DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

Theres also the rigs and coffee meet 8-11a.

 

hmm guess i might have to go to that.... will feel like the odd man out with a stock truck and 18" wheels on it

 

may use that off the front to keep the cooler in the shade during warm camping trips.

 

truck looked good back back in the day!

Now i have all this stupid weight on my truck...

 

Well my truck didnt get finished today. Apparently the way the drum cylinder exploded it has caused some issues with getting it put back together... Hopefully tomorrow morning they'll get it finished up.

 

Dam hope you get it all situated soon man. I need to take mine apart and inspect plus clean them before Jambo.

Hey the first one I can make in like 2 years.

 

How do they feel on the freeway?

That looks like a nice place to drink some beers.
Makes me regret volunteering to work tomorrow /.-

Lol what about those that like Rigs and Tea?? @ETXTacoma

 

Hahahahahah you bastard!!!

 

Call in sick.

 

Looking to remove my spacer/block lift. Looks pretty simple.

Any tips or words of advice before I start?

 

is this part of a lift kit?

 

Bought the truck with spacers in the front and blocks in the rear about 2 years ago. I’m not entirely sure if the PO went the whole 9 yards or just slapped on some blocks/spacers.

 

hmmm I too have spacers in the front and rear I just don't have anything (yet) to compensate for the drop after removing them

 

Yeah, I’m hoping I’m right about there not being a lift kit on mine. It should be pretty easy to tell, right? I just either need to remove my lift or get better UCA’s because my tires are getting eaten up. Can’t get an alignment since my UCA’s are all stressed out.

About to put some new tires on, so I don’t want those to get eaten up too.

 

Typically if someones installed blocks they havent changed out to better struts. Few people ever do both. If you take a pic of your front strut we could tell if its stock coils or not. What do you want from an upgraded lift? mallcrawling/light offroading/high speed offroad? The biggest question is how much are you looking to spend?

 

if the spacer is just on top on the strut tower the it's pretty easy, 30-45 minutes per side. If it's one where the strut has to be removed then there is a trick to that. Send a pic worst case.

Lift blocks are an easy removal.

 

I drive 60+ miles a day to and from work. This is my daily driver which I plan on selling in the next year for something different (sadly). Either a sedan or a Miata lol. I’m not necessarily looking to upgrade, I just want to be able to get an alignment and not have my tires eaten up.

I’ll post a photo of my front strut in a few hours.

 

for instance here is mine

 

this is a 6" lift utilizing the OEM shocks/springs with a spacer. I'm about to upgrade to some Fox 2.5 for 6" lift and drop that awful block

 

Is he a drop bracket also?
When I put the spacer on my girlfriend's 4runner it where where its preloaded. Had to dissasseble the strut put the spacer in and co.press the spring and bolt it back together to install