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5 lugger bs thread

Discussion in '5 Lug' started by Joels98taco, Dec 9, 2011.

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  1. Sep 30, 2013 at 2:19 PM
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    The leafs may not be totally frowny (I haven't seen the truck in a little bit)...but from what I remember, they were at the very least, almost flat. I'm gonna swing by my folks place today and check out the truck and take some pics of it so I can start planning. So no one sells new leaf packs for 5 lugs? lame...

    yeah, I was thinking spindles/shackles would be my best bet. So as far as shocks go, what are my options there. Will the same bilstein/OME options for 6 lugs also work for 5 lugs?
     
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  2. Sep 30, 2013 at 2:29 PM
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    Yeah, I'm thinking AAL for the leafs. Don't have time to refurb my own. possibly different shackles if it'll help give a lift.

    Won't adding a v6 spring in there make it ride a little rough? I was hoping to maintain somewhat of a factory ride. I'm kinda leaning towards spindles for the lift aspect and just get something close to OEM for the struts/springs.
     
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  3. Sep 30, 2013 at 6:46 PM
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    yup, definitely frowny. :(

    [​IMG]
     
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  4. Oct 4, 2013 at 9:03 PM
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    What's everyone's favorite street tire?
     
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  5. Oct 7, 2013 at 8:03 AM
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    How true do we know this to be?
     
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  6. Oct 7, 2013 at 9:44 AM
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    Way above my head... You may want to post this in the general discussion thread just so all TW guys can give their input. Not many look at the 5 lug area
     
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  7. Oct 7, 2013 at 9:45 AM
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    Well I'll be damned. On your shocks question, you're kinda on your own. I ended up ordering a set from Doetsch because they offered a kit that was identical to what I was doing to my truck and already had the shocks worked out for it. Obviously the fronts stay the same as stock since the only changes were below the LCA with the spindles, the rears are a little longer.

    I'm sure you can find Bilstein and OME shocks that'll fit but I wouldn't just automatically use the same ones 6 lugs use.
     
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  8. Oct 7, 2013 at 9:47 AM
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    Got an answer from rocktoys, its a no go. Super sad cuz it was going to be dirt cheap. The stock xrunner LSD is retardedly expensive.
     
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  9. Oct 7, 2013 at 10:12 AM
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  10. Oct 7, 2013 at 10:13 AM
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    Nice, I have 170k on my 05. Only parts replaced have been the radiator and the waterpump.
     
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  11. Oct 7, 2013 at 1:28 PM
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    Sheesh, mine is double your age and same miles.

    Still equally reliable though, it had a new water pump put in before I bought it but that's the only failure of anything so far.
     
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  12. Oct 7, 2013 at 4:41 PM
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    best bang for your buck:
    spindles up front, if your coils are shot replace them with stock replacement coils. v6 coils have a higher spring rate and are slightly bigger on the aftermarket(OD Is bigger) which will rub on the uca
    for the rear any aftermarket lift leaf pack will work as long as its made for 2"+ lift on a prerunner or 4x4.
    with spindles up front the front shocks can be a stock replacement as for the rear wit any significant lift all factory shock will be too short(only and inch or 2 of droop which will ride terrible. your best bet for rear shocks would be an aftermarket offroad shock valved for a 5 lug and custom mounted. with 2" or less lift stock length shocks will work but with the aal the ride will be slightly stiffter. aal on your current pack will help a bit but it will cause damage to the leafs eventually if they are too worn out
     
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  13. Oct 7, 2013 at 4:49 PM
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    6 lug rear shocks wont work too long at full compression and are valved stiffer on rebound. and the eyelet on the 6 lug is bigger
     
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    Awesome info! Thanks for your input! :thumbsup:
     
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    Girlfriends 2013 with 20k miles on it. She has already put that many miles on it since January of this year :eek: She calls it her grocery getter LOL

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    How's she like the 5 lug d-cab? Is it an absolute dog or can it get out of its own way?
     
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  17. Oct 9, 2013 at 9:23 AM
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    I usually end up driving it when we go on a trip somewhere and it doesn't do hills well at all, it would probably pull hills OK in 3rd gear. Merging onto the freeway and stuff isn't a problem if it's flat. I haven't really gotten on it to see how it really does though. I'm used to my 1st gen double cab with the 3.4 :D
     
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    its all about tire size and what gears you're running for a 4banger lol I had 32s and stock gears for almost a year and it was a bit sluggish... but after I re geared to 4.10 it ran like normal... My next tacoma will be a DCSB TRD Sport super charged :devil:
     
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    Yeah she has stock sized tires. It's not bad :)
     
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    True to a point, for get up and go around town that's fine but mine bugs the hell out of me out on the road, it just needs more power from the engine. I don't wanna re gear and have it spinning 4k RPMs at 75 (it's already screaming at those speeds).

    I still might regear sometime in the future, but for now 30's and 3.58 will have to do
     
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