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

Yes, you'll reduce their life faster the more negative arch they see.

But so what? all spring are wear items be it leaf or coil. They never last and always will need replaced. Plus you won't see negative THAT much unless your offroading ALL the time. Mine on Frank go negative all the time and i haven't had issues. Worth the travel to me.

If you're running the rear wheelers kit, making a new stand for the bumps themselve will net you more travel too as they are i think..1.5-2''? tall. Can whack that down to 1/2'' if you want or so. Just as long as the bolt clears.

 

Alright cool I'm thinking it's worth it for me also.. I'll check out the wheelers bump stand and also the top strike bracket and come up with something

 

Many thanks to CBI for this awesome product, can't believe the weight of this. Guess the antenna isn't moving. lol


And also to Jeff at Toyota of York for hooking me up with the crush washers and the SURPRISE hat. Awesome folks to deal with. Now to get this white crap to quit falling so I can get to work on this whole thing.

 

Sigh

 

haha maybe you need to follow suit.

 

Perfect timing, new suspension, new wheels, and new tires.

 

235/85/16 being ordered now

 

Which tire you go with? I wish I was local to you so I could install all your goodies.... Kinda like a poor kid's Christmas lol

 

This is well said. The whole 'negative arch' thing was misunderstood pretty heavily on here a few months ago. The flatter your unloaded 'new' leaf pack is, the less that 'negative arch' will fatigue your springs, obviously within reason. Also the flatter your leaves, the more comfy your ride will be and you won't need a kidney belt. This is why I love the Dakar leaf pack. Definitely the way I'll go when the time comes. Solid post. I appreciate your contributions, especially because it's not speculation. You've actually done or ran (or seen another truck do or run) most of these things.

 

Hah
Cooper max st

Anyone know know where lowering screw for spare is?

Can't find it

 

Haven't looked on the taco yet, but on my other Yota 4x4s it is above the spare tire. Using the OEM tool kit was easiest way to lower it on those. I'll take a peek.

 

Got TC UCAs installed today. I'm excited to have my alignment closer to factory spec. I took some pics of my sweet toytec lift as well.

 

You push the hook end of the rod in-between the center of the top of the bumper and the bottom of the tailgate, it's a cylinder with a slot in it above the tire in the middle.

 

You need the OEM tool kit. Look in between the tail gate and the rear bumper straight back. You'll see it. Its basically right above the middle of the spare.

 

I have the kit


Worse design in the world

Took forever to find the hole
Had to take plate off

Then use extension all the inside which lowers the spare

Wow

 

Looking good hombre

 

Yeah, I wouldn't say worst design, but yeah once you see how it works it'll be a piece of cake from now on.

 

I don't know about the worst. It is a bit of a pain though. Mine more so because the plastic trim on top of my bumper is all tweaked and warped so I have to shove to get the rod through.

 

Another reason I ordered the swing out spare tire gate

 

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