So what do you think. Was pretty serious about a longtravel kit but decided it was going to be too much money. I do want to get a little more aggressive of a lift but i kinda feel like its a little pointless with a 2wd. Whats your experience ?
Anyone with Fabtech and 2wd
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its pretty dumb and pointless with a 4wd(im gonna get bashed for that), so its even more lame on a 2wd. just get a 3 inch ome lift or if u want a plush ride get some nice coilovers and deavers in the rear.
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*puts flame suit on*
No offense to the guys that have their rigs jacked up to the sky, but anything more then a 3" lift just looks stupid.
Can someone tell me what the reason is for any lift over 3 inches? I mean doesn't it become more of a hassle at that point?
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Why????
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235081
WHY???
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I guess the updated email to new members has not gone out yet.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235081
WHY???
13 posts, 2 threads, similar topics and just registered this month.
I guess the updated email to new members has not gone out yet.
^ hmmm...one is long travel, other is 6", two completely different suspension systems. I think it's legit.
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have you considered running allied spindles and then doing 5100's? you could get between 4 and 6.5 inches of lift with that setup and thats with no drop brackets or spacers, also it would be alot cheaper than going with a drop bracket type setup.
i want to eventually put a 6inch on my prerunner to. i have a 3inch on now,but nothing beats setting up that high.
What 06RadiantTacoma said is good advice. With the Allied spindles, you could get up to 6.5" of lift with the adjustable 5100s. I drove my truck with that exact same set up and it rode great. It was way to tall for my puny tires, and I didn't want it that high, but it worked. Much better quality than Fabtech or Procomp and no stupid drop brakets for a 2WD. Way more ground clearance!
then what about the rear?
AllPro 3" leaves and a 1" block. $1100/spindles + $200/Bilsteins + $1000/rear = just about $2.3K and it's something that anybody (well not anybody, but most anybody) could install themselves with basic handtools in a weekend.
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well if your on a super tight budget and dont really offroad you could always do a 5inch block in the rear, or i would probably rather do an add a leaf with a smaller block if on a budget. But the best and nicest way also most expensive would be a set of custom leafs.
Hey man, where'd my comment go Toku? I didn't say anything wrong, and it explained what to do in the rear? WTF?
took care of it, might have been an accident.
awwww...I guess my comments were a lil too Risqué, hehe
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If he was gonna spend $1000 for rear lift it would be more practical to just get a custom set of leaf's. And a custom set of leafs usually doesnt run that much, you could easily get the leafs and a ubolt flip kit and extended brake lines for right around a grand and your rear end would be set.
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Hey sorry about that! I deleted the off topic post, must have clicked on yours by accident.
The rear end I was quoting was AllPros 3" leaf kit, which includes: rear leaf springs, bushings, extended brake lines, u-bolt flip kit, and Fox Reservoir Shox. So, I already included that. Since the Tacomas have a 2" rake (or thereabouts) add 3" and you're 5" over the front, so with 6" in the front you would have a 1" positive front rake, which I think looks better. You could add a 1" block for like $50 if you wanted to.
Thanx dude. It didn