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Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by vettehigh, May 27, 2018.

  1. May 27, 2018 at 7:47 AM
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  2. May 27, 2018 at 9:51 AM
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    Why are you looking to buy it as complete, it’s really simple to assemble them
     
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  3. May 27, 2018 at 1:25 PM
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    Moog is junk. I'd sooner find someone's OEM take offs and swap the shock with another Bilstein
     
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  4. May 28, 2018 at 1:36 PM
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    Should I go with Bilstein's and new springs (what make?)
     
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  5. May 28, 2018 at 3:14 PM
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    Everyone here like the 5100 with some ome 880 or 881.
    Are you looking for stock hight or lifted
     
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  6. May 28, 2018 at 4:11 PM
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    stock
     
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    Maybe some 4600 and oem or moog coils. I personally have no experience with moog coils but i hear some guys run them with no problems. I personally would go with oem coils
     
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  8. May 30, 2018 at 9:25 AM
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    Check your ride height at the front end on level ground with nobody sitting in the truck. If it's within the specs then I wouldn't worry about it.

    To change the shocks you will need a spring compressor. They cost around $55 so you may want to add this into the total price of the change.

    I use Bilstein 4600 shocks all around. A front-end realignment after the work is done wouldn't hurt, either.
     
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  9. May 30, 2018 at 9:33 AM
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    You can rent a spring compressor at any local auto shop and it will be cheaper.

    Or there is a way of taking them apart without one just using your trucks weight.

    Or an auto shop should be able to put them together for you
     
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  10. Jun 4, 2018 at 1:09 PM
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  11. Jun 4, 2018 at 1:11 PM
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    If you have 700$ to drop i would say go for it, but ask around and see if you can find any guys one here running those and get there feed back
     
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    A guy who owns a body shop owes me for a shitty bed liner that he did. I will not see the cash back, so I might have him order these instead
     
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