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Looking to lift the truck and put on 33x10.5. Best suspension?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by CruisD64, Jun 2, 2016.

  1. Jul 24, 2016 at 12:17 PM
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    rngr

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    Details on the suspension and tire size? Looks great.
     
  2. Jul 25, 2016 at 9:50 AM
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    OneWheelPeel

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    Truck looks great, What parts did you end up using?
     
  3. Jul 25, 2016 at 4:52 PM
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    CruisD64

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    Line-X, LED Gauges, Bluetooth Stereo, TracRac, OME 2.5 Lift, Relentless Fab rear bumper, Shrockworks front. Bleh. So much good stuff.
    I ended up going full Old Man Emu with medium duty Dakar rear leafs and 883 front coils for a 2.5 inch lift. No front leveling kit. Cost ~$1400 shipped. I also did the exhaust drop, diff drop, pinch weld pound and extended rear brake line (all included in the cost of the kit). Took about 10 hours to install but I took my time. All parts ordered from Wheeler's Offroad in Oregon. The rims are the TRD Trail Teams edition ordered on eBay from some Toyota dealership in SoCal. Not the knockoffs you see everywhere. They were like $680 for all 4. Tires are BFG MT MK2 sized at 285/75R16 (33x11.5 basically). 4WheelParts had a deal on those. Got all 4 for $908 shipped to my door. Front needed some spacers to eliminate frame rub but worked out well. UCA rubs a little when fully cranked, but not enough to hurt the tires. Overall I'm VERY happy after driving some 300 miles. I purposely hit the same bump on the freeway that initially made me realize I needed a new suspension and this time it was no problem. Re-torqued the ubolts today. They hadn't moved. Like others have said, overall the suspension is stiffer, but you feel more in control. Getting thumbs up while driving too, which never used to happen :p

    Here's another shot which shows everything a little clearer.

    IMG_20160723_193049.jpg
     
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  4. Aug 1, 2016 at 8:32 PM
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    Truck looks good! Our trucks are almost twins!
     
  5. Aug 1, 2016 at 8:36 PM
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