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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by bh867, Nov 28, 2011.

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  1. Nov 19, 2012 at 1:39 AM
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    arb bumper winches- xrc 8 front xrc 10 rear 2 lightforce 140's 40" led light bar Custom CBI built bed 4.88' and arb's front and rear tc long travel
    Does anyone know the track width difference between the Tacoma and say a full size rig? I'll measure when I get home but that won't be til Tuesday, just curious if anyone kows the answer.
     
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  2. Nov 19, 2012 at 1:46 AM
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  3. Nov 19, 2012 at 1:49 AM
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    I believe the Taco is 65 or 66 WMS to WMS

    I'd expect most full sizes are somewhere around 70
     
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  4. Nov 19, 2012 at 1:57 AM
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    so with a standard LT kit 3.5 over each side, the taco would be ~2 inches wider.
     
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  5. Nov 19, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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    arb bumper winches- xrc 8 front xrc 10 rear 2 lightforce 140's 40" led light bar Custom CBI built bed 4.88' and arb's front and rear tc long travel
    So about the same as a full size with wider tires and wheels, I'm kinda leanin towards the 2", hope I don't regret it and wish I'd have picked up the lt lol.
     
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  6. Nov 19, 2012 at 2:26 PM
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    arb bumper winches- xrc 8 front xrc 10 rear 2 lightforce 140's 40" led light bar Custom CBI built bed 4.88' and arb's front and rear tc long travel
    Picked up some parts today, my fuse box came in (12 pin blue sea), grabbed a lil 2.5 gallon tank for cheap, and some extra D-rings to fab onto the ARB bumper.

    Got the idea for the fuse setup from a different build thread (mcgrimm I think it was). Should make wiring all the lights, air and other junk a lot easier/cleaner.
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  7. Nov 19, 2012 at 2:37 PM
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  8. Nov 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM
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    Very nice build, OP. I'm working on plans for a bed very similar to yours. well done!
     
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  9. Nov 23, 2012 at 4:47 PM
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    I'm not sure if you can leave the overload leafs in or not. But the land cruisers in Africa have sua and they can carry a crap load of weight.
     
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  10. Nov 23, 2012 at 6:36 PM
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    Jberry would know, he does a mix of everything with his SUA LT expo-esque rig.
     
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    With sua you would either have to make extremely heavy duty leafs which would kill ride quality like the Africa vehicles (they ride like bricks)
    Or have soa with overloads.
    I havent seen too many sua expos.
    I'll pm Jberry and get his expertise.
     
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    Thank u I'd love some help on that!
     
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  13. Nov 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM
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    Your mudflaps look suspiciously like snowcat track.. :spy:
     
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  14. Nov 24, 2012 at 9:51 PM
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    What the hell is going in here :spy:
     
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  15. Nov 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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    Ok, now that I'm not in an inebriated state, some comments inline.

    WMS-WMS is 60" on a first gen and 65" on a second gen.
    Food for thought however, a first gen Tundra (full size truck) is 66" WMS-WMS.

    Nothing wrong with a +2" kit at all. Allows you to take advantage of LT and allow you to take on narrower crawling trails. The +3.5" kits on a second gen is WIDE.

    Not entirely true. You can get SUA leaf packs build to whatever spec you want. You can call Deaver and tell them what length spring pack you want and what kind of load you are planning on running and they will build to suite. I'll say an off the shelf Deaver f67 is most definitely not the optimal spring pack for carrying heavy loads. The All-Pro/Engage 50T is much more suited for that. No matter what spring pack you run, they are all a highly progressive rate spring packs so there's no need for an overload leaf. You see overload leafs in thin spring packs (3-4 leafs). SUA packs have between 9-11 leafs.
     
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  16. Nov 26, 2012 at 2:04 PM
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    Stupid question, what about all pro expo leafs?? They seem to have enough travel. What are the benefits between soa sua?
     
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  17. Nov 26, 2012 at 5:28 PM
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    Expo's are a many multi leaf pack like SUA packs, but designed for SOA. I'm actually a big fan of the AP leaf packs, both SUA and SOA. The expo pack is a great leaf pack if you are staying mid travel/SOA.
    SUA packs are considerably longer and gives you a shitton of uptravel.
     
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    So, sua gives more up travel, making long travel?
     
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  19. Nov 26, 2012 at 5:41 PM
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    Go out and stare at the suspension of your truck. Pretend you don't have shocks. With the leafs on the top of the axle, the leafs will go flat way before they would go if the springs were on the bottom of the axle. You've got 3-4" of spring pack and 3" of axle. So that's an extra 6-7" of uptravel before the leafs are maxed out.

    Then close your eyes and picture droop. I'm guessing the leaf pack is around 50-55"? LT packs are generally 62-64 inches. In addition I'm running a 12" shackle mounted above the frame instead of a 3" shackle below the frame.

    When dealing with leafs, the term "Long Travel" is generally defined as SUA. I'd encourage you to read through the stickies in the LT section if you want to know more.
     
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    That makes more sense thanks!
     
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