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Intro to fitting 35s (< 3" Lifts for those that wheel and love alignments)

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by JoeCOVA, Feb 18, 2019.

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  1. Feb 19, 2019 at 2:43 PM
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    Thanks joeCOVA
     
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  2. Feb 19, 2019 at 2:59 PM
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    Good Call!
     
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  3. Feb 20, 2019 at 5:44 PM
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    Best intro ever! Sums up most of the questions on TW.
     
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  4. Feb 20, 2019 at 5:54 PM
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  5. Feb 20, 2019 at 5:55 PM
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    Awesome post man, will definitely be referencing this in about a year!
     
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  6. Feb 20, 2019 at 5:56 PM
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    I was just being a smartass :)
     
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  7. Feb 21, 2019 at 1:48 PM
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    Great write up JoeCOVA !! So much has changed since I installed 5.29 gears and 35 inchers on my 81. :D
     
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  8. Feb 21, 2019 at 2:03 PM
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    You going 5.29 huh? I'm getting closer and closer to doing lockers and a re-gear. Just got the ARB Dual compressor in that GB, but still trying to decide if I can install the assembled thirds from ECGS myself having never done any diff work before. Seems okay in the rear but the front is a little intimidating.
     
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  9. Feb 21, 2019 at 4:17 PM
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    Would not recommend it if you’ve never done it before.

    Just drive down to ECGS and take a nap on their couch while they get it installed.
     
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  10. Feb 21, 2019 at 4:57 PM
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    I would *not* go higher than 4.88s on 33s, even with all your extra weight. But yeah, like searartist said, I'm just gonna let some professionals do it cause as much as I'll cut and hammer and mess around with pieces of my truck, I still don't want to mess with engine, transmission, or diff internals without knowing what I'm doing.
     
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  11. Feb 21, 2019 at 6:54 PM
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  12. Feb 21, 2019 at 6:55 PM
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    Haven't had time to get any daytime pics
     
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  13. Feb 21, 2019 at 7:00 PM
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    With your gearing from 33/35 you went down 2 mpg?
     
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  14. Feb 21, 2019 at 7:09 PM
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    Oh interesting, I can see how that might work. It definitely didnt work for me. The corner of your bumper at the very top of yout pic; I had to trim that as well since the tire would rib that also. My tires must be shifted much further forward.
     
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  15. Feb 21, 2019 at 7:17 PM
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    everyone's truck is slightly different.. I trimmed a bit off the bumper and the liner, then pulled the lower screw holding the liner to the bumper off pushed the liner in towards the bumper as far as it would go then ran the screw back up. I'm running 5100 struts on the front with OME springs and SPC UCA'S
     
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  16. Feb 21, 2019 at 7:25 PM
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    Dang. You didn’t really need to trim that much. Back when I had training wheels (just kidding 35’s are perfect size) I trimmed a hell of a lot more than that.

    Don’t the 35’s look so good. Oh if I had a time machine. :)
     
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  17. Feb 21, 2019 at 7:26 PM
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    Haha, you'll need to do a Intro to fitting 37s!!
     
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    It’s quite simple. Here’s the process

    Buy Tacoma
    Spend about 0.5 Tacoma’s on suspension.
    Hammer everything
    Cut off 80% of cab mount
    Cut everything else within 12” of tire
    Enjoy tires that stil rub :rofl:

    Lesson here?

    35 > 37 for function
    37 > 35 for looks
     
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  19. Feb 22, 2019 at 9:04 AM
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    I want to run 33s on the street and switch to another set of rims with 35s for wheeling, so prolly stick with 4.88s you think then?
     
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  20. Feb 22, 2019 at 9:09 AM
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    You'll just be higher than usual in the rev range on the 33s with anything higher.
     
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