TIRE SIZE with SUSPENSION TSB

1BADTOY · May 30, 2008

jhodge83 said: ↑

yes, the 265 is width. a 265/75 should fit at 1.75" i would think
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cool, thanks for the input i'll do more research and check it out.. i'll post some pics once it's all done..

Evil Monkey · May 30, 2008

1BADTOY[OP] said: ↑

...and if so, how much do these bilstein 5100 adjustable shock run?
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There's a local San Diego guy that sells them on Ebay. I got the full set front & back for $269

chris4x4 · May 30, 2008

Good post, Timmer! FWIW, airing down only widens the tire a little bit, but, it also lengthens the contact patch. Since the contact patch can be looked at as a circle, ( useing the "pie r squared rulle) airing down can give you close to 4 times the contact patch or more, than a non aired down tire would give. Also, Tire makers sizes can be off as much as 10%, so a 265/75/16 BFG may be smaller than a 265/75/16 Goodyear MTR.

M2M · May 31, 2008

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the shocks you have now should have a blue cap at the end but the actual shock itself should be yellow. sometimes the dealership gets confused and puts on the wrong parts. the TRD does not get its shocks replaced under the TSB. if your dealer is doing that, then they may not be clear on what the TSB includes and may possibly put on the black regular 4x4 shocks. i think that happened to tacomaman06, you may want to pm him and ask. 5100's are great but i dont know if the dealer will order them for you or put them on for you. my dealership wont do anything other than OEM so you'll just have to ask yours to see what they will do
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I told my dealer that I just needed the springs and the still replaced my shocks -
knucklheads !

bigguy78619 · May 31, 2008

new to this thread!...sorry people but im kind of lazy going back and reading every single post to look for the answer to my question. so please help me out. im gettin the tsb done on monday and of course the rear is going to sit a bit higher. I want a small lift. Im just going to lift the front end to have a prerunner look to it. Im putting 285/70/16 on the stock wheels, i know they will clear the front, but will they clear the rear?

jbassett30 · May 31, 2008

IS TSB covered by warranty ?

The_Hodge · May 31, 2008

jbassett30 said: ↑

IS TSB covered by warranty ?
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yes...its covered by warranty until 36k miles...regardless of extended warranty or not

Evil Monkey · May 31, 2008

timmer said: ↑

...a murdered out Mall Terrain Vehicle.
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chris4x4 · May 31, 2008

timmer said: ↑

, drop the caster ..........
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WHat are you talking about? You cant "drop caster".

chris4x4 · May 31, 2008

timmer said: ↑

I so silly I meant carrier bearing as in Driveshaft carrier bearing drop
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AH....

Wayne · Jun 1, 2008

Had the tsb done--my truck is a 4 door long bed 2006--stuck my head in and the numbers are 48220-04210-d lh--wonder if the year made makes a difference? my truck on the door pillar says California.

1BADTOY · Jun 1, 2008

robrjohnson said: ↑

There's a local San Diego guy that sells them on Ebay. I got the full set front & back for $269
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thanks for the info, good price.. just ordered them and should have the set by thurs or fri. i'll just have toyota do it since they'll have it all apart anyway to do the tsb.

1BADTOY · Jun 1, 2008

"the tire your getting, a 285/70R16 is 11.5 wide and 32.1 high so with 5100's at 1.75 You will likely experiance the rub if your forced to load up the front suspension ATW and do a hard right." -timmer

thanks timmer for all the good advice..

my rim is 17 inches, but i'm sure it all still applies..

i've decided to go with a 265/70/R17, only one size up from stock (would maybe try 265/75/R17 if michelin had one), but it will be my daily driver for quite some time to come and with frequently hauling several hundred pounds on the weekends i could do without the potential rubbing.

i'll be putting 5100's all around and setting the front to 1.75". with an inch going into the back causing the front to tilt a little i figure setting the front at 1.75" will only change the overall picture/stance by about a half inch (i've chosen not to level), hardly enough to make much of a difference in appearance.

