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stock height problems

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TheHuntingTaco, Aug 2, 2013.

  1. Aug 2, 2013 at 6:18 PM
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    TheHuntingTaco

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    i am new to this forum and recently bought my 00 tacoma sr5 4x4 im trying to figure out what stock height is on this model im gonna do a lift but i think it might already have a minor lift it seems higher than others and im riding on stock rims with 33 x 10 in tires with no rubbing or anything it has the rancho rs 3000 shocks front and back and but nothing else aftermarket yet that i can find its not a big deal but its one of those things buggin the hell out of me
     
  2. Aug 2, 2013 at 6:23 PM
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    davidpick

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    snap some pics of the coils/upper control arms and the rear leaf springs where they meet the axle and post 'em up!
     
  3. Aug 2, 2013 at 10:16 PM
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    Doesn't look like there is any aftermarket activity on your suspension, a side view of the whole truck might give a better idea. Are you sure they are 33x10.5's?
     
  5. Aug 4, 2013 at 7:30 AM
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    Third pic up from the bottom....is that a small spacer at the top of the coil? I see nothing on the rear?
     
  6. Aug 4, 2013 at 7:41 AM
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    That is all stock bud. The "spacer" that was mentioned is a rubber mount bushing.
     
  7. Aug 4, 2013 at 10:34 AM
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    na that's all bone stock. are you sure you're not running 31's?

    or maybe you have a body lift.

    edit: in fact it looks like you're lower than stock. look at your coils they're touching at the top
     
  8. Aug 4, 2013 at 10:42 AM
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    and look at the cv angle (or lack thereof)... looks like they're running straight across. the rear is stock too. looks like no suspension lift. possibly a body lift if you're really running 33s
     
  9. Aug 4, 2013 at 3:48 PM
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    they look like 33s from the pics, now that I look back.

    I'm thinking we have a 3" body lift on our hands here. OP snap some pics of your wheel wells or the whole truck from the side.
     
  10. Aug 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM
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    Ya I'm positive there 33s that's what was throwing me off heres the pics [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
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  11. Aug 6, 2013 at 6:48 AM
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    well now that I see a pic of your whole truck it looks pretty stock to me, suspension wise. what size is on the tires?
     
  12. Aug 6, 2013 at 8:05 AM
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    no body lift on their either. and i hate to say it, but those do not look like 33s, bud.
     
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    X2, In the 7th pic down in the first group, it looks like it even says 31-10.50 on the tire, hard to read.

    I see the typical saggy original TRD spring set with Rancho shocks. The TRD package springs (front and rear) were famous for sagging fast on their own with no help from lifts or hard use.
    Back in the day (way back) the aftermarket front Ranchos did come with a bit more preload on the coils than stock. This feature along with preload spacers in general never worked very well on the TRD progressive coils. The softer rate of the "progressive" section of the coils on the top would just collapse like in the pictures with little increase in ride height. The Rancho fronts were also known to have failures of the weld securing the lower spring seat to the shock body.

    Then there is what appears to be a leaking rear axle seal.
     
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  14. Aug 6, 2013 at 12:28 PM
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    haha ya your right rear axle seal is leaking but ya im ordering some stuff piece by piece to get the lift im gonna put on it then there wont be no wondering but thanks for the help i was figuring it was stock better that way noone had a chance to screw with stuff lol
     

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