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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by ensaladas, Jun 2, 2016.

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  1. Mar 8, 2017 at 6:31 AM
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    Bannerman

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    Bannerman Tasteful Thickness

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  2. Mar 8, 2017 at 6:33 AM
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    Love mine also!!!

    I never used the stock radio knobs EVER. always used the steering wheel controls

    Now, I NEVER use the steering wheel controls haha
     
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  3. Mar 8, 2017 at 6:43 AM
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    I agree, I didn't even realize I hated the stock ones until I got the new ones, always just used the steering wheel. Now I'd say it's about 50/50.
     
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  4. Mar 8, 2017 at 6:44 AM
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    ensaladas [OP] DarthT8er

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    Cheers to sarcasm lol :cheers:
     
    ensaladas, Mar 8, 2017
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  5. Mar 17, 2017 at 3:01 PM
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    Good build so far!

    I'm about to do the exact same lift (JBA UCAs and Icon AAL instead). I also have the SR8s but in gunmetal. I may PM you for questions about installing the lift.

    :cheers:
     
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  6. Mar 17, 2017 at 3:02 PM
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    No prob! @ajohnson helped me all the way! But I should be able to answer your questions for sure.
     
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  7. Mar 17, 2017 at 3:27 PM
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  8. Mar 18, 2017 at 4:56 PM
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    MarX Hotdogs, spam and skittles.

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    Truck looks good bro.
     
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  9. Mar 20, 2017 at 6:22 AM
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    ensaladas [OP] DarthT8er

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    Some Interior shots

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    Showing climate knobs and AJT knob (barely)
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    Black LED tail replacements
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  10. Mar 23, 2017 at 5:24 PM
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    Looks awesome man! What kind of LED tail lights are those?
     
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  11. Mar 26, 2017 at 11:34 AM
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  13. Jun 21, 2017 at 3:27 PM
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    have you measured what your mid hub to fender measurements are in the front?
    i have the same set up and mine are around 24" which means i got about 4" of lift
    it worries me because my lower ball joint angles don't look so good

    btw your truck looks awesome!
     
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  14. Jun 21, 2017 at 3:34 PM
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    if you walk away without looking you're driving the wrong truck
     
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  15. Jul 26, 2017 at 5:44 AM
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    Love the build man.... Just finally purchased my first Tacoma last week after wanting one for years. I've always driven cummins trucks. Planning a very similar build.

    Cab mount chop to make things fit? why 887's over 885's? I'm still torn between 265's or 285's and am not worried about performing a CMC. I like everything about the 265's outside of the look. :)
     
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  16. Jul 26, 2017 at 6:07 AM
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    Thanks man, appreciate it! I did not have to do CMC, but I havn't flexed it offroad to it full potential. 285s will definitely hit the cab mount if you plan on off-roading at all; I'll get around to doing it one day. Other than that, I really only had to trim a tiny peice of the fender plastic to make the 285s fit. I went with the 887s because they are a tad longer than the 885s, with the exact same spring rate. I rather get the full 3" from the coils, rather than adding a top-plate spacer to the 885s. I am actually taking off my 887s in the next few weeks to swap back to factory TRD offroad coils (keeping 5100s) and installing the Maxtrac spindles since I'm 2wd.
     
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  17. Jul 26, 2017 at 6:33 AM
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    @ensaladas why are swapping front setups? Anything you didn't like about the 887s or do you just want to go higher?
     
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  18. Jul 26, 2017 at 6:42 AM
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    i moved down from the 887's to 885's because the 887's game me 4" of lift
     
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  19. Jul 26, 2017 at 7:15 AM
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    I never measured mine after the lift, but it has definitely settled .5 to an inch since I installed my 887s.

    That's crazy you got 4 inches. My only concern would have been the CV boots. I've been keeping an eye on mine, but for piece of mind I might do the pipe clamp mod and slide them.
     
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  20. Jul 26, 2017 at 7:55 AM
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    I'm a prerunner so there is less weight which is probably why it gave me 4. Same as the 885's I got almost the full 3" where most get 2.5
     
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