synergy10's 02 Extra Cab Build

Where did you get that battery tie down?

 

Thanks

 

Got it from @Coupe and his thread here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-aluminum-battery-hold-downs.494345/

 

Awesome, thanks! My northstar keeps wandering around when i hit hard whoop sections.

 

No problem. Hopefully he’s still making them. I haven’t had any issues with it but then again, I probably haven’t hit the same type of whoops you have.

 

He is! Just ordered one.

 

Didn't see if you're running spacers or not. If not, do your tires rub the frame at full lock? I just went from stock wheels and 285's with a 1.25" spacer to 16x8 et0 Fifteen52's and 285's with no spacers and I'm rubbing the frame at full lock...

 

Not running spacers and also rub the frame at full lock. More so when fully locked to the left. Locked to the right it barely rubs...I'm basing this on what I can hear.

From what I can remember, even when I had -25 offset F5 wheels I'd still rub the frame. Were you able to clear the frame on your previous setup? If so, time to figure out what the stock wheel offset is + 1.25" spacers.

 

I don't recall any rubbing from my previous setup. Maybe at full lock and full stuff... But right now I rub when trying to back out of a parking spot which I'm not a fan of. I don't really want to go back to bolt-on spacers. Right now I'm planning to go to some extended ARP studs and I'm hoping to find, or have made, some 10-15mm spacers. I think that would solve the rubbing for street driving.

 

That sounds slightly worse than mine. I only rub at the tail end of fully locking it left or right. So far no problems with parking, around town, etc. Off road I rubbing probably more than the frame...lol.

I'd feel a lot better with extended ARP studs and spacers instead of bolt-on spacers. However, I have read that a lot of people have ran them off road with no issues.

 

Factory BS is like 4.75 or 4.5. Most SCS's are 3.5 FWIW. Don't know the offset number that corresponds to. -20 or 25?

 

The F5 wheels I previously ran were 3.5" BS (-25mm offset). My current wheels are 4.5" BS (0mm offset).

@lambo So if stock is 4.5" BS and you had 1.25" spacers and that cleared. You're now back at 4.5" BS and that's with a wider than stock wheel. If you still have the spacers try slapping them on to test fit with your new wheels. This should tell you if you need the same, more or less spacing.

 

Yeah you're right, my issue is I don't really want that much poke. At least it seems like it would be a lot.


stock wheels vs new wheels with no spacer:



stock wheel with spacer vs new wheel with no spacer:



stock vs new with spacer on both:



But you're right, it would make most sense to try the spacers and see how much less I would need to clear properly.

 

At least you know what you need to look into. I guess it doesn't bother me enough to really mess with it. Even off road it's not so bad.

Either way, post up your results if you do decide to start test fitting the spacers.

 

Thats my same problem... don't want too much poke but don't want it sucked in the wheel well either

 

I know we PM'ed back and forth a few times, curious, did you decide on a set for your truck?

 

Love this build. I just bought a similar 1st gen for my DD. Hope it can make it like yours some day

 

Thanks! Hoping to get closer to finishing her up this year.

 

What does that phrase mean - I think it's code for "maxing out on build budget"