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Differential Drop kit/ bud builts

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by ponethousand, Apr 29, 2013.

  1. Apr 29, 2013 at 7:38 AM
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    ponethousand

    ponethousand [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Question for all you 1st gens running bud builts.

    Would adding a 1" differential drop kit work if I had bud built skid plates?

    Thanks, need to help my cv angles a bit.
     
  2. Apr 29, 2013 at 8:28 AM
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    All good, found out the answer
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  3. Apr 29, 2013 at 8:57 AM
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    I asked 45acp the same question and I think he answered for you as well.

    I'm going BudBuilt, buying the front skid in May. Haven't decided on black powdercoat or stainless.
     
  4. Apr 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM
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    My thought on that is go stainless and paint it yourself. I've beat mine up a bit and just spray it with some satin black rustolem. Simple touch up.
     
  5. Apr 29, 2013 at 9:37 AM
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    When did they start offering stainless? Also, I know you said you're going bare metal, good choice, because if you went with powdercoat you won't able to just touch it up when it gets scraped up.
     
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    I have a diff drop kit, never used, $40 shipped if interested.
     
  8. Apr 29, 2013 at 9:08 PM
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    Cool I got one for 30 shipped
     
  9. Apr 29, 2013 at 9:12 PM
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    I went with skid row plates and took my diff drop off. I do think that the buds work with a diff drop. I will say that I notice nothing different now that I took the diff drop off.
     
  10. Apr 29, 2013 at 9:24 PM
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    I've considered going back to stock as well. I should've done some before/after measurements to see if it actually did anything.
     
  11. Apr 29, 2013 at 9:36 PM
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    My diff drop didn't do much to help angle, but it removed a lot of my vibes!
     

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