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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
    01x4

    01x4 I know what I'm doing?

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    Haha. I don't think a vehicle exists that he wouldn't pick apart.
     
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  2. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Really, he just needs to engineer his own vehicle from the ground up:rofl:
     
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  3. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
    Speedytech7

    Speedytech7 [OP] Toyota Cult Ombudsman

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    It's less Tacoma and more mod
    Do you guys have a down travel bumpstop like the old torsion bar pickups and runners or is it just the metal there stopping it.
     
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  4. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
    01x4

    01x4 I know what I'm doing?

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    What are you doing that you need more travel?
     
  5. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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    Yea but I don’t have Kings, so I’m wondering if these 3” coils are doing much of anything except making my ride worse.
     
  6. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:15 PM
    01x4

    01x4 I know what I'm doing?

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    Oh I'd love to see it.
    I'll give anyone the benefit of the doubt for a while, but we're nearing rusty bed hook levels haha.
     
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  7. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:16 PM
    Speedytech7

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    You have 620# springs on there?
     
  8. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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    Yep the grey Toytec ones for a heavy bumper etc
     
  9. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Read the second statement in the very post you just quoted :burp:

    You are a person that absolutely worships numbers on paper, like they're the next best thing to sliced bread so why haven't you just easily done this yourself before you even got your truck?
     
  10. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:19 PM
    01x4

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    They're basically giving away new JTs now, so if you get one and just swap it out for another new one when the warranty is up you're set. No worries on fixing anything, you get solid axles, it'll go anywhere you need it to with plenty of travel. Granted, people might leave little rubber duckies on your hood while you're getting groceries, but that's the price you pay.
     
  11. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
    Speedytech7

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    That's why, you need quite a bit of weight for those on billies (which are harsh to begin with)
     
  12. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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    Limiting up travel
     
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  13. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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    I'm surprised I didn't die. I ran coilovers, UCAs and cheap axles, figure that one out.
     
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  14. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
    Driver mod my friend :thumbsup:
     
  15. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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    But what was the biggest tire you could fit no lift?
     
  16. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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    You mean down travel? Lol
     
  17. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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    4 run, 2 don't
     
  18. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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    Could be both really if you don't have the weight or leverage on those springs to actuate them.
     
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  19. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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    Yea I think all they’re doing is making everything stiffer. Hell, the 880s or Dobinsons coils would probably be better off road since they’re softer.
     
  20. Jan 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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    Idk what the PO was thinking tbh. I guess he was planning on getting an ARB eventually before he traded.
     

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