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Lowered Taco? LETS SEE 'EM!

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  1. Aug 28, 2013 at 1:08 AM
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    How's the ride right now?
     
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    Looking good brah!
    iMO I'd say smaller or shorter tires id say looks a lil beefy but I'm digging the wheels
    Auto Customs in kalihi (where I got my wheels) started selling the 20" 4 runner limited replica wheels if you were interested in 20s

    And yeah how's the ride with the control arm so close looks as if it bottoms out in the fender well hope it doesn't don't wanna be breaking anything
    Also how's that balljoints angle working mines looks sorta similar and I was generous on my grease and mines started to leak on both sides at tHe bottom so now I gotta seal the bottom and refill since most of the grease escaped
     
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  3. Aug 28, 2013 at 9:29 AM
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    07TacoRidah SHHHH, this is interesting

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    looks good, BUT I'm worried about that ball joint. they aren't supposed to be arched so much like that. Especially those kinds.

    http://www.vwdcqinc.org.au/vwdcqimages/insideaballjoint/insideaballjoint.html

    there are ball joints that are made for lowering though, BUT not sure if they have them for 2nd gens yet. Tried to find a decent picture of what I was talking about :(

    http://goapr.com.au/products/HP Adjustable Ball Joints.jpg

    notice how the ball joint is angled. This is to compensate for what is happening to you. Keep in mind, the more stress you put on those ball joints, the faster they will break on you. Imo, it's NOT fun breaking ball joints, especially on the freeway (although I was hopping, in any case, the increased amount of stress from the angle will definitely cause them to break, just a matter of "when").
     
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  4. Aug 28, 2013 at 7:43 PM
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    The truck rides good. Not harsh. No flex. Waiting til my friends free to try swap out my shocks. That'll prob be it for the front. The new wheels took a bunch of the mushiness out. Its firm without being so did that my change rattles and bounces it out of my cupholder. Can't afford to run that, this is my family car.

    There's no damage to the fender and I know I've bottomed out couple times so I'm fairly certain my bumps are catching it. I've chopped em down but it looks like I got enough right now.

    Got a little bit of negative camber so the control arms could end up coming down a little. Not sure how durable these ball joints are. They're supposed to be offroad control arms so maybe? more durable than factory. I have a spare set of ball joints ready to go just in case I lose faith in this set.
     
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  5. Aug 28, 2013 at 9:48 PM
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    So many lowered guys now, I feel lame :p

    Back in the customtacos days, there were like 2 lowered second gens lol.
     
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  6. Aug 28, 2013 at 10:47 PM
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    what's customtacos?
     
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  7. Aug 29, 2013 at 12:57 AM
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    I hear its a place where you can pick your own toppings
     
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  8. Aug 29, 2013 at 6:53 AM
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    Sadly custom tacos is pretty dead
     
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  9. Aug 29, 2013 at 7:26 AM
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    You are correct!

    Super dead
     
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  10. Aug 29, 2013 at 10:18 AM
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    you dissapeared for a while, where u been!
     
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  11. Aug 29, 2013 at 3:09 PM
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    Been lurking lol

    Trucks been on back burner for a while now, so I dont come around too much. Just ordered my retrofit kit though! First mod in a while lol
     
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    Here is what I did to help with that angle, at least a little. This is the original steering knuckle, for a rough reference.

    20130406_214505_zps476f07be_c67ae8c44a4be6d9eb41d924ee6cc3ec26d74beb.jpg

    Bought a spare set, and had an inch of removed.

    20130406_204227_zps43473b56_fbfb66b67c0f37ab72efe35f58d260d3cf5be076.jpg

    Next will be some Uni-ball UCA's to replace these LR UCA's.
     
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  13. Aug 29, 2013 at 4:49 PM
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    Check out my build:)
    That's a smart move
    I'm not familiar with any mid or long travel company's off hand but it there any company that make uni bakl UCA for the base 5 luggers?
     
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  15. Aug 29, 2013 at 6:34 PM
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    I'm pretty sure i've delivered pizza to some people from island controls.

    btw. i see you in town all the time now.

    town is mine.

    i was the only lowered white taco in town until you came along.

    :p

    lol jk

    i barley even drive my truck now anyway.
     
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  16. Aug 29, 2013 at 6:50 PM
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    Thanks brah

    Haha I don't doubt it:p
    Shit I work on Punchbowl street in the labor building and my gf lives by mccully so I'm always in town hahah

    No worries you the OG from town I'm the only slammed white one in ewa I think the rest are in waipahu
    Shit I bout my truck inmarch with 36,8xx and I get 426xx Fml
    I wish I got to snap a pic with u on almighty I saw u creep up
     
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  17. Aug 29, 2013 at 7:00 PM
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    lol yeah i see you parked all the time :spy:

    tell me about it im at 66xxx and i live in town lol

    yeah almighty was so huge and everyone was so spread out. plus i got there super late lol.
     
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    Hey tor. Did you weld them yourself? Picking up my spare set of spindles this weekend. Was wondering what kind wire you used and how much did you bevel. I trust my welds, my fab skills not so much. If it seems straight enough I hope to have em on by next weekend. That'll allow me a bunch more security in the ball joint reliability department. Unless I get greedy and try to make a larger spindle spacer.
     
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    Shit hahah just hit ur horn if u see em u may see.me come run.ing out I hate parking in town

    Shit I like have a all taco cruise ima talk with Gerald see if he be Down
     
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