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

New rubber + New kicks!
Sadly, won't have them installed till Friday

 

Def get the puller, it'll make sure its an hour job for both sides.

 

Anyone have ideas on what the length is from the air box to the driver side knee panel is? I'm trying to put in a order for aux electrical panel, but I'm out of town so I don't have access to my truck?

 

So finished the lbjs but still have small side to side play in the tire??

Outer tie rod looked fine, not too sure about inner or what else it could be

 

Doesn't have up and down play

 

Did your tie rods have some rigidity to it when you let it go? I.E. was there slop in it and once you let go of it did it drop down without any resistance

 

Yea once the outer was hit out they kinda flopped down

 

It's probably shot then, my are the same. I let go and it went down right after that. Will be replaced during Christmas break

 

Yea probably, ill replace relatively soon as well.

When the outer was detached I checked the inner for wiggle though and seemed to be “okay”... just may be a bit worn out

Theres no harm in driving with them with a small amount of play is there?

Not like having lower ball joint failure etc

 

Hey guys. Didn't wanna start a new thread so have a couple questions Regarding suspension. Plan to get some extended king c.o. up front. Kinda budgeted for the rear after those so.. I was thinking of ome nitros to go with the dakars.. Or should I go icons for the rear?


Plans:

Front
Ext kings
Ext brake lines

Rear
Dakars w/nitros
Shackle bushings for stock shackles
Ubolts
Brake prop bracket
Ext brake line

Anything else I'm missing? Shackle bolts maybe just in case they're seized? Do I need any new bumpstops Or stock fine for now?

 

I'm not too sure you'll appreciate the limited travel of the rear if you put nitrochargers on (they run short), but I will say that you'll likely need a whole new set of rear shackles as they seize in and you cannot just replace the bolts (they are a pressed in stud).

 

Wheelers superbumps are liked by many here for the rear.

Enjoyed mine so far

 

Meant to ask if nitros would even work. So icons be good enough to pair with the kings? And sounds good on the shackles. Didn't know that. Thought the bolts could just be replaced. Greasables then? And do I really need the replacement bumpstops? Or only if you plan to thrash the truck?

 

I would advise that you wait on ordering shocks until you have had the time to cycle the new leafs and find out what lengths you need for your specific application. You can then look up what fits and make your decision. But Icon is quality stuff and completely revalvable so I don't see why it would be a bad choice if the lengths are compliant. You'll want bumpstops that are appropriate for your shock travel. You can only match your shocks so well to the truck, after that you'll need to see how tall your bumps need to be to avoid bottoming your nice new shocks. The OME greasable bushing and shackle set is quality stuff (I like em and my leafs no squeaky squeaky).

 

Wait, will the dakars net me 3" to pair with the front kings at 3"? Is that why they "fall short"? Because they are paired with dakars...? Or would I need some Lift shackles? Cuz the dakars are 2.5" yeah?
Sorry for all the questions. Lol. Just trying to understand what combos will work. Heh.

 

The Dakars will net somewhere near 3" when brand new but settle to 2.5-2.75 shortly after. Which is the height you should have your Kings at too (3" is really unnecessary and puts strain on our front ends leaving us with little to no down travel). The Dakars can flex a lot though and that is where the Nitros fall short because they are relatively short travel shocks.

 

So I wouldn't go with the 0-3 " shocks from icon. They'll be to short. Epically if your going for a lift. They limit down travel on my stock springs . They do ride nice though.

 

@NightProwler Id listen to this guy about cycling the new leafs before buying shocks. I bought a complete OME kit and the leafs have more down travel than the shocks, so the shocks limit the travel. I'm scared they're gonna bust open! Now I need to weld in new shock mounts.

 

Well what the hell. Ha. I was actually deciding on Fox's. But they're the same length. Hmm. Well what other options have I?? And I need need need new shocks asap. The rears are completely shot. Along with the leafs. I am upgrading from this crappy spacer lift with blocks that I've been suffering with since I bought it.. Was hoping I could slap it all on there and be good! Ha. So I should just put the leafs on first then? With my stock shocks??

 

You could while waiting for new shocks to come in . It'll probably ride like crap though.