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pick your poison, jacked up or low lift with wide stance?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by mothermucker, Jun 16, 2014.

  1. Jun 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM
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    mothermucker

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    i have a 4 inch lift and I'm not happy yet:roll eyes: I'm wondering if i should lift it higher or or go for a bigger wider tire. Im wondering how hard spacers are on the truck and if i could still get the look i want by just going with a wider tire.
     
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    Got any pics? Do you wheel it at all?
     
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    sorry past owners company decals are still on it so i can't post pics yet, they're getting the heat gun tonight :yay:
    And yes thats pretty much all i do with it so can't be super wide don't want it ridiculously tall either though :confused:
     
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    Keep it low and wide...

    Is it a drop bracket kit, or cracked up coils? If you have the DB, I'm very sorry about your luck :) haha

    Droop>up travel
     
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    Hey! Deppending on the size of tires you have now you could make it a little taller with larger tires. with that said, bigger tires also make it look wider. Ive ran spacers and i didnt have a problem. Its 50/50 on opion of spacers. Ive seen a tire come off on free way tho due to spacers. lol If you get spacers just buy nice ones and not cheap ones. Hope this helps!

    Tim
     
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    imo, if you go higher than 4", you will run into COG issues when wheeling. I vote to get some wheel spacers to get a wider stance.
     
  7. Jun 16, 2014 at 5:53 PM
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    Thanks! I'm thinking 34" but not sure what my max width would be??what determines how wide you can go without spacers?
     
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    Thanks i think you're right, is there a certain spacer you would recommend?
     
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    No. Spidertrax. Wheel and hub centric. Best spacers on the market.
     
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    I agree! Spiertrax has a great review and always heard good things about them. and for tire size i run 33x12.5 and it a wide tire. i have a 3" lift so 33s wouldnt look bad under yours. if you want 34s though id just look up the tire you are wanting and see what the width is for it. :)
     
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    Bora spacers are hub centric too.
     
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    Low n wide FTW :D
     
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    Thanks for the feed back :) i really like toyo's because I've always ran them and never had a problem, i found a open country all terrain tire with a overall diameter of 34.5 and a width of 12.5, i just have to decide what size spacer i need with minimum amount of strain on the truck.:D
     
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  17. Jun 16, 2014 at 9:35 PM
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    I ran 1" spacers on my truck for a while until i got new wheels with a better back space. If you run spacers you might need to trim the plastic piece of the bumper and do the pinch weld mod if not already done. :D
     

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