tacomaman06's build

yeah uncle frank....when i get done, the whole truck will be black and silver, and since im going for the full out off road look, then i think the brush guard will be a good install for me.

 

I dont recall that 1 I'll check your pics here

Im going to enjoy watching the process Will
Besides, you and Tiger go seriously offroad so these impliments are actually functional for you Me- I just tool around here she's my cruiser just have the bar to hold the extra lightage!!!

 

hoping to make a good go of it at the upcoming uwharrie trip...thats for sure.

 

ok, what up with ridge calling tacomaman "neph" and tacomaman calling ridge "uncle frank"? am i missing something here?

 

ita all in fun couchie!!

 

we're not all inbred and related...... just the majority of us

fun? since when have we been having fun on this site?

 

Taco looks Grate, Whats on the mod list next?

 

Naw-I think I was giving some advice to Will in his thread about getting out of his '06 lease and I said "you better listen to ol uncle frank" or something and it stuck aint that right neph?

hey check out morphodoggy

 

yep.....you got it uncle frank!!!

 

well........lets see..........wheelers 5 pack leafs, energy suspension leaf and upper frame bushings, ome 881 coils, goodridge g-stop braided/stainless brake lines-front and rear......all going in on sunday. and next is gonna be wheelers 15x8 steelies, and a used set of 31x10.50x15 goodyear wrangler mtr's(in barely used condition), and that will be about all for a while. i put energy suspension sway bar bushings in on tuesday, and the dealer rewplaced the steering rack under warranty on tuesday also, so thats taken care of.

 

this is what will be installed on sunday.........



and this is what i already installed on tuesday....



the stock sway bar bushings were shot........and the new energy suspension bushings are great with my new steering rack that toyota installed under warranty!!

 

well........got my new suspension/u-bolts, and brake lines installed today. let me tell ya now...............when parts are rusted all to hell.....things have a real tendency to be a beeotch!!! the driver side rear spring..........had to cut it off with a torch and grind everything to get the bolt outta there(yep....i didnt order new eye bolts like i shoulda..lesson learned).........frame was on fire and all right by the gas tank too, but we had a water hose for that purpose. we did it at my buddies shop, then i had to leave for a while, so he did the brake lines and the front coils for me. all in all...took about 6 hours, because the rear rusted springs and all were a real pita!!! but anyway, got it all done. i love the way it rides now and stops(no axle wrap yet), and it gave me a bit of a lift, one that i can actually tell a difference with. dont have any pics of the carnage that was taking everything apart, but here are some pics of the finished deal.

 

i had thought about it, but i actually,believe it or not, like them.

 

Looks great Will!

 

with the new suspension the way it is now, it lifted the front right at 2 inches,and the rear about 1 and a quarter or so inches. ya'll shoulda seen how damn worn out and flat those rear springs were!!! damn they were flat!!!