Talk me off the ledge

First things first sorry for the long post and No I’m not planning to get rid of my Tacoma at all... 2007 TRD OR 157K miles

Some things that have been bugging me since my lift/CV’s/tires and wheels install.

Old setup
Stock suspension
Stock wheels
Worn out wrangler’s with Kevlar 265/70-16

New set up
Iron man stage 2 foam cell pro kit w/UCA’s.. constant load coils and performance load springs
Method 703 17” wheels 0 offset
Falken wildpeak 275/70-17
clamshell bushing
Diff drop
New power stop brakes and rotors

Things I’m probably over thinking...

I have lost over 3+ miles per gallon. Now granted I know I have a truck and I dont expect great mileage but I went from 17.5+ to nothing over 14.5 yet.

I have this turn that I take in the area that I never had a problem with but now every time I take it, if I dont slow way down, my traction control turns on and freaks out. It’s a right hand turn with a bunch of left hand body roll. I’m wondering if a wire is stretched out or what. It has only happened on one other turn and it too is a right hand turn (off ramp) with a fair amount i of body roll to the left.

I have a ton of squeaks/weird noises that I cant tell if its the front or the back since the install. I called Ironman and explained it sounds like the back but now I’m hearing it both front and back. It happens going over bumps as well as braking... i have heard squeaky trucks but I feel like this is excessive. I dont think the shop who did the lift greased the poly bushings but I will have to wait for a day to find a flat surface and a friend with jack stands to figure it out. Any other ideas? Would it be a good idea to have another shop double check the work of the first shop?

I do notice a little bit of drag from time to time but its not all the time where I will speed up and my speed will slow down a lot more then if I were just coasting...

I wrote something about soft brakes and someone responded with brake bleed/ABS module and I had it done and I really don’t feel a difference. Still soft brake feeling that I have had since I bought it in 2016

I guess the reason for this post is to talk thru these things with people just to make sure I’m not losing my mind.

 

You might try a VSC Recalibration to help with the TC Light in turns

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ibrate-your-vsc-computer-the-easy-way.467485/

 

If your over 55 you have lost your mind.....Just an FYI....i just works better this way!

 

Not there yet but some days it feels like it

 

Did you get an alignment after all the work done to your truck? I wonder if you're toed in/out and that's causing the decrease in mileage and the faster slow down when coasting.

 

FWIW, I don’t think the MPG is all that bad.
It looks like you are running armor front and back as well?

 

I had one yes... but it was after the lift 9/4... I cant remember if I had another one done since... cv’s 9/18 wheels and tires 11/5

 

I have total 300ish pounds of bumpers... 200 in front 100 in back... no other armor then that... I was routinely getting 17.5 or more with the bumpers on before all this work