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Finished lifting my truck, love it!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by YotaFAB, Apr 27, 2020.

  1. Apr 27, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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    YotaFAB

    YotaFAB [OP] Well-Known Member

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    well its been a while coming but I finally got down and did it. so far I love it and it rides nice. My goal is to eventually add Dirk King LCA and strap it. Id like to have Dirt king do the rear with bed cage and leafs. any ways here's what I did,
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    New rack and pinion with moog tie rod ends, What a PITA but this website helped a lot
    Max trac 4" spindles with extended brake lines
    new hub's
    Dirt king boxed UCA with heim's stock length
    Bilstein 6112 on first clip
    Temp Rear until I see what economy does:
    2" block
    5160 in the rear

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  2. Apr 27, 2020 at 4:56 PM
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    GrundleJuice

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    You lifted it twice?! Amazing
     
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  3. Apr 27, 2020 at 5:07 PM
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    huh? I was on stock stuff with 145k miles, finally replaced all that last weekend
     
  4. Apr 27, 2020 at 5:10 PM
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    lol I didn't realize I posted twice
    Mod Please delete!
     
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  5. Apr 27, 2020 at 5:13 PM
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    Fullboogie

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    That looks real good OP.
     
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  6. Apr 27, 2020 at 5:24 PM
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    bluezzy

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    Purdy sweet... I always thought the Taco looked better with a lift.
     
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  7. Apr 27, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    I was just ribbin' ya. Truck looks good.
     
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  8. Apr 27, 2020 at 6:14 PM
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    BTW its defiantly called a grundle and I appreciate the name
     
  9. Apr 28, 2020 at 9:42 AM
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    It definitely rides really nice, almost feels like stock.
     
  10. Apr 28, 2020 at 1:15 PM
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    Please tell me you actually off-road this thing and you didn't lift it just for looks.
     
  11. Apr 28, 2020 at 1:24 PM
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    Let's go! Cant wait to go to ocotillo and cruise some fire roads
     
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    Looks good op but did you use 4wd hubs? My old prerunner hubs didn’t have a hole in the middle. They had a cap pressed in them.
     
  13. Apr 28, 2020 at 1:29 PM
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    Please tell me you actually track race your Corvette and you didn't buy it just for looks.
     
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  14. Apr 28, 2020 at 1:49 PM
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    LOL! I drive my Corvette on the street so I have kept it 100% stock. In other words, *I'm not modifying it to do things that I don't need* which is at the heart of my previous comment that you enjoy so much. Also, the C4 is perhaps the least flashy of all Corvettes ever made and I really like the subtle styling. So, if I wanted a Corvette just for looks, I definitely would have something different. Finally, Corvettes are not track race cars, they are sports cars.
     
  15. Apr 28, 2020 at 1:54 PM
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    heard dat lol
     
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    Looks good! Great job, I’m still trying to figure out what lift and setup to go with!
     
  17. Apr 28, 2020 at 2:06 PM
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    lol I hear ya, no offense taken, even if I wanted to just have it look badass. I do plan to go to ocotillo this weekend after I retighten everything. here is a pic of me tracking my daily evo when i had it hahahaha

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    they are 2wd hubs, notice there are no spline grooves, just no cap. They are not Toyota OEM, I Gambled and got some aftermarket ones off Amazon.
     
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    so stock gears and an e-locker or air locker???? biggest tire ill go with is a 33" tire
     
  20. Apr 28, 2020 at 5:11 PM
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    Love the color! You might not need to regear with 33s. Air lockers arnt too bad (if they don't fucking break) but if you live close to ECGS or some1 that knows elockers/cores well I'd do that. By the look of the trees in the pics, I dont think you live in Raleigh - that's where ECGS is located.
     
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