Hard to make a tacoma look bad no matter how you play it..

thanks again for everyone's help!

will post pics soon!

bigguy78619 · Jun 2, 2008

timmer said: ↑

FWIW I only got 7/8" out of the TSB height wise. DSRFW was 36 1/2" AFF and is -37 3/8" AFF

anyway

the back usually isnt the problem so much unless you plan on getting into highly artriculated (cross axled) situations. The blocks and suspension parts should keep you from grinding down the tire and the rear fender well to often. Your likely to still have 5.75 inches clearance on the drivers side with a 32" tire . personally I would toss a 1" block back there to save your self some potential headaches

the problem usually is when you go to a tire that is both wider AND higher You tend to rub on the FRONT during brake loaded hard right hand turns. if your going down hill the rubbing will get worse . once you get your butt in the drivers seat the loading starts there. and unless your a whippett were talking at least 300 Lbs with a full tank of gas on the drivers side. the TSB loads the front end up more than the stock springs hence the alignment changes

the tire your getting, a 285/70R16 is 11.5 wide and 32.1 high so with 5100's at 1.75 You will likely experiance the rub if your forced to load up the front suspension ATW and do a hard right. Hard a lee to starboard and loaded going downhill into a ditch isnt where I want to have my front tires wrecking into the well. heck you could break something there (like your neck)

at 2.5 and with a diff drop kit you should be AOK and save your CV's at the same time.

or simply choose a 265 75R16 and live with a 31+" tire which saves the trouble of maxing your adj's and installing the diff drop while only sacrificing a long quarter inch of ground clearance when fully aired up. If I wasnt such a fat ass and didnt live deep in rockville this is What I WOULD be doing.

but regardless get the TSB done and measure it all out before making your choice.

thats what I did and I've almost decided to spring for all the parts and get a 3" coil lift, 1.5" block the springs, drop the carrier bearing and the diff . shim the axels and replace the shocks, brake lines, perhaps the UCA's and go to a 285/75R16. All totted Im looking at about 2 dimes installed ( mainly tires and labor) but Im interested in a pretty serious trail climber rather than a murdered out Mall Terrain Vehicle. Plus I not really into the mashed and shattered stuck up a creek bed some where looking at rain coming action. So, to me, its worth the extra G to avoid that under most circumstances.

timmer

thanks
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ANDYTACOMA · Jun 2, 2008

jhodge83 said: ↑

the four shocks only get replaced on the non-trd trucks...u already have the trd shocks, so all u should have received was the 4 leafs springs and a new alighment w/ the new camber/caster/toe-in settings. my dealership was dumb and replaced my shocks as well. i told them it was a trd and showed them what i needed...but w/ it being debadged, i guess they didnt care to notice all the other sport options
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thats what im saying!there is NO WAY TO ALIGN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK!!! maybe I'm wrong but I've had two different dealers tell me the same thing so please if you would enlighten me "4 leafs springs and a new alighment w/ the new camber/caster/toe-in settings. " how is this accomplished????

anybody???

The_Hodge · Jun 2, 2008

ANDYTACOMA said: ↑

thats what im saying!there is NO WAY TO ALIGN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK!!! maybe I'm wrong but I've had two different dealers tell me the same thing so please if you would enlighten me "4 leafs springs and a new alighment w/ the new camber/caster/toe-in settings. " how is this accomplished????

anybody???
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the alignment and updated settings are for the front of the truck

DTacoms · Nov 7, 2008

1BADTOY[OP] said: ↑

"the tire your getting, a 285/70R16 is 11.5 wide and 32.1 high so with 5100's at 1.75 You will likely experiance the rub if your forced to load up the front suspension ATW and do a hard right." -timmer

thanks timmer for all the good advice..

my rim is 17 inches, but i'm sure it all still applies..

i've decided to go with a 265/70/R17, only one size up from stock (would maybe try 265/75/R17 if michelin had one), but it will be my daily driver for quite some time to come and with frequently hauling several hundred pounds on the weekends i could do without the potential rubbing.

i'll be putting 5100's all around and setting the front to 1.75". with an inch going into the back causing the front to tilt a little i figure setting the front at 1.75" will only change the overall picture/stance by about a half inch (i've chosen not to level), hardly enough to make much of a difference in appearance.

Hard to make a tacoma look bad no matter how you play it..

thanks again for everyone's help!

will post pics soon!
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Hi 1Badtoy,

Have you done your mods already? What size of tire did you put in? I plan to do the same but with 265/75R16 tires? Did you post picture somewhere?

Thanks.

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