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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:00 AM
    stikle

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    Eh, see my Build Thread sig link. Too many mods to list.
    My understanding is that when you lift your truck, the sway bar is even more important to help prevent rollovers/instability in the event of a sudden swerve at speed for instance.

    Is my understanding borked? I've got Eibachs now and seem to remember someone suggesting that removing the sway bar would soften the ride a little.
     
  2. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:08 AM
    Slodgetto

    Slodgetto Über Posre

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  3. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:09 AM
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    No sway bar with Eibachs is much better. Allows the coils to do their job better. Doesn't feel like it's going to roll at all in tight turns.
     
  4. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:14 AM
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    An IFS doesn't react like a solid front axle. It has two short lever arms, each tied with a spring and a fixed pivot point instead of 1 long lever arm tied by 2 springs.

    1. Tying the two sides together of an IFS with a sway bar makes the two sides less independent.

    2. Typically, lifting an IFS uses stiffer springs than stock which will stiffen the front end, reducing the body roll experienced with stock coils.

    Removing the sway bar will allow each side of the IFS to work truly independent, so pot holes and the like won't transmit across the entire front end. However, taking the sway bar off is defeating a safety feature and done at your own risk.
     
  5. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:14 AM
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  6. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:23 AM
    bellassaiw10

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  7. Nov 5, 2013 at 7:26 AM
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    Eh, see my Build Thread sig link. Too many mods to list.
    Huh...well maybe I'll try removing it then and see how it feels - that looked simple enough. I can always put it back on.

    Thanks!
     
  8. Nov 5, 2013 at 8:57 AM
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    i use lots of skinny though.. luck must be it :D


    factory for sure. and yep, 37's. and i'm hard as hell on my truck. doing double diamond trails and all that good stuff. i've stripped my gears up front but never broke a CV.
     
  9. Nov 5, 2013 at 9:53 AM
    scocar

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    What the others said about improved capability and ride quality...

    With stock worn out progessive coils, removing the swaybar would probabaly kill you on the highway if you had to make an evasive maneuver.

    Aftermarket coils have far higher spring rates than stock, so this additional resistance to roll helps quite a bit. Caution is still warranted, especially intially or on off-camber turns, but now that I am used to it, I find that I don't drive the truck much differently than when I had it one, Certain curves I may take a little slower, and that's about it.

    Just become one with your CG. :)
     
  10. Nov 5, 2013 at 11:40 AM
    Blackdawg

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    ALL OF THEM!...Then some more.

    i bet being a 4 banger too helps..lack of torque means you don't get carried away with the skinny pedal.

    And i think ADD hubs/CVs are a bit stronger then Manual CVs...
     
  11. Nov 5, 2013 at 12:36 PM
    sk8rjess

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    ^ i'm sure it does. poor thing sees redline alot.. 220k+ miles and she's begging for more
     
  12. Nov 5, 2013 at 12:38 PM
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    Hey boyos-
    How many square feet are our cabs?
    Anyone got the answer, or a rough idea :notsure:
     
  13. Nov 5, 2013 at 1:30 PM
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    I don't know. But I did put a nut on my stubby antenna and it sort of corrected the reception, but it's not great. Iowa probably just sucks. Most people say reception is great.
     
  14. Nov 5, 2013 at 1:35 PM
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    Most people? What reviews were you reading-- I've read on TW, Amazon and Craven Speed that the reception more or less blew but everyone seems to love the look of the antenna regardless
     
  15. Nov 5, 2013 at 1:49 PM
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    Craven speed seems like people were happy so I bought it.
     
  16. Nov 5, 2013 at 1:53 PM
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    What are the width of the 37's your running? they look a bit wider than 12.5!
     
  17. Nov 5, 2013 at 1:54 PM
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    Well I'm right there with ya now. $24 less in my pocket, I'll remember to use a nut if the reception isn't bueno
     
  18. Nov 5, 2013 at 2:06 PM
    sk8rjess

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    nope, they are 12.5's
     
  19. Nov 5, 2013 at 2:06 PM
    sk8rjess

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    found a set used on CL for $200 that i was going to pick up for my trailer but they are 13.5. too wide!
     
  20. Nov 5, 2013 at 2:36 PM
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    Does anyone know offhand of someone on here with a high clearance rear and hasn't bobbed their bed? I'm starting to think it might look goofy unless it's bobbed
     

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