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Official 1995.5-2004 5lug tacoma lifted/lowerd suspension guide and general info

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  1. Oct 19, 2018 at 8:51 PM
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    That could explain some of the vibes at high speeds. I was thinking maybe driveshaft, but worth looking into. Now you got me wanting to do the job again.. but the right way this time.
     
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    im lifting the front with the fabtech 3" spindles and the 1.5" daystar spacers creating a lift of about 4.5" will 30x9.5x15 tires fit well with no rubbing
     
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  3. Nov 23, 2018 at 8:04 AM
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    Yes, after a little trimming of the pinch weld
     
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  4. Nov 23, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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    how did you trim your pinch weld and how much did you trim
     
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  5. Nov 23, 2018 at 8:19 AM
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    What size tire do you think will require no trimming and will still look good
     
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  7. Nov 23, 2018 at 8:36 AM
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    I just took my fabtech uca n coils off if anyone is interested in them
     
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  8. Nov 23, 2018 at 11:26 AM
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    30x9.5 is already a small tire. Just trim
     
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  9. Jan 28, 2019 at 1:59 PM
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    Hi I’m new here technically. I’ve been lurking for a couple years since I picked up my 99 5 lug.

    What are the stabilizer bar brackets supposed to be torqued to? And if it’s easily accessible what do I torque the end link bolts to?

    I found torque spec on another thread here for stabilizer bar “side,” and idk what that is. And then there is also a torque spec of 66lb for the end link but doesn’t specify wether it’s 4wd or 2wd. Any help would be appreciated. When I have a few more bucks I’m going to buy the repair manual.
     
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  10. Feb 6, 2019 at 6:46 AM
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    I believe its 22ftlb on a 5lug. For some reason everything on a 5lug is tourqe very low.
     
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  11. Feb 6, 2019 at 6:59 AM
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    Here found you the actual guide

    F5DB9DB3-19FA-46AE-B914-AA3EE65298B8.jpg
     
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  12. Feb 28, 2019 at 12:21 PM
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    Fabtech 3" spindle lift w/ Fabtech aal Doetsch UCA and Coil spring 3" Fabtech 2" Shackles Fox 2.0 w/ cd adjuster 10 inch travel in the rear
    Hi I'm a long time lurker first time poster. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the Doetsch front coil springs and upper control arms.
    My question is for those of you that have purchased it, how is the ride quality and did you have any trouble getting the front end alignment correct?
    My thought is upon initial installation the install the truck will have positive camber and the toe angle would be really jacked up.
    I'm worried mostly about the SAI angle because I don't want to be replacing my ball joints every so often because of the added stress of the coil spring.

    Also what shocks did you pair it with, I've been thinking about getting some eibach shocks for a 2nd gen 4runner and pressing the out the bar pins from my fabtech shocks onto those( my brother has a 4runner, when I measured along side the fabtech shock it was only about a 1"-1 1/2" difference.)
    Or maybe even running some fox ifp shocks or Bilstein 5100s for a 2wd ford ranger since it would theoretically take up the room of the added 3" of the lift the coil spring would provide with similar travel.

    I know Doestch makes shocks for the application but I kind of want to try something else with the coil springs/UAC combo.

    *side note* for people looking at this the cost of the UAC's when I called about 2 weeks ago it is about $412 and the Coils are about $170, before shipping and sales tax.
     
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  13. Feb 28, 2019 at 12:39 PM
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    Doestch offers shocks for it. They are a different length then stock.
    As for ride comfort its good, and as long as you replace the alignment shims how they came out your alignment will be fine
     
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    I'm having a hard time finding wheels that will fit a stock 99 tacoma. I'm running on 14" steel wheels right not and would like to upgrade to 15s or 16s (steelies or not) with no lift/mods. Does anyone know which wheels/tires would fit without rubbing or having to do mods to the truck?

    https://www.detroitwheelandtire.com/hol-9072-sss-stl.html
    Would these work with 225/75/r16 tires without rubbing/mods?

    Thanks!
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    Biggest tires you can do with no lift/level is basic stock to 1” over the stock diameterx9.5” wide
     
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    The wheels are 5x4.5 lug pattern, same as a Ford Ranger and Jeep Cherokee. Those are easy to find used on CL for cheap.
     
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    @Sperrunner @BikerinBlak909 I'm not necessarily worried about which wheel size, as it's 5x4.5" but I'm more or less concerned about the tire size. I found some Jeep Cherokee 16" rims with 225/75/r16 tires on them. Would you happen to know if they would fit without rubbing or needing any mods? Looking to throw them on the stock 99 taco 2wd. Thanks for your input!
     
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  18. May 8, 2019 at 6:33 AM
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    I run a lift and still only have 245x65x17
     
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  19. May 9, 2019 at 8:12 PM
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    Are those still available?
     
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  20. May 10, 2019 at 2:06 AM
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    Yes
     
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