Ironman Lift

Does this lift exist for 1st gens?

 

Unfortunately, no. I doubt they will start either since they don't make it anymore

 

Thanks for taking the time to write that review Hagen. Lots of good info and the truck looks nice.

 

They discontinued it?! That makes me a little more reluctant to get it...

 

all terrains? new tread pattern? what model is this?

 

Treadwright.com

I think these are the guard dogs. They are retreads. They'll be my next tire...
Good price for an aggressive tire. they also have BFG A/T pattern.

 

I believe he was referring to 1st gen Tacomas.These kits are a great deal and I don't think they're going anywhere.

 

Ohhhh gotcha. Yeah still weighing my options....so many different aspects I have to figure out.

 

Just order it. You will feel better about yourself

 

subd

 

OK:
I did the install today. Notes:
Front end is easy enough with a spring compressor, and ball point press.
Disconnect the sway bar, no probs.
No surprises.

Driveshaft spacer: you'll need the big washers off the old bolts; the new ones don't come with a big flat washer.

The rear kit comes with 6 bushings per spring, enough to do both ends of the rear springs, and the shackles. Shackle pins weren't greasable.
pressed the old bushes out (which were nicely frozen) to find the supplied bushes were too big. Trip to the local toyota dealer solved that. don't press your old bushes out of the shackle unless you have toyota replacements

Rear springs are labeled for driver and passenger side.
Installed them thusly to find passenger side 1" taller than drivers side.
My 220lbs standing on the pass side bumper equals the sides: the weight of the fuel tank, which is on drivers side, should be about 200lbs.

Guess what: the drive on the other side of the road in Oz.
So, I suspect I need to swap rear leaves to Oz sides.

Anyone got input on this?

 

I had the same problem. Still kind of have a sag to the driver side from it...

 

do you know if you put drivers side on the usa drivers side?
and: you didn't swap, to try and correct?

 

I swapped after the first time... Got a bit better on the other side.

 

I have a half tank of fuel; so a full tank would add about 90lbs to driver side, making it list more.
Adding 125lbs to passengerside loweredd it a little less than a half inch.

I reckon I'll swap rears tomorrow.

 

OK:
with drivers spring on drivers side, passenger spring on passenger side
measuring at centerline of axle to wheel well
drivers side was 38"
passenger side was 39"

swapping springs side to side
drivers side 38 1/4
passenger side 39 3/4

so, we went from 1" diff
to 1 3/4" diff

back we go...I'm getting good at it, at least.

 

aaaaaaaand, we're back to 38 and 39; 1" diff.
50 minutes to swap sides.
not bad, and, I ain't doin' it again.

 

Also:
the driveline might be a little "rumbly" compared to previous, but, myaybe not.
It doesn't feel vibrate-y.
At some point I may try subbing out the standoff plates for body washers of less thickness, or, add a body washer and see if it's different.

 

Don't blame you. I am not sure why it happens and only some of us notice it. Id like to put a small spacer in the driver side

 

One more note:
make sure you have bolt heads on the inside of the rear shackles.
If you have bolt heds out, and threads in, the upper bolt will snag on the frame.