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Add a leafs

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by FLtaco, Jul 18, 2010.

  1. Jul 18, 2010 at 5:28 PM
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    FLtaco

    FLtaco [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Painted stock wheels, bfg km2s, 5100s front and rear, tc spindles, add a leaf, 3" block, debaged, flowmaster exhaust, 2nd air filter removed, wheel spacers and k&n air filter
    I've already done a add a leaf to my taco around a year ago that came with my tuff country 3" lift. Can I keep adding leafs to compensate if I get 5100s?
     
  2. Jul 18, 2010 at 5:32 PM
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    Max-4_Yota

    Max-4_Yota The Welfare Cadilac

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    Why do you want to add more leaf's?
     
  3. Jul 18, 2010 at 5:44 PM
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    FLtaco

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    Was looking at getting more than 3 inch of lift in front and I'm not into the bulldog look(low in back high in front). So add another leaf to level truck.
     
  4. Jul 18, 2010 at 6:00 PM
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    Max-4_Yota

    Max-4_Yota The Welfare Cadilac

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    So what setup are you doing in the front?
     
  5. Jul 18, 2010 at 6:16 PM
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    Adding more than 1 leaf will put too much stress on the stock leaves. If you want to go more than 3 inches I'd suggest you buy an aftermarket leaf pack altogether.

    Add a leafs already make the ride a little crappier, but if you're not concerned about ride quality and just want to have a ridiculously lifted truck (I personally don't have much respect for those who have this mentality), you can get a set of extended lift shackles to give you about 1.5 more inches, and you can get lift blocks that can give you 3+ more inches.
     
  6. Jul 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM
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    Sweet deal I appreciate it man
     
  7. Jul 19, 2010 at 1:06 PM
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    tacomarotto

    tacomarotto "Change is inevitable, but growth is optional."

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    i wouldnt stack the AAL... thats going t be SUPER stiff man. like wow.
     
  8. Jul 19, 2010 at 2:26 PM
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    I stacked two aal with no problem what so ever. I have the Procomp 3 inch suspension lift. It came with a aal and new shocks. The truck would "bulldog" slightly and was really noticable when I towed my boat- 17ft.

    I added a Wheelers aal and love it. I'm slightly higher in the rear and I noticed no differance in ride quality. The wheelers aal was shorter than the procomp aal. I stacked them from longest to shortest.
    Four months and no problems. The truck stays level now when I tow the boat.
    I think I got about 2 1/2- 2 3/4 of total lift in the rear.
    I did get longer U bolts though and new centering pins.
    Dominik
     
  9. Jul 19, 2010 at 2:30 PM
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    People get the TSB done-aal and sometimes it not enough. They make aal's for people with the tsb done. They seem to work just fine, plus cheaper then getting a full leaf pack. Toytec has some on their site and so does Wheelers.
     
  10. Jul 19, 2010 at 8:34 PM
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    Scarab21

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    Tint, tinted tails + 3rd brake light, shaved tailgate, painted calipers. TSB Leafs+ AAL, PA/CB, 5100 Bilsteins set @ 2.5 up front. Satoshi line-x'd grill.

    you got any pics?
     
  11. Jul 19, 2010 at 8:35 PM
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