Lifting a 5-Lugger

Hey Br, so those are 18 inch rims and you have no rubbing?! Awesome

 

sh!t I misread your post - yeah those metal boxes are the only thing causing me problems...How do they come out?

 

What's the purpose of those box things? Do they bolt in there or do I actually have to CUT the bastards out?



Thanks!

 

he has the TRD sport though

 

haha no its not really sport... its a 4 banger base model with killer decals(credit to sockmonkey)....( i think)

 

well, everybody said i couldnt do it... so I DID it, there is another project ive been working on for quite a while looking to finish it up to show peeps.

i hear a 5lb sledge would work.... i havent had to do any shaving or anything yet to accomodate my wheels so im not too sure to purpose

 

Im also running 18" wheels without ANY rubbing issues (235/55/18) tires

 

Ok, mine are 215-70-15's for tire size. 15 inch rims. So... do you think my truck would be lifted up to the Tacoma V6 height with 18's and no lift kit?

 

I would have to say no, with 18 inch rims, and a tire size like mine or the 255/55 you will get between .5-.8 inch of lift.

 

correct, it gives the apearance of being lifted with the larger rims, but the sidewall of the tire is smaller

 

Hmmph.

 

It will look really good tough, your choice of wheels with an offset around +30mm will make a dramatic change in appearance to the truck.
stock offset of the wheels in your truck make the wheel sit inside the fender, with an offset about +30mm the will sit flush with the fenders, makes it look alot better

Look at the before and after of my truck
http://nitropr.net/misc/Tacoma/IMG_2990.JPG
http://nitropr.net/misc/Tacoma/IMG_3147%20(Large).JPG

 

Hey everyone. Just got home from campus. busy, busy, busy. Yeah, I removed the black piece behind the wheel a few months. I was thinking of putting some bigger tires on, 30x9.5R15. I was going to get the RockCrawlers from 4wheelparts. But i decided to wear out the BFGoodrich I currently have on my Taco.

 

OK I just pulled those stupid black boxes out of the wheel well, I can confirm that BFG 31/10.5/15's fit with absolutely NO rubbing and NO lift on an 05 5-lug!

 

Not going to happen. The Taco is a "fly by wire" throttle that connects to the computer which then controls the engine. You do not have a direct connection to the throttle body that lets the vibration from the engine be felt through the foot.

 

what kind of wheels do you have? what are the specs?

 

Very true!!!!!! just slam on the brakes very hard and fast, see how long it takes the speedometer to get to 0 once you have already stoped......

 

Cragar Soft 8's 15x8 w/ 4.5 offset...Need to spray the hubs flat black looks like sh!t right now.

 

THANKS!
Because you are able to fit that big of a tire on stock height, I may do a similiar setup.
I just needed some specs on what wheels I will need.

 

Hate to bring up a dying thread again but I can't find any Soft 8's with 4.5" of back spacing in either an 8" or 7" wide rim any direction you could point me to correct wheel specs for Cragar's soft 8 series in a 15x7 or 15x8 would be great .
Info needed:
-Backspacing
-Offset
-Caliper clearence ( do they fit with no mods)
-Rim dimensions
-was a rimspacer used

Info would be appreciated PM me if you can.