Where my Tampa Bay area Taco's at?

Long time lurker around here, but pending price and if FearNothing321 decides against the retros. I would like to possibly take a shot at picking them up.

 

I put together my lift, it's not much and will be a quick install - but I just want to run 265/75/16 on my stock OR rims. I wanted to get an AAL but my rear is already stiff witht the 3+1 pack and I only haul light stuff (bikes, kayaks...) so blocks might be the better option for now.

Here's what I was thinking:




supposed to looks like this when done:


Any feedback, ideas?

 

Looks good

 

Looks good to me. So the springs alone are a full 3"?
Install will be easy & with a 3/2 lift you can get away with 285's ( with minor rubbing) but on stock rims you'd need wheel spacers.
My truck with a 3/2 lift & 285's. Really only rubbed in reverse with wheels at full lock.

 

looks nice!

I added the 1/2 top plate spacers...it should come out to almost 3" upfront and...which is a more leveled look with 2" in the back. I'm ok with the 275s.

I might add some wheel spacers to give it a wider stance, but that's something I can do after.

 

If the springs are 3" then with the spacer you should be like 3.5". But I think it will look good & level cause when i had the 3/2 lift mine looked a little nose low.

 

springs are more on the 2.5" side, according to toytec so the spacer will get them up to 3"

 

ahh shoot lol

 

If going 3" up front might want to look at new uca's as well to help keep the alignment in check. On the blocks I personally wouldn't run aluminum ones.

 

will do

 

x2

 

don't get me wrong, uca's are prob a good idea, but i have a 3'' spacer on top of my oem shocks, with spindles, and i'm still within alignment specs

 

From what I heard the member that I took the picture from got it aligned no problem, but I have no issue putting new UCAs in if they can't get it aligned right. It's also a smidge under 3" for him - don't know if that makes a difference though

Will also look into different blocks or maybe still end up going the AAL route

 

For 2 inch blocks in the rear, do I need new rear shocks? Or can I use the stock ones?

 

I would get new ones, I tried to run the stock yellow bilstein shocks with a 2" block & on certain bumps I could hear & feel them top out. Meaning they were extended out completely.

 

Haha you gotta be quicker than that.

BTW I'm not saying they won't work but when you hit a good bump or dip you'll hear & feel it.
You know how the end of my street is, well every day coming home mine would top out on that dip.

 

Yea, I know the ride will suffer. I'll probably upgrade when I can. I have the SR5 suspension so I don't know how much different it is than the sports. I have the regular black shocks.

 

Probably the same length, I rode with mine like that for a little over a year before I changed my whole lift & went higher. It just got annoying after awhile cause I'd hit the same dip every day.

 

If you are going to use the stock length shocks in rear atleast use these.


http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Shock-Extenders-05-UP-Tacoma_p_288.html