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2wd 3" body lift

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Card1, Jan 29, 2014.

  1. Jan 30, 2014 at 8:45 PM
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    The pics used to work when I was in your situation but they have expired. From what I remember it was a pretty simple procedure involving a slight trim on the mounting bracket to open it up slightly.
     
  2. Jan 30, 2014 at 8:49 PM
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    Shit. Well, they were the 51's? And what coils did he use? Cause i was thinking the eibachs if i took off the mounting plate to make adjustable but i'm not sure if the coil would sit right in the place of my current setup. And how exactly did he manage to remove bar pins? or did he ..
     
  3. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:24 PM
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  4. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:43 PM
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  5. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:51 PM
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    3" lift EIBACH coils w/ 5100's front, OME/ Dakar leaf springs w/ toytec adjustable shackles at 1.5" and 5125's out back. 33x10.5x15 KM2's Relentless DIY steel bumper.
    So I guess if you want/ need more height then, bodly lift is you only other option. I didn't know you had the spacer already and the lift spindles. If you get the fabtech coils I doubt they will net you any more lift than what you currently have. It will be a better lift because it's a coil lift instead of a spacer lift but it'll basically be the same thing height wise. You have any pics of your truck? I want to see how high your sitting with the spindles and 3" spacers. What size tires are you currently running? And what are your wheel specs?
     
  6. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:51 PM
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    I'm not sure about the wheel specs (backspacing) but the tires i believe are 225's on 15x8 rims. that was when i first bought the wheels. ugly picture but you get the point. Keep in mind my shock absorbers are blown.
    https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/996921_10201247573497105_1881885411_n.jpg






    I came to a conclusion, i messaged fabetch motorsports over fb and they gave me the part numbers. now i found the UCA's and coils and the front box kit. I'm trying to see how the front box kit would make any sense?? I told him about my truck being a 5 lug and everything, this just came up also in the search. Not sure if it would fit my truck? Them being discontinued, it's hard to find anyone that wrote about it.

    front box
    http://autoplicity.com/products/117...o5&network=g&gclid=CPzvl6Tbp7wCFczm7AodfCUAjA


    uca/ coils
    http://www.cumminsperformanceparts.com/fabfts4130-4-4.html

    Oh and for anyone with a 5 lug wanting suspension lift but no LT, you're welcome lol
     
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  7. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:54 PM
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    You can't get any more lift out of your suspension unless you go LT, custom drop bracket, or SAS.

    You already have a 3" spacer, if you go any more you'll bind the ball joints.
     
  8. Jan 30, 2014 at 9:57 PM
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    Mine are 1.5 and they do like .75 on each side. poorest decision ever on my part.
     
  9. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:01 PM
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    Huh?
     
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    Someone on a different forum actually contacted the company about them and it's like 1.5 total like with both blocks. but if you've held them yourself, you can tell they aren't 1.5" thick. .75 each
     
  12. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:03 PM
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    I've heard the polyurethane spacers can wear down, if that's what your saying?
     
  13. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:04 PM
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    Look on eBay for some aluminum spacers for your 5 lug. Or get the fabtech coils and drop the spacers
     
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  14. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:11 PM
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    I'll take pics of them tomorrow. I can't find the thread or site cause i've been through so many, but i'm about 99.9% that it didn't pick up the truck 1.5"

    Here's a before and after though, when my brother owned it.
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    The spacers hardly did crap and i felt bad cause he thought it'd be higher up front. he got jeep rims for it and it just looked like a regular leveled truck.

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    But then the rims, spindles, and painted toolbox came along. sick transformation, eh? :D :cool:
     
  15. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:13 PM
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    Goin with the ft's, did you see my post about the front box kit?? i don't see how it lifts it. idk, i'll probably stick with the coils and uca's though. even though they're $100 more
     
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    Yeah I'm not sure how the box kit works. Just make sure you get the correct one for your truck
     
  17. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:35 PM
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    haha yeah i'm not making that mistake again.. coils and uca's it is! and now we wait for tax returns, which come through the mail tomorrow or so :D:D
     
  18. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:38 PM
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    Are you sure you have lift spindles? Not to be a jerk but I don't see much difference between the before and after pics... Do you know how much lift they provided?
     
  19. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:43 PM
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    Oh wait now I see it. I'm just now seeing the picture you posted earlier regarding wheel specifications. Yeah it sits higher/ better than the stock pictures you just posted
     
  20. Jan 30, 2014 at 10:45 PM
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    Yep! if i had stock wheels still.. gah lol. it pokes em out and everything! i dig. they're the doetsch ones
     

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