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Lowered Taco? LETS SEE 'EM!

Discussion in 'Street Trucks' started by chris4x4, May 4, 2012.

  1. Nov 4, 2021 at 10:14 AM
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    mason33x

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    Could be
     
  2. Nov 4, 2021 at 11:16 AM
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    Hey man what drop you got rn
     
  3. Nov 4, 2021 at 11:16 AM
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    Banana man
     
  4. Nov 4, 2021 at 11:50 AM
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    ohcaltexscar Out of Huckleberry Licorice…

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  5. Nov 4, 2021 at 12:00 PM
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    Close! That's what the truck had when I first got it, and what it has in these pictures. F0ECCD59-7592-4CDB-B3B2-6E05B7CDCCC4.jpg87F2D5F1-BE40-4C5B-9BDD-9459A86E6AFD.jpg

    @mason33x it is currently still on the DJM 3inch drop arms, and Feal coilovers set to 1 1/2 in of drop, so ~4 1/2 inches total drop in the front.

    The rear is now sitting on 3inch non-tapered drop blocks, and 4x4 leaf springs for ~4 inches in the rear. This makes the truck sit fairly level. This picture is with the truck on 295/45R18's which made it sit a tiny bit higher overall. Handled amazing though with these sticky tires on the track. 561C37B6-0BE7-48DA-B8F4-5A5CACBF7048.jpg
     
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  6. Nov 4, 2021 at 12:31 PM
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    Shoot because I’m prob gonna do a 4.5/6 drop
     
  7. Nov 4, 2021 at 1:37 PM
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    Well I did say most recent, not most accurate :rofl:
    I remember you swapped the blocks out, I should’ve linked that too. Easy enough search to find it all.
     
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  8. Nov 4, 2021 at 2:18 PM
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    No worries!
     
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    Here's is Trudy at the autocross event in October..

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  10. Nov 5, 2021 at 9:05 AM
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    So does anyone have a 4/6 drop or not
     
  11. Nov 8, 2021 at 9:27 AM
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    Anyone got there suspension powder coated
     
  12. Nov 8, 2021 at 1:56 PM
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    My coil springs came powder coated, not sure about the shocks, they’re probably just regular paint.
     
  13. Nov 9, 2021 at 11:01 AM
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  14. Nov 9, 2021 at 1:54 PM
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    With the -12mm offset of my wheels, I had some rubbing issues in the rear, especially in hard cornering ended up pulling the top of the fender out half an inch. The fronts I had to roll the fenders out almost an inch to get full clearance on hard corners. Also had to beat the inner fender with a mallet where there's some protrusions.51214A86-7E03-4BAB-AA52-32A1DB279625.jpg
     
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  15. Nov 9, 2021 at 9:37 PM
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    So you think a 245 will be good to run
     
  16. Nov 10, 2021 at 1:51 AM
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    That comes down to what wheels you're running, what your offset and backspacing is, how much camber you put in it, what the aspect ratio of your tire is. I'd like to say yes they would probably fit since that's a narrower tire, but I don't know what your current clearances look like. Do you have the inner fender liners still installed? I don't, so I have more room.
     
  17. Nov 10, 2021 at 10:10 PM
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    @TRON So remember you asking about camber on my truck with the sos kit .Finally got alignment done (replaced lca and new tires ) Even with the coilovers alignment in spec .





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  18. Nov 11, 2021 at 12:34 PM
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    Nice! What LCAs you running? I ended up with adjustable UCAs and that gave me a easy wide range to work with my camber. Plus shortening the knuckles.

    I was wondering if there is an after market LCA that mounts further away from the axle so I could fit some adjustable coilovers in this drop.
     
  19. Nov 11, 2021 at 12:59 PM
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    I just went with stock moog . Amazing how gradually it wears out and really dont notice .Me anyway lol. Stiffen front a bit and was able to soften coilovers a little a little which made street driving nice .
    As far as lca dont know of any . Nice to know adjustable arms work .
     
  20. Nov 12, 2021 at 4:52 PM
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    Where you from in maine?
     
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