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toytec question??

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by stampaid4, May 8, 2009.

  1. May 8, 2009 at 2:02 PM
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    i have a 3inch toytec lift on my 06 taco prerunner...my question is how do i give a tad more lift to the front end or a tad less to the rear? the front seems a little lower the rear and i dont like it...

    any help appriciated! thanks:)
     
  2. May 8, 2009 at 2:02 PM
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    chris4x4

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    Welcome to TW!

    Which lift do you have? Spacer? Adjustable?
     
  3. May 8, 2009 at 2:06 PM
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    thank you!
    im new to toyotas...how can i tell?
     
  4. May 8, 2009 at 2:07 PM
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    Can you take a picture of the front top of the shock, and the rear springs where it connects to the axel, and post it up?
     
  5. May 8, 2009 at 2:19 PM
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    Looks like you've got a spacer in the front and a block lift in the rear, You could drop the rear by taking out the block, for the front the easiest / cheapest way to get a little bit of lift is to buy the bilstein 5100 front shocks that allow you to adjust you lift ammount.
     
  7. May 8, 2009 at 3:25 PM
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    wheres a cheap place to buy those?

    is that wat most people do?
     
  8. May 8, 2009 at 4:00 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    the quickest/easiest way to give the prerunner look is to remove that rear block. simply adding the 5100's to the front end will DROP the front to a max of 2.5" and thats not what you are asking for. take the block out the rear and it'll drop the ass that much. if u do that, u may also want to look for stock/shorter u-bolts b/c those things will be dragging the ground as long as they are now
     
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    so if i got the 5100's and kept the spacers up front it would actually lower the front??
     
  10. May 8, 2009 at 4:07 PM
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    u can run the spacers w/ the 5100's, but the 5100's have to be set to 0" lift and u'll be getting the exact same lift from the spacers, but a nicer ride on the 5100's.
     
  11. May 8, 2009 at 4:57 PM
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    wat if i set it to a higher lift tho?
     
  12. May 8, 2009 at 5:13 PM
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    Ok...If you remove the block, your gonna need shorter U bolts as there is not enough thread to secure the axel with the blocks removed and those U bolts. Also, 3" lift is about Max you can go with a stock front end. If you want to go higher, your gonna need lift spindles (which start at 3.5" lift) or a drop bracket lift (which starts at 4" lift).
     

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