What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Just realized that I need to do the BPV bracket. I have the 5100's @2.5 and a add AAL that was from my local spring shop ( they make their own ). It sits pretty level so I assume I would need to move it up 2'', dose that seem right? I haven't notice any difference in my braking, I just saw all the chat about it here and realized how important it is !

 

eh..2.5'' on billies with stock coils..how many miles are on truck? Actual lift up front could be around 2''..

that being said in order to keep our truck level the lift in the rear generally only has to be about 1'' less then up front..so then you could just have 1'' lift up front..which could be just stock if you have a lot of miles and use out of your leafs..

but either way..1-2'' lift it isn't SUPER needed..but won't hurt. But unless you know how much you lifted the back then its kinda hard to know how much to raise it. If you raise it too much the rear brakes will lock up too fast.

 

Thanks man, i still have the chromed out grille surround but ill be taking care of that soon. im thinking of color matching it but black might look good to, i just dont want toooo much black.

 

My truck has 89000 miles. I had the AAL installed before i put the billies on an it raised the back pretty good. I think it was about 2''. i wish i would of measured before and after.

Here is a pic of how it sits with AAL, Billies @2.5, and 265/75 r16

 

correct me if im wrong but doesnt bamf make a bracket to fix the issue for the rear brakes?

 

Yeah, thats wat iI want to get. Just not sure if i needed it or what to set it at.

 

This week's mods:
LED 3rd brake light - installing today
Replaced K&N cai with an AEM Brute Force (oil free)

replacing 3rd brake light is a pain and beyond. Working on it now

 

You need. Without it, you will do what I did and warp your front rotors .

 

throw up your hub/fender measurements and we can tell you how much you've lifted the rear

 

you should have took before pictures, lol wanna know what i might be getting myself into

 

From center of hub to bottom of fender flare is 23'' on front and rear.

 

stock height is 20.5 ish up front with 21.5-22 in the rear IIRC

I'm at 24 up front and 26.5 in the rear

 

are you sure?

cant find my reference thread with the stock numbers

 

your OME's are brand new though, right?

 

I gotta go measure again...

but I'm pretty sure I should be higher than 883s

ill try find the stock numbers again

 

i bet thats it^ cuz my numbers were way off too huh?

 

If anyone wants good measurements of saggy stock suspension, I know where to get them.

 

im thinkin ur right. cuz i know the fenders as a whole are different. 01-04 can clear a larger tire easier... stupid 98 damn

 

Got these headlights and corner markers for $50 on cl. All factory Toyota. I needed new markers and going to put some Cadillac projectors in the housings.

 

the next time I'm back home I'll compare flares with a few friends of mine, see if there actually is a difference