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The Adventures of Ash and Baby Taco

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by BabyTaco, Feb 22, 2014.

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  1. Dec 24, 2015 at 3:21 PM
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    How many miles do you have on those bad boys?
     
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  2. Dec 24, 2015 at 3:40 PM
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    Not a whole lot. Put them on last December so maybe 10-15k.
     
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  3. Dec 24, 2015 at 5:23 PM
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    Plus like 5-7k from my dad I'd guess.
     
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  4. Dec 24, 2015 at 6:42 PM
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    And they did not work out for him. If you have a heavy truck I wouldn't suggest them.
     
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  5. Dec 24, 2015 at 9:41 PM
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    Yea work great for the single cab. Not so good for a dbl cab LB with full armor and such.
     
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  6. Dec 25, 2015 at 1:47 PM
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    Interesting... I'm A/C but only plan on sliders, maybe a bumper and winch but probably not.
     
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  7. Dec 25, 2015 at 1:49 PM
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    V6?
     
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  8. Dec 25, 2015 at 1:54 PM
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    Yeah
     
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  9. Dec 25, 2015 at 2:05 PM
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    @BradyT88 has them on a HEAVY truck too and seems to do fine. He has far more experience and miles with them than I do.
     
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    Yea idk why they didn't work on my dads rig. Course he was around 6000lbs unpacked.
     
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    My rig is about the same now. I'm well over 6K when I'm out wheeling. I enjoy mine because they flex well compared to a C/O. The problem I have is that I have them valved almost as stiff as they go and it's still not enough when jumping my rig, but hell even the guys with C/O's usually add a bypass for that. My setup does well in the whoops at 40+.

    There is a guy up in AK (I think) who really likes his and I think he has a DCLB as well.

    The buy in for them is more than a C/O though because you pretty much have to buy a Nitrogen bottle and regulator as well as a fill kit. That's another $200 on to the price tag.
     
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  12. Dec 25, 2015 at 5:09 PM
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    Yea idk. They would not hold ,y dads rig. After folding three times he was done. Haven't been an issue for gage though.

    And if you want it just for jumping then you need a way different setup.

    They do ride awesome though
     
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  13. Dec 26, 2015 at 9:31 AM
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    I wish! I'll get it done as soon as possible and meet ya out there!

    When you regeared did you just get ECGS to send you an assembled dif? Or did you just buy the ring and pinion from ECGS?
     
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    I purchased the assembled diffs.
     
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    I wanna do that but I just don't have that kinda money. So, I was just gonna buy the ring and pinion but I don't know how much it would be to have a professional install them.
     
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    Most people get quoted about the same price as ECGS charges to assemble them.
     
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    Damn, I'll have to talk to the guys at my local offroad shop. Thanks for all the info!
     
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  18. Dec 26, 2015 at 4:17 PM
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    I did get the pre assembled. Local shops would have been slightly cheaper but would not warranty their work. ECGS is well worth it. I also ran a GB for it and it dropped the prices a bit.
     
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    The warranty is worth it for ecgs. Like big time.

    Toyota diffs do not set up well or easily. And it's a total bitch to do yourself. I've done it three times and every time it kicks my ass in some way.
     
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    Well damn.. I've been convinced. My wallet will forgive me someday.
     
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