Oregon and Washington BS thread

They both accomplish the same goal

 

Thinking about pulling the trigger on the Icon Stage One Suspension kit...

y/n?

https://www.metaltech4x4.com/p-86-05-up-tacoma-suspension-system-stage-1.aspx

edit: Also, anything else I need to buy to get them installed properly?

 

yes, Icon is good.
no, I can't help decide if that's what you need without much more information, and I'm probably not knowledgeable enough.


I think the group buy is still going on that if you just want to say screw it all and rock a pretty sweet setup.

 

Thanks, I seriously doubt I'll NEED it... It's between the Icon Stage One and just putting Bilistein 5100's on all 4... Seems a LOT cheaper and most likely will do the trick.

 

corvallis is covered....

 

Hey whats up!! Just saw this thread im coming home from Iraq in like 2 months so I would be down for sure to get together.

 

how long can i keep driving with my torn cv? im kinda busy right now with mid terms. also will it affect my 4x4? i wanted to go snowboarding this weekend and corvallis is getting a bunch of snow.

 

How torn is it? If the joint is completely exposed then you will get sand in it and ruin the joint. If it hasn't gotten grim in it then you can just replace the boot and repack it. Otherwise you can drive around on it and you'll need to get a new cv.

 

I would probably fix it first because the road de-icer is going to get in there and screw things up.

 

mm good point on the de icer. im pretty sure its just a small tear near the joint, but i guess i wont be going snowboarding this weekend.

 

Shoot if its small enough heat up a knife and melt it back together then put some super glue on there for extra protection. Should cover you for your adventure.

 

You going to leave it at stock height? You got AAL or new leaf springs and after market UCA? Probably don't need it but it'll make for a better ride

WTF we still got troops in Iraq? I coulda swore we shut down camps and fobs and moved towards Afghan. How long you been up there? Will you be coming back for R&R? And what part of Oregon?

 

Haha that we do brotha. This place is still booming. I think 2012 is the new cut off for troops, but who knows. A year, and ill be back for good. Im from Dallas Oregon, Right next to Salem.

 

Nice. Well just keep an eye out for what we got going on. Hopefully we are still alive and active when you return. Is it still pretty gay over there? Or do you hear pop shots here and there?

 

Yeah for sure man. I think im gonna solid axle my truck when I get back so im definitley gonna wana take it out. Well where I am now its kinda dead. But where I came from we got attacked a lot actually I would say roughly 2-3 times a week. And of course you know them Shiites love there moarters so that shit was 2-3 times a day. Cant hit shit to save there lives though lol.

 

yeah. Army is still there, little to no Marines left. We gave it to them to clean up. Lol.

 

left us to clean up? where were you guys when baqubah was hoppin in 07. didnt see manyof you guys there lol

 

Right now the truck has a spacer lift from the previous owner. I believe it's 3". It's Revtek. for some reason I thought the Icon Stage One would provide a 3" lift... Sounds like that was a poor assumption? I'm still super new to the suspension/lift kit world, and I guess mods in general.

 

i just talked to the toyota here in corvallis...she quoted me $330 to change my passenger cv. she said that they change both the inside and outside.

i really have no idea but this seems steep.

 

Yes dealerships are notoriously expensive. The dealership I go to (when I have to) is $95/hour. Personally, I'd talk with people and see if you can find someone word of mouth... I ended up finding a really good guy that way. He's something like $45/hour and I've always been more than happy with his work.