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Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by DeadlyTaco2016, May 8, 2019.

  1. May 10, 2019 at 10:26 AM
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    paleh0rse

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  2. May 10, 2019 at 10:53 AM
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    CouchlessPotato

    CouchlessPotato Handcuffed to steering wheels still won firefights

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    You don't buy a truck for its fucking fenders!
    2.5" lift w/35's
    Yeah maybe I'm just lucky. Its probably like a 50/50 chance. Not sure, I personally have had no issues with them though. Same thing with the spacer lift, I know everybody hates them and yes they are probably the worst option when it comes to a lift, but its cheap and it got me by until I could afford 5100s.
     
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  3. May 10, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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    CouchlessPotato

    CouchlessPotato Handcuffed to steering wheels still won firefights

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    You don't buy a truck for its fucking fenders!
    2.5" lift w/35's
    Exactly, and for now if he wants that spacer lift, he needs some adjustable or uniball ucas. They will get him by for a while. People always talking doom and gloom about some shit they didn't spend their money on because when they were looking for a lift in the past someone told them to spend more money on a better lift and they took the advice. Obviously a spacer lift is not as good as extended travel coilovers or struts, but it will be fine.
     
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  4. May 10, 2019 at 11:32 AM
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    If someone wants to make their truck ride worse and make other components wear prematurely so it "looks cool" more power to them.

    I was just pointing out if a few hundred more dollars for a real lift is breaking the bank, then you cant afford to a)void your warranty on suspension and wheel components, and b) pay for things that may break down the road caused by a spacer lift.


    If you wanna be cheap, be cheap, but if you truly cant afford 5100s you cant afford to do anything to your suspension.
     
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  5. May 10, 2019 at 12:01 PM
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    21' TRD OffRoad 2" 887 OME on Bilstein 5100's. 285/70R17 General Grabbers G3 17x8.5" Icon TRD wheels (Gun metal gray) 4.75" BS
    Point taken.
    But if a person does only street driving and fire road trails? Nothing wrong with a spacer lift. The only time they (Spacer lifts) can be an issue is on extreme articulation. (Which 99% of the people buying high end suspensions never do!)

    So to make a general statement that spacer lifts are somehow bad is spreading bad information.

    It really depends on how they are planning to use the truck.
     
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  6. May 10, 2019 at 12:24 PM
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    I had a Low Range off-road 3/2 level kit delivered today. It installs differently than the spacers in the OPs pics. Either way, I've ran their level kit on my old 04 Tacoma and 08 Tundra. Never had an issue with either of them and they always stayed in alignment. For how I use my truck and my terrain, the level kit is all I need.
     
  7. May 11, 2019 at 4:19 AM
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  8. May 11, 2019 at 4:20 AM
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    Looks like you need some splash guards to keep the dirt out of your engine bay:D
     
  9. May 11, 2019 at 4:50 AM
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    Still be real worried
     
  10. May 19, 2019 at 11:01 PM
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    Thank you guys for all the feedback! I don’t really go off-roading that much so I don’t really need coilovers and things like that. As for the tires, yes they are burnt but I’m just trying to take enough money up to buy my new and wheel setup really soon in the future. But all before I buy my UCA’s to not burn these tires up within a month.. lol. I took your guys advice and I’m no longer looking into those cheap UCA’s and I’m now looking between the SPC’s, or Camburg!
    Thank you guys so much for the feedback. It never gave me a notification.. cheers!
     
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