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

I don't think anyone is better lined up to do a side by side test than you my friend. I think a lot of folks here would appreciated dropping a couple bulbs in and compare.

 

Not today. But soon...

 

What size are those???

 

You never told me how much those 315's were.

 

will give it a test and let you know

 

Those are pretty! I should have hopped on the SCS wagon. These steel rims balance like crap

 

Drivers side is all cut up, full lock and stuff no rubbing at all and pleny of room for plating over. The front of the fender still needs alot of persuation with the hammer but its coming along nicely!

 

So I guess you must have the shocks off and full compression to do that work?

 

I had been thinking something similar, but...

I'm thinking it might be something with the venting system being clogged since it fixed itself with running out of gas. If it continues I'll test it by using my cans so it won't trip the sensor on the pump. Maybe.

I haven't hit it that I know of.

 

Yes sir only way id be able to get the job done. lots of moving tire on and off, lifting it up and down. Checking clearance marking and cutting.

 

Yea you have like no lift. Actually probably lower then stock.

I turn the coil overs just a bit. Not a lot. Like 1" lift. But that's just me

650s are good. 700s will last longer and will require a different valving. If you tune them, they will ride just as good. My good friend Mike is on 700s right now. I am too, grant I'm lt. But the 650s will wear out after a few years of hard wheeling. But all springs do. They are a consumable. If you take the time with then alving the 700s will last longer though.

 

@Blackdawg

Sounds good. I hadn't even noticed they were low. I turned them down back before the bumper/winch/battery/etc but I'll try raising them an inch or so.

 

No need to go over board. Try and find a nice balance of up and down travel. Right now though you have more down travel then up by quiet a bit it looks like. Just need to compensate for the bumper and winch.

 

Thinking about going coilovers instead of 5100s and Ebachi's....will I have to rebuild the coilovers after a while?

And I'm wanting 3" of lift with a nice coilovers ride

 

coilovers are meant to be rebuilt

ill let someone else weigh in but I am pretty sure it is recommended every 2-5 years depending on usage

 

Sounds like you don't want to do that. Go with OME.

 

I heard ome sags after a while and I dont like the idea of a top plate spacer for a full 3"

 

Depends what you get, you're not gonna get a full 3" no matter what you do it'll settle over time. I'll tell you it's a far better option than 5100/eibachs IMO.

 

Oh, at some point I was going to get the 5100s and set them at 1.5 so I can take this spacer out to keep it level

 

The top plate for the OME is very minuscule and is for correcting the bro lean. Since the gas tank is on the left your driver side will always be heavier.
Setting your shocks higher is sketch to me.