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If you had $500 to spend...

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by headhunter247, Feb 3, 2009.

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What should I buy with $500 or so?

Poll closed Mar 5, 2009.
  1. New Billie 5100s all around?

    22 vote(s)
    28.9%
  2. Pro Comp Black Wheels

    13 vote(s)
    17.1%
  3. OME 885 & AAL waiting on UCA until later

    13 vote(s)
    17.1%
  4. Other (if other give me ideas)

    18 vote(s)
    23.7%
  5. PS3

    10 vote(s)
    13.2%
  1. Feb 3, 2009 at 2:03 PM
    #21
    headhunter247

    headhunter247 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    5100's all around, OME 888 and Dakars. ProComp Series 05. Cooper SST Maxx 275s.

    what are your thoughts about not getting the UCAs right off the bat? I drive about 350mi a week. Do you think that would affect me? I would eventually get the UCAs.
     
  2. Feb 3, 2009 at 3:06 PM
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    surfsupl

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  3. Feb 3, 2009 at 3:24 PM
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    Bananahands

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  4. Feb 3, 2009 at 5:03 PM
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    dtrujillo63

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    Billy 5100s all around and a toytec AAL.
     
  5. Feb 3, 2009 at 5:50 PM
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    duckcmdr

    duckcmdr If it flies it dies!!

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    Billys and AAL , diff drop. Then you will want more. UCA tires will be needed real soon... sliders...bed mat...lights...bars...seat covers...floor mats.... it never stops you just keep moding and moding... looking on tw for the next thing to do... then your out of money so your doing the cheap /free mods until you have more money to do more mods... next thing you know you have 20Gs in mods and you still want more... so in a way its like the blow and hookers :rolleyes: only you have something to show for it.
     
  6. Feb 3, 2009 at 5:52 PM
    #26
    headhunter247

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    would just billys up front be worth while? or should I get the OME 885s as well?
     
  7. Feb 3, 2009 at 6:02 PM
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    duckcmdr

    duckcmdr If it flies it dies!!

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    What would you set them at? At 2.5 in the front and nothing in the back the truck will have a reverse rake.
    I have just the billys at 2.5 frt and billys in the back. Since doing that i will get springs eventually but I'm pretty happy with the set-up. I 'm going to start going off roading more so i think in the long run the springs will be better. I had someone put my fronts on a he charges 90.00 a side so in hine sight i would have got the toytec coilover and did it my self or removed the original and gave him the new shock and factory spring and just had them compress it. I did the AAL and diff drop myself. (well with a confidence boost for a few guys on here). The more you do yourself the more mods you can get.
     
  8. Feb 3, 2009 at 6:41 PM
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    No question - Red Sox tickets in D.C. in June - 'Nuf Ced :D
     
  9. Feb 3, 2009 at 7:24 PM
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  10. Feb 3, 2009 at 9:45 PM
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  11. Feb 3, 2009 at 11:17 PM
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    I drive quite a bit (15K/year and ran 23K so far without UCAs) and have yet to get UCA's on my truck. They're on my list but so far it seems ok. When I got it aligned only the caster couldn't be aligned quite to spec, its not a wear adjustment so my tires have been fine. Only drawback is that the truck just wanders very slightly now.
     
  12. Feb 3, 2009 at 11:20 PM
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    Hey, I have 5100's on the back of my truck and with 1" block and AAL they top out with a thud when flexing off road sometimes. Are the 5125's you have longer than the regular 5100's, or will some shaft extenders fit my 5100's and remedy my problem? I just got the leaf TSB so its sitting lower without an AAL and hasn't topped out but i'm going to order the TSB AAL from you guys and want to fix my topping out.
     
  13. Feb 4, 2009 at 12:37 AM
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    I want headers!
     
  14. Feb 4, 2009 at 8:32 AM
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    It would so be some Cardinals tickets instead..
     
  15. Feb 4, 2009 at 8:33 AM
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  16. Feb 4, 2009 at 11:54 AM
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    Now, we have the also.
     
  17. Feb 6, 2009 at 7:56 PM
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  18. Aug 6, 2009 at 6:19 PM
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    I would buy LR UCA's for about 500 - I already bought the Procomp black wheels for 500.00 so that's done........
     
  19. Aug 11, 2009 at 6:09 PM
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    i have stock TRD bilsteins, would the toytec shock extenders have any negative side effects if I don't have any lift? The truck is stock and has the TSB done. If I understand correctly it would just allow the wheel to extend further into mud/potholes right?
     
  20. Aug 19, 2009 at 10:03 AM
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