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Why do people lift their trucks

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by kerrdog, Dec 1, 2016.

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  1. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:22 AM
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    99SuperTaco4x4

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    the 3rd gen section :popcorn:
     
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  2. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:22 AM
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    Cause I wants a long-travel race truck for my work commute

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  3. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:24 AM
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    WTF did you just ask!?

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  4. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:27 AM
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  5. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:28 AM
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    I do it so I can work under it while standing up. I lower it right back down again when I'm done though. It's not just trucks either. I do it for all my cars. Even the bikes. As I get older I really find that laying on a cold floor bothers my back.
     
  6. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:30 AM
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    My top 3 reasons:
    1. Easier to change the oil
    2. Never have to worry about driving around road kill
    3. In case there's an armageddon and I have to drive over curbs and lawns to get home
     
  7. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:33 AM
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  8. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:33 AM
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    He would have been better of using a Poll and asking why you lifted your truck, asthetics or function or both.
     
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  9. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:37 AM
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    pretty much this. with quality components the ride can be much better than factory. most people lift it for looks or function. some people even use their lifted truck the proper way for wheeling and what not. But bros on the other hand are a different story
     
  10. Dec 1, 2016 at 11:43 AM
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    If that's all it takes to get banned I would have been gone a long time ago.
     
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    Bans and locks on Tacomaworld? It just wouldn't be Tacomaworld if moderators actually moderated.
     
  12. Dec 1, 2016 at 12:21 PM
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  13. Dec 1, 2016 at 12:22 PM
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    Will 33s fit with blocks and my pregnant sister in the passenger seat tho?
     
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  14. Dec 1, 2016 at 12:26 PM
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    I plan on lifting so that @ChadsPride will like the posts in my Build thread.
     
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    For me: Wheeling without a lift is a PITA and severely limits you if you have rocks of any real size. It gets your frame off the rocks and increases some angles, plain and simple.
     
  16. Dec 1, 2016 at 12:32 PM
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    Oh, and I am also a man, a real man...hence the lift
     
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    Had to make up for the 4 cyclinder hindering you.
     
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  18. Dec 1, 2016 at 12:36 PM
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    Best post ever!
     
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    Seriously, I am sitting here and I start laughing out loud, the kids think I've lost it. Give me a day or two to think about a come back for that one...lol
     
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    In case no one has mentioned....

    .......TO ACHIEVE BRO STATUS!
     
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