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Body lift

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Bigcountry75, Feb 20, 2017.

  1. Feb 20, 2017 at 12:01 PM
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    Bigcountry75

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    anyone know of a good cheap 2inch body lift to get? Need something for my tires to stop rubbing in the front
     
  2. Feb 20, 2017 at 4:36 PM
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    according to your description you already have a 3" "level" :puke:

    beyond that you need to hammer the pinch weld. it will still hit the frame.
     
  3. Feb 20, 2017 at 5:08 PM
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    Yes I have 3" suspension AN I've cut banged every thing took it through some trails yesterday AN have a lot of rub was thinking of a body lift would help not hitting the frame I'm hitting the body on the corner
     
  4. Feb 20, 2017 at 5:39 PM
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    Fuergrissa

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    You running any wheel spacers?
     
  5. Feb 20, 2017 at 6:22 PM
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  6. Feb 21, 2017 at 6:26 AM
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    Yes 1.5 inch
     
  7. Feb 21, 2017 at 10:01 AM
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    If you're hitting the back corner of the fender but not the frame, your wheel spacers are too large. Try taking them off the front and see what happens. I bet you'll stop rubbing the fender but it'll start hitting the frame - you probably need a smaller spacer, like 1".
     
  8. Feb 21, 2017 at 10:04 AM
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  9. Feb 21, 2017 at 11:58 AM
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    I put spacers on it because with my tires the tire is less then a half inch away from
    The upper control arm
     
  10. Feb 21, 2017 at 12:34 PM
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  11. Feb 22, 2017 at 10:21 AM
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    then you really only need 3/4" spacers max. the tire won't expand by that much under pressures.
     

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