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

i took a piece of metal and just drilled 4 holes in it. a lot cheaper

 

yea but you can't take yours off and use it as a zombie weapon in the apocalypse.

 

if you think you can kill a zombie with that little piece of metal ill just go ahead and shoot you in the face now so thats one less undead corpse i have to deal with later

 

Challenge accepted.

 

how do you figure? unless you are getting over 5" of lift the bracket is fine

 

What??? you have over 5.5'' of lift?????....no...i don't think so..

 

There's a 3'' and 5'' version isn't there?

 

Expos plus shackles. I've got at least 5" now probably. And he's getting the longer shackles.

 

why on earth did you get the little one?

 

are you saying your leafs gave you 4" of lift? the shackle will be at most 1.25", and your springs will inevitably settle. if you have 5" in the rear you have to be rollin stinkbug for sure

 

Yes? Expos give 4" of lift unloaded haha plus the longer shackles that give me 3/4" of lift so I figure with everything being new I'm getting 5" of lift right now. Once they settle I'll probably have 4.5"

Quote from All Pro:

"All-Pro's Expedition Leaf Springs feature a 20% higher spring rate than their standard leaf springs. They are otherwise identical in dimension and quality, providing the same eye-to-eye measurements and wheel travel. On unloaded Tacomas, they will result in a 1" taller stance than the stated lift height of 3". The stated lift height is maintained with loads of 400-500 lbs of cargo."

 

Brent, don't forget you have a little tool box weight to make them settle a little more (if you actually have stuff in the toolbox)

 

Haha yeah my toolbox is fuller than this now

 

he is stink bug..no different then me..i have 2'' of rake without gear loaded...probably close to 3'' with the bed rack and rtt off..im at 5'' or so lift..expos and shackles no different really.

 

Plus you've got the rear swing-out... I like the stance though

 

Right...id hate to think how high the rear would sit with everything off...

 

Yeah, I should be getting the weight of the bed rack and RTT back there in a few months though. So it'll all be good.

 

More caster is better for drivability. Gives a heavier steering feel. Less impact from side winds and crowned or rutted pavement.

 

Damn! All I have is cv axles and recovery gear..and tools..

 

It's actually really easy once you get the pins in the door hinges swapped out for some quick release pins. You pop the kick panel loose, undo two plugs, pull those through the hole in the cab, undo the screw holding the door stopper in place, then pull your door pins, and then the door will come right off. I can completely swap my doors in about 10 mins.

EDIT: I forgot to add that I have power everything also. My alarm is tied into some of the wires going to the door on the driver side so I have a couple extra spade connectors to undo but I plan to take care of that by adding another big plug.