2002 Tacoma with 280,000 miles and big tires. Just got for my daughter.

Sounds good! Most likely the tires are just too big.

 

Good, just two days I’ve done a lot of work to it. Mostly cosmetics but put some Hercules bedliner can spray on the fender flares and random things

 

Just as simple as that, just trying to find the best answer, of course

 

Sounds like something my dad did for me with my first truck. I remember I came home one day after high school and he had welded a flow master 40 muffler to surprise me.

 

What type of lift does it have, suspension, body lift, drop bracket? 35's are big, I'm surprised to hear they only rub on the frame. Any idea of wheel size and back spacing and what is the tire size listed on the sidewall.

 

Tomorrow, I am going to get the exact measurements of the current tire and rim and post it here

 

Awesome

 

Perfect.

 

My thoughts too

 

I have no idea what size lift, pretty tall I guess I could take photos. I don’t know if that would help any.

 

I’d definitely get skinny 33s (255/85/16). 35s make it easier to break stuff, especially with a teenager driving, and it sounds like you don’t need the extra clearance if you’re just driving on the beach.

 

I would not trust that they visually seem fine. The lower ball joints on these trucks are very well known for failing, and the failure can be catastrophic. I know personally I've had one fail that looked fine previously, thankfully I was only going 5mph when the wheel fell off not 65.

Since its for your daughter, I would just go ahead and replace both front LBJs with OEM just to be safe. They are the only common failure point on these trucks that can be dangerous.

 

Will do, sir

 

If that was my 17 year old daughters truck I’d definitely investigate what the suspension lift is all about.
If it’s spacer, blocks and/or body I’d do it right.

I’d also check the cv axle angles. I’d also replace the lower ball joints if there’s no history.

 

That’s kind of what I’m thinking, I’ve been running around, but here are some photos of the tire size and the rest of the truck

 

Nice ride I will look into it all