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2/3 drop

Discussion in 'Street Trucks' started by mason33x, Feb 18, 2021.

  1. Apr 20, 2021 at 5:25 AM
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    mason33x

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    Is it 3/4
     
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  2. Apr 20, 2021 at 5:27 AM
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    Do you think 5/6 would be to low cause I daily this truck
     
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  3. Apr 20, 2021 at 7:33 AM
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    No way just get stiff spring and shocks I might goo that low too
     
  4. Apr 20, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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    hemitruk Old man , young boi truk

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  5. Apr 22, 2021 at 6:06 AM
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    Yeah might as well go low
     
  6. Apr 22, 2021 at 6:06 AM
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    I’m getting 17 inch wheels soon
     
  7. Apr 23, 2021 at 5:38 AM
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    How hard do y’all think it would be to change the gears in my truck
     
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  8. Apr 25, 2021 at 8:38 PM
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    Which gears. Transmission or differential? And as for your 5/6 drop question, make damn sure your wheels clear your rear quarter panels and quarter panel braces. Mine do not and have done a significant amount of damage. Also be aware that if you haven't done the c-notch frame you will need to. And at 6 inches low in the rear, the DJM notch isn't deep enough and with any significant bump or load in the truck, you will bottom out on the low pro bump stops. Also your diff will be very close to the bed support and may tap it. The lowest part of your truck will likely be either the shock mount if you don't relocate it, or your U-bolts and it will be only a couple inches of clearance. Also your transmission cross member will be very close to scraping on a leaf, any peaked driveway will catch you up, even a significantly crowned road will scrape off you go across it. I speak from experience as these are all things I'm dealing with in my truck. All that being said, it looks awesome and people give you thumbs up everywhere. Don't plan on hauling much of anything though, your suspension will no longer have the travel to accommodate a payload. You'll also likely need to find shorter shocks for the rear.
     
  9. Apr 26, 2021 at 5:30 AM
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    I just got new 17 inch wheels
     
  10. Apr 26, 2021 at 11:31 AM
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  11. Apr 26, 2021 at 3:32 PM
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    Where pics of your truck bro? And the suspension pucs???,
     
  12. Apr 26, 2021 at 3:45 PM
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    73C4BFE8-8EE1-4368-8329-929308C0AC64.jpg Only pic I got rn
     
  13. Apr 26, 2021 at 3:56 PM
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  14. Apr 26, 2021 at 4:04 PM
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    The pictures of the truck are in lowered taco let's see them thread page 133, and 2002 Tacoma for autocross page 9 or 8, as well as scattered across a couple other threads. No suspension pics currently since I haven't had time to get it up in the air and take the wheels off. I'll be swapping out for a smaller lowering block in a couple weeks so I'll have some then when I adjust the front coilovers.
     
  15. Apr 26, 2021 at 4:05 PM
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    I like the black wheels on the white truck. What wheels are those?
     
  16. Apr 26, 2021 at 4:10 PM
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    Bag it.

    Run a decent rolling height, set it in the weeds for the 'gram.
     
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  17. Apr 27, 2021 at 6:23 AM
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    I got the wheels off a mustang
     
  18. Apr 27, 2021 at 6:27 AM
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    I would consider bagging my truck but idk what to buy
     
  19. Apr 27, 2021 at 7:08 AM
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    How can I drop my truck another inch or inch and a half in the front
     
  20. Apr 29, 2021 at 8:12 PM
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    How much will x runner spring drop my truck
     
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