preload or top-out? whats worse?

who has the best price on tires? and i want crawlers because i want the tread on the sidewalls i dont like the look of square pizza cutters lol

wow i guess i didnt do enough research then that sucks.. well thats the look im going for.

and yes my avatar picture is me...

 

Heh. Ok. Party on then.

 

you guys smelling a troll?

 

sarcasm?? i couldnt find a picture and i didnt want to put a picture of my stock truck.. is that one better?? jeez!

 

I recommend going through member gallery's and see what you like.

 

And don't ruin your brand new truck with a spacer lift...

 

Might look good on a jeep, but on a taco? Different strokes though i guess

 

Hey thanks!! this site has alot more tires than i have seen appriciate the help!

 

I see you have a prerunner, have you considered a spindle lift? If you end up spending $600 less on tires maybe you can put more money towards suspension. Also what do you plan on using the truck for, people might have some better input on suspension/tires if they have an idea what the truck will be used for, like what kind of offroading if any.

 

Not sure where in California you're located but since you're dealing with 4 Wheel Parts you might want to check out this thread and give this guy a PM to see if he can get you some deals. I haven't dealt with him nor his hookups but I'm sure other members can vouch for it.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/southern-california/124548-cheap-parts-4wheelparts.html

 

If you haven't seen that bp many tires, check this thread out...

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/wheels-tires/38333-tires-tires-tires-tires.html

And if you wanna see more MGM trucks, there are alot more here...

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/23762-magnetic-gray-thread.html

 

i have looked a spindle lifts but im not really sure what it is to be quite honest.. what would be advantages for me to go this rout?

and i wont be doing alot of offroading but i do ride dirtbikes so i will be driving offroad and may want to have a little fun here and there but not on the regular. Mostly street use... im going mostly for looks here, with minor functoinality

 

Well i did a suspension lift with longer coils on my 4x4, i needed aftermarket upper control arms to correct the alignment, and i have limited down travel (droop) now with the front wheels, you wont have those results with a spindle lift, ill let the pre-runner guys go into more detail. BUT if you are mainly going for looks i would say get some adjustable bilstein 5100s up front and add a leaf for the rear. And to answer your original question, spacers are worse. They can cause the shock to bottom out before hitting the bumpstops and bad things will happen, like this:

 

Not my fault... the forum software automatically adds links

 

Personally, I am a big fan of America's/Discount.
They've got good prices and a good variety of products, they stand behind their products and work, and for like $10 per tire, you get lifetime rotation and balancing.

 

yeah that dont look good at all lol.. if i just do the adjustable 5100s is that a true 3 inches?

 

Going the cheap route on your ride may cost you money in the long run. Personally I wouldn't want to cheap out on a 26k+- truck, but hey its your ride. 5100's is the best bang for your buck IMO, and I'm sure your have no problem finding some TW members to help you out with the install.

Edit: 5100's will give you 2.5" of lift. There are members who have run 33's but your be doing some trimming. The plus side to 5100's is you can add OME or eibachs later for extra lift.

 

I might be selling my fiddy one hundeds. I travel for work so havent been able to install my new suspension. Probably mid feb ill have them off. About 10k miles on it if that. I dont off road... only go in the dirt when staging while dirt biking.

Where do you ride at? "Brapp"

 

Yeah i might be interested in them. How much? i ride at carnegie mostly because i live down the street but when im sick of carnegie we go to Hollister once in a while, or just ride in the hills of my town..