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

they did the job. noticed very little difference on the street when I installed my kings. but off-road, you cant compare. 5100s are garbage.

but we all know that opinions are like assholes

 

I'm on my second set so my advice is real, not that I have to defend anything or give proof to anyone, just my experience.

Edit:
As a wise young man once told me here on TW "buy once, cry once" @NorthwestCruiser (formerly know as NorthwestTaco)

 

I prefer 'Do it right or do it twice' as I've done everything like three times on my rig.

Don't get me started on 5100s...

 

How do you feel about 5100's

 

Maybe the person, like myself, doesnt offroad much. Theyre perfect in that case.

 

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Confession, I almost bought another aftermarket steering rack. LCE almost had me convinced...

 

That'll be page 1 of Brett's Rants book. Publication date TBA.

That would be good information to include as you're recommending them.

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Installed a Garmin 45 with the hardwire kit today and on my test drive with it, it did well. I'll post a picture of the final install tomorrow when there's some light.

 

Agree 100%...I ran 881s/5100s for a little over a year before switching to Kings (Icons rear)...on the street I didn't notice much difference, if anything the 881s were a softer ride than my Kings are going to and from work. But offroad is an entirely different story, the 5100s can't hold a candle to the Kings in the dirt.

That said, for someone on a budget and/or someone that doesn't wheel a lot or very hard, I think a 5100/OME kit is good choice. I wouldn't knock on it if it suits the person's needs. In my case, I had to cry once and buy twice, but that's just me

 

OEM should be here Thursday

 

I went Icons out of the gate.......Ill be crying twice....lol

 

lol, fortunately mine haven't been giving me any trouble...I have them in the rear (remote res 2.0's). Got about 20k miles on them so far and no leaks or anything, knock on wood

 

Shoulda stated that. For a standard lift, hell yea. If you wanna hammerdown, fuck no. Lol

Hell, i would install a DB and 37s if my rig was just for mall crawling. No shame in that

Agreed

 

My rears have been fine. Ive had to rebuild my coilovers tho. Im not very happy with their performance, I will be rebuild/ revalving them to see if I can get them to something I can live with, If not they will be off and Kings will be ordered.

 

Too stiff or..? To be honest I can't really tell that my rear shocks are even back there because the All Pro Expo springs are pretty stiff and much easier to feel than the shocks.

I do sometimes wish I had gone with Kings in the rear but the only ones I could find were for 0 - 1" lift and a couple hundred more than the Icons, which were sold for up to 3". I'm sure you can get Kings like that too but maybe they have to be custom ordered? I dunno, but every where I looked had them listed as OEM rear length shocks.

 

Digressive valving. You either love it or hate it. .
Do a revavle though. You'll be surprised what they can do with tweaks

 

2002 tacoma pre runner with 2.5 inch lift in front and 1 inch in the rear. Tires 285 75 17 falken wild peak A/T.

 

Looks clean. You using spacers for those 4runner wheels?

 

Thank you.. yes using spacers to avoid front tires from rubbing.

 

I dont wanna cry twice for sure, Im even contemplating the idea to sell the truck , TW as someone said most expensive freemenbership ever. You said you got 881 and 5100, wheelers told me to get 880 coil....I nay just hold a little longer a get the Bilstein 6112 at front and 5116 or whatever is the # or just Icon or hold even longer for Kings ? IDK anymore ...

For leafs sounds like the list are Allpro or J59 8 pack from wheelers or General HD as opt replacing OEM. IDK

We are weird crazy but fun with these Tacolovers in this forum.... a reason for empty wallets!!!!