TacoMX's 1997 Taco 4wd Build

New shoes. 32x1150x15 BFG KM2s

 

Adding a wheelers AAL to my wheelers 5 pack. This is what they look like pre assembly...the bottom leaf is the AAL.

Will be leaving the overload leaf out so I only get about 2-2.5" of lift.

 

Trucks looks sweet man. Way better with the new tires.

 

thanks man

 

Any plans on what you're doing next?

 

Got my AAL added to my wheelers 5 pack today, sittin' sick...haha...

and got a new battery today...will get pics of the rear suspensions soon

 

Done adding Wheelers 1.5 AAL to my wheelers 5 pack, sans the overload.










OEM shackles, removed the daystar 1.25 shackle.



DROOP!!!

 

just need to add alignment clamps to the packs...

 

Why'd u ditch the shackles?

 

I wanted to stiffen up the rear end without adding any lift over what I already had. If I kept the shackles I would be getting close to 4" of lift, which would be way too much for my 5100s to handle. So with the 5 pack, the AAL, and minus the overload leaf, right now I have close to 3", which I hope will settle to about 2.5"

 

Saw on your thread that you were thinking about the OME...I just put one on using the 883 HD coils and the Drakkar AALs => it's riding pretty good; however, you (really) can't go wrong with Donohoe/Icon front coils. In addition, I saw that your backspacing on the wheels is appx 2.5"...did you do anything to mitigate the extra strain on the ball joints? I've been told that backspacing your wheels can put additional strain on the balls joints.

 

that was a while back. I have sway away 2.0 coilovers on the truck now

 

Got my wet okoles in the mail:

 

Installed a "Wheelskins" leather steering wheel cover. Looks factory. Much better than my worn out steering wheel, and much nicer to the touch.

 

Whatdo you have for a console? I noticed your leather shifte boot assembly is missing.

Edit: im also a bit jelly of your cupholders. Did they only come like that in your year? I might consider hunting down a dash like that so i can have the extra cuholders.

 

Dang looks brand new inside

 

My truck doesnt have a center console because of the 60/40 bench seat. I have the shifter cover off b/c I was redoing the cover and I am still in the process of shortening the 4x4 shifter after removing the body lift.

I am not sure about what years came with those cup holders, if I were to guess I would say 95.5-97.

Thanks. It looks good inside for a 97... I try my best to keep it clean. Although the carpet is starting to show its age.

 

Sorry for the late reply...

Next up will be either building some skids, or trying to make the stock skid work with the 4xI bumper...then some uniball UCAs, then some sliders. After that, not too sure.

 

Got my MB TKO's mounted today.

 

Sickk