Procomp 6" getting installed today

Any news et OP?

 

Time for some cab mount chopping~!

 

Can someone explained to me why you would want to chop the cab mount???? what is the reason ???

 

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im kinda anxious to see what it looks like cause when i get home i plan on doin the procomp as well

 

Alright...here is a total newb question...but how does the odometer change...regarding mileage???

 

Your odometer will read less than you actually travelled because with larger tires your covering more ground per revolution but the odometer still thinks its traveling the same distance as it was with the smaller diameter tires.

 

This thread is oddly exciting, even though its not my truck. I think we all wanna see the final product here

 

here comes an update: [still at the shop for at least till monday...]

Major problem:

So the guy in charge of QC at the shop basically doesn't want me to leave the shop with it just yet. They test drove it on the freeway and he said he would be unsafe to drive it in these conditions. he is saying that at 60+mph he feels some loss of control when hitting small bumps/freeway cracks.

I have not personally tested it so I can't tell you much more than that... They're familiar with the stage2 kit on tacoma and coilover fabtech kits but they said they've never installed a procomp stage 1 yet. but I am assuming for a standard kit like that using only recommended wheel/tires I shouldn't be anywhere near close of being unsafe at highway speeds. Am I right?

The manager/QC guy said they think there might have been some mixing with the kit packaging. I did provide the kit which I picked up from 4wheelparts (5 boxes total), so I guess it's a possibility? So they will call procomp on monday and explain the issue. Hopefully they'll get this figured out asap...


Minor Problems:

- There is some rubbing with the front fenders/plastic, which will be taken care of with some trimming. I plan on getting a relentless fab bumper at some point with which I'll have no rubbing. So I am not too concerned about this one.
- There is also some rubbing (about 3/8") with the sway bar. I know it can be removed but I have no clue what the driving consequences are, definitely don't want it to be unsafe. This one is probably due to the 5" backspacing on the wheels but I may be wrong. I had called procomp about that and they said 5" should be clearing fine with 12.5" wide tires. Guess not. I could fix this with some wheel spacers but again I don't want this to have a negative impact on the driving/safety.


The good:

the good is that it looks fine, I took time to take a few pictures.

If any of you sees anything wrong with the install, I guess it's possible they've made a mistake, we're only humans right ? but that would be valuable input as to getting this done and wrapped up so I can drop this awful rental car (the smell is just horrible in this kia rio, had to drive with both windows open: gas smell on the freeway was just a blessing compared to this pee/dirt/?? smell coming out of the cab)

Again if you notice anything on the install, don't hesitate!

 

Sockmonkey, right here on the site. Do a search for retro graphics and you'll find his work. I don't know if I'd say they were "easy" to apply, but they weren't hard either. You just have to be careful and take your time.

 

they didnt put the sway bar on right

 

Just realized you updated the first post with the install pics. It looks awesome man! Hope you get your vibration issues and whatnot worked out.

 

you can tell from the pic? could this explain the driving / rubbing on sway bar?

 

yes, i took my sway bar off anyways, but here's a pic of how it should look (this is not my truck mine is white)

 

it's never too late!

 

thanks man, this helps a lot

 

no prob glad i could help

 

Truck looks SICK!! Nice job!!

 

I'm not a big fan of the blacked out look but your truck looks awesome. All I can say is wow! I wanna do this now. Will the factory wheels work with wheel spacers? Hope they figure out the handling issue.