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Getting my lift off soon, doing a lot of front end repair as well. Any other parts I should replace?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 11_Taco, Aug 15, 2025.

  1. Aug 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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    11_Taco

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    I’m getting my lift off here soon, i absolutely hate it. It looks amazing but everything I drive it feels like a safety hazard to me and everyone else, and it rides like absolute garbage. I know a big part of that is my tires, they have uneven wear, cupping, almost bald, the whole 9 miles. Getting those replaced tomorrow afternoon with some 33” Michelin LTX M/S. I’ve given up trying to off-road, between the garbage lift and changes in my life im turning this back into a daily and a decent looking truck. Anyways, I’m also replacing the following when I get my lift off:
    - Rear shocks (others were destroyed by the lift due to improper sizing)
    - CV Axles (OEM)
    -Front Axle Seals (OEM)
    - ECGS Needle Bearing replacement

    If there’s anything else yall recommend let me know, I don’t have a huge budget, and I’ve already gotten a fair amount of front end work done.

    Thanks!
     
  2. Aug 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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    wi_taco

    wi_taco My skid plates give rocks taco flavored kisses

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    Other parts on the front end to check/replace would be:
    • Upper control arms (ball joint, bushings, or whole arm assembly depending on condition of things)
    • Lower control arms
    • Coilover assembly
    • Tie rods
    • Sway bar bushings and/or end links if you still have a swaybar
    • Bump stops
    Don't know what previous work you've had done so you'll have to figure out which pieces to do. Good luck removing the 6" lift.
     
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  3. Aug 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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    6” lift?

    You aren’t really just pushing an undo button on that bud

    Do you have the cut crossmember to weld back in? Did you have the original spindles?
     
  4. Aug 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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    gotoman1969

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    What kind of lift? You aren’t running 33s on a stock suspension.
     
  5. Aug 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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    11_Taco

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    I have all the parts to get it undone and I have a shops that’s re-fabricating the crossmember as well as putting all of the stock parts back on. If needed I have a 2 inch lift that I can put on for the 33s I just got. But I have all the parts. Just seeing if there was anything else I should throw in while my entire suspension is being torn apart anyways.
     

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