post the pics and here they are of my new tires, there bfgoodrich all terrain 265/75/16.

btw the first pic, the grille was all black but i park right on the ocean and we had a tropical storm (drizzle) few weeks back and the salt took off the paint but ill be getting a all new black grille from ebay sooooo lol and my rims paint are coming off but whatever its stock painted black so itll do till i get new wheels. enough of that heres the pics

 

Looks good dude.

 

sweet truck i love the color

 

lol thanks man, i love the color of your truck as well. good taste bro

 

As expensive as it is to lift IFS, I'm considering puting that $$$ towards doing a SAS.

 

While my truck was in the shop because of an accident I decided to have the body shop install the bilsteins 5100's on all four plus the Toytec Add a Leaf with the 1.5" block I have seen the truck and it looks great( pics to follow when I can walk without crutches).
The difference in the ride is noticeable but is there any signs I should look out for?
Would I have to get any spacers for 285 16" tires?

 

Im running 285's with 2.5"s of lift and I highly recommend getting little 1/4" spacers. This pushes the tire away from the UCA a bit

 

where exactley do they go?

 

they slide right on your studs, then you put the wheel on over top

 

i was thinking of getting some pro comp black gloss series 8069 http://www.performanceplustire.com/...manufacturerID/183/productID_/5227#prodAnchor

i just got the bilsteins 5100's and toytec 1.5"AAL

I could use some help and suggestions as far as either 16",17",or 18" rim and what tire would be the best bet for me and my needs let me know any of your tips, experiences, or suggestions. thanks

 

I would tell you to go with 15's becuase the tires cost about 30% less than 16's. I want to get 15's but I love the shoes I have right now. So I don't want to pay for bran new rims that look the same and then have to get new tres too.