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Fabtech, ProComp 6" lift or more. Pictures

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by toku58, Jul 2, 2009.

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  1. Jul 23, 2014 at 11:13 AM
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    Fabtech does
     
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    x2 had to remove the entire crossmember on my Titan..So assuming its a Fabtech thing then
     
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  3. Jul 23, 2014 at 5:09 PM
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    Oh gotcha, well that's a quick easy fix at least, I would rather lose that than the UCA or a bent spindle :/ Those uniball bolts and the misalignment spacers are a over the counter 4x shop part too. After looking at your photos ...dude you were so lucky you were on a populated trail and those Jeepers showed up huh ! I take a lot of surf trips down to Baja in my truck and we are usually a couple of hours minimum from civilization. Over the years of going down there I have bent or broken one of everything so I always buy an extra and I have a pretty solid spare parts kit I carry now. I even keep a complete extra wheel hub assembly...threw a wheel bearing about 12hrs south of the border and got stuck for days waiting for one.
     
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  4. Jul 23, 2014 at 5:51 PM
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    Blacktacoma23 If your tires don't rub you can fit bigger tires

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    Yea I'm very lucky. Could a been way worse. My TW friend had tools and the jeepers helped winch me up the rock.
    His rig v

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    Spare parts are a smart idea!
     
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  5. Jul 23, 2014 at 7:21 PM
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    Ur friends rig looks bad ass......got specs on it?
     
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  6. Jul 23, 2014 at 7:45 PM
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    Thanks man, cheers
     
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  8. Jul 23, 2014 at 8:11 PM
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    Sure, I'll take some this weekend
     
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    Thanks man, can you measure from the ground to the base of the db as well?
     
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    Hey Jon, here is the installation manual for the BDS kit : http://hcp4x4.com/attachment/55761-Tacoma.pdf

    The weird thing is that it actually mounts with less hardware than the PC and does not use the braces either. Check out fig 20 & 31, I think when the DB's are tied together with a plate skid that provides the lateral reinforcement ? The guys building my skids thought the same thing. The ground clearance gained by the shallower DB is then lost because the diff and skid hangs down lower than the DB you can see what I'm talking about in the manual. You would want a measurement from the bottom of the skid plate to compare ground clearance.

    Edit - same thing with Fabtech the diff hangs down below the DB.
     
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  11. Jul 23, 2014 at 9:44 PM
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    The BDS kit comes with a skid plate so I'll measure to the bottom of that.
     
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  12. Jul 23, 2014 at 10:13 PM
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    Guy who installed my lift has done thousands of lifts over the years and said the "support bars" PC and Fabtech use are for looks only. Said they have bushings in them, which means they are meant to move and flex. Said he even called PC and asked if he could leave them off for a customer and they told him no problem.

    Not sure if that's all BS or not but I DO know these BDS kits are bulletproof, which is why I went with them. :D
     
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  13. Jul 23, 2014 at 10:19 PM
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    Your upper and lower control arms have bushings as well as your leaf springs and shocks ;)
     
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  14. Jul 23, 2014 at 10:28 PM
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    Uh, last I checked all those things move and flex. :D
     
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    Whoops totally thought you meant something else!

    Carry on!
     
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    Ha ha ha! I think the guy who did my install was trying to make the point that if those bars were TRULY for bracing and holding the front end together, they'd be welded in.
     
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    I agree welding them would make them stronger but I do think that they serve a purpose, I've never seen it be an issue on a Tacoma but I've seen silverados have problems without them
     
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    BDS 6" lift..Pretty sure if those support bars were important this guy would have found that out :rolleyes:

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  19. Jul 24, 2014 at 8:24 AM
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    Whos truck? 6" PC?
     
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    No, BDS 6". I believe BDS built it for a customer a long time ago..Seen it for sale somewhere online..Can't recall tho
     
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