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Has anyone lowered a 3rd gen yet?

Discussion in 'Street Trucks' started by nihonjintaco, Apr 14, 2016.

  1. Sep 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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    Palomar Taco

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    Thanks for the info. I looked for it last night & couldn't find the list you provided.

    The exhaust makes a 90* turn from front to back, in order to exit the side of the truck. It crosses the leaf pack near the rear shackle and interferes with a leaf spring keeper that has rubber bushings on it. The easiest solution appears to be to cut the exhaust before the turn, & leave it under the truck or have it extended out the back, so as not to cross over the leafs at all. Another solution would be to section the hanger, and move the exhaust up a little to clear.

    Not mine, but here you can see the problem.

    SOS Ex.jpg
     
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  2. Sep 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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    LED Bed lights, gas cap holder, MA1 W/ 90 degree connector, Drop Step Running Boards, Console Tray (Red Trim), Cup Holder Insert Kit (Red Trim), Head Rest Hooks, LED interior lights, Dog Hammock, rear door protectors, LED reverse lights (now VTAILs), black tailgate inserts, blackout badging, color matched glovebox letter inserts, VTAILS, H9 low beams, LED tag lights, bed mat, tailgate mat, Tri-fold soft Tonneau cover, Pro grill (OEM), AVS In-Channel Rain Guards (smoke),
    Your welcome.. Yeah the SOS site doesn't list their product very well, go figure.. lol


    I hadn't really looked at the exhaust yet, need to look at it to see what I could do... someday... lol
     
  3. Sep 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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    This is how it looks stock, with the exhaust below the leaf pack. The kit puts it on top as shown in my previous post. I'm going to hack mine off about 1.5"-2" behind the hanger & before the bend, install the kit, and leave enough pipe behind the hanger to extend the exhaust after.

    SOS 1.jpg
     
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  4. Sep 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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    I will be watching to see what the end result is, any idea when you might pull the trigger on this?? And I hope you at least take a few pics with the OEM wheels/tires as it looks like we have the same trim level truck... I don't plan on changing wheels and I love my tires (same as yours in the picture)... lol
     
  5. Sep 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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  6. Sep 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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