Fitting 35’s with minimal trimming NOW ADDING LONG TRAVEL AND 934 CV’s

Pics or it didn’t happen

 

Will this set up do well with the weight of a camper shell and weight in the bed?

In my mind even though my 2010 is more of the go out and go camping and over all go slower on the trails... however i am realistic and know that i will get out there and cruise along as fast as i can feeling comfortable on the trail so it could easily be moving far faster than i want to admit.

 

Depending on the total weight you’re going to have the springs will need to be built accordingly

 

Makin me go outside in the cold and snow. Truck is a nasty mess that needs a good tear down and cleaning. Uniballs were borderline I should have replaced them so maybe after winter I’ll do that and clean things up better.

 

That being said, Just curious what kind of weights are in mind with that specific build?

I’m interested in ditching my archive kit and HD 539/540 pack. Just seems way to stiff for my liking with nothing or very light loads in the bed.

 

Well I was just contemplating the Hammer Hangers, a shock relocate and 12” king smoothies... but your bolt on rear spring holder seems pretty sweet, and makes me wonder about the whole rear set up I was thinking. Will this work with SOA too, or just the SUA. I’m not a desert whoops kinda guy, more of a slow going rock crawler guy.

 

Here's something to think about. My truck had archive hangers, dakars and ome bp51s (whole package coming up for sale soon). It was stiff, didn't have enough travel for rocks or out in open. It was good but not great. Lesson is, if you have intention of going LT...go LT and don't bother with mid-travel setups unless that's your goal. MT for a lot of folks is plenty of suspension.

SUA is better at speed, more travel ('droop' for the gram kids), better ride and way more compliant over the rough stuff. The truck is a go anywhere build. Rocks, desert, etc.

edit: as Harry mentioned... bonus is this set-up works for any type of front suspension. It's an easy decision.

 

Will you be able to retain the original bedsides with this setup?
Have you put a price on the bolt-on leaf swap setup? I can see this in my future already.

 

Uptravel with 33’s or 35’s will probably require trimming of stock bedsides at least.

 

That's fine, I just didn't know if the bedside was removed permanently or not. I'd like to keep the 'OEM' look for as long as possible. Personal preference. If I had a dedicated rig, I wouldn't think twice before hacking the bed up or going to a fully caged rear instead of a bed.

 

Glass bedsides really provide coverage to keep a low key (and sometimes legal) appearance while stuffing a tire - removing some of the stock sheetmetal will always work.

 

I'm not going to add any width to the truck so glass isn't a good option for me. I barely fit between trees on the trails now.

 

Works fine with factory bedsides however they will have to be cut for the additional uptravel especially with 35’s

 

The rear mounts you posted will they work on a long bed?

 

I’m sorry but you’re going to have an extremely difficult time convincing me that SUA is better for rock crawling. Nothing against this kit, i think it’s awesome and will work great for what it’s designed to do. However, losing several inches of clearance on the outer area of the axle is critical when rock crawling. Yes I understand that the diff will still hang lower, but having high clearance on the axle tubes allows you to position the truck so that the higher clearance areas (that you wouldn’t have with SUA) are the areas above the taller rocks.

 

to each their own, I wouldn't let that keep me from enjoying the other benefits of sua. I also said something to think about, not this is what you should do.

edit: if you are really set on ground clearances...

http://www.tibus-offroad.com/en/products/bolt-on-portals/

 

If you were really set on a do everything truck. Why didn't you go links? There's alot of perks to both ways, but I feel links and coilovers would've been better for a "do it all" type truck.

 

Because leafs are for trees and we support the environment.

 

Don’t get me wrong, I would buy portals if I could. However, $18k in portals, plus SAS in order to run that in the front, you’re now talking about spending as much or more than most people bought their Tacoma for. My point being, that when someone points out that they do mostly go slow rock crawler stuff, it’s nice to point out any downsides to the parts discussed here. That’s nothing against these parts, again, I think that they are great. However, the mindset that they are better for every application than anything else is incorrect and could cause people to spend a lot of money twice.

 

links are great but without more safety and skills, truck won't see speeds where it makes it worth it. That beast caged taco in the shop is SUA, not linked. It's good stuff but too much for my build. I'm already spending enough and then some on this phase of the build so couldn't go with all the fever dream ideas and fantasy components. Harry talked me off the cliff edge more than once. I tried to get crazy and instead listened to reason and logic.