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Leveling kit or lift kit?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Sportster01, Mar 6, 2018.

  1. Mar 8, 2018 at 7:55 PM
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    Mully

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    Wow, been there done that, head went through the windshield. It wasn't fun.
     
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  2. Mar 8, 2018 at 7:55 PM
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    Woooo! I an leaving my truck stock, driving on pavement, and most of all drinking tequila!
     
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    I woke up in the road.
     
  4. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:00 PM
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    Man, that's ruff. I couldn't see straight for over a week. Wife was so pissed, said I am lucky I didn't kill our oldest son, he only broke a bone in his hand. I was stupid and was not buckled in. Jeep is in an earlier post. Totaled.
     
  5. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:03 PM
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  6. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:04 PM
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    Here is a spacer lift for all of you. This is bad ass!

    Screenshot_20180110-131204.jpg
     
  7. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:08 PM
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    Holy mother of God! @SteelerJim is that your rig?
     
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  8. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:09 PM
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    Spacers lift, just stack them up, race car shit.
     
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  9. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:12 PM
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    I want to see some spacer lift pics, show me your your junk, or stuff. Funny s**t this is.
     
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  10. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:16 PM
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    Someone should jam some of these in your coils, 7 or 8 of them could give you a good 6" lift.

    m0a3JF2RbY3ex_ulkVaIxow.jpg
     
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    Zero broken bones and out the hospital in 4hrs after 190 stitches in the head. I need to lift my truck but I can’t afford coilovers. Here is my Venmo. Accepting donations: @Thomas-Daniels-19
     
  12. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:18 PM
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  13. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:19 PM
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    Thanks you Sir for your sacrifice.
     
  14. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:21 PM
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    you clearly know nothing about cars, this was 100% caused by the spacers. you see, what happened was the spacers actually pack a few sticks of dynamite worth of potential energy and when that energy releases either your coilover bends in half or your truck EXPLODES like yours did....its simple math really
     
  15. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:22 PM
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    I may get rid of my FOX coilovers and install a spacer lift, sell them, make some money. It's all good man.
     
  16. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:22 PM
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    @Doozy4212 Let me guess, you run spacers... ?
     
  17. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:22 PM
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    im not lifted at all...stock mobbing
     
  18. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:23 PM
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    Spacer lift didn't cause this.

    LPOR-SPACER-Lifts-FAIL.jpg
     
  19. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:23 PM
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    i actually also refuse the idea of a hockey puck with holes bolted to my car
     
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  20. Mar 8, 2018 at 8:24 PM
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    YOu do not run spacers or . lift? Why might I ask are you even commenting here?
     

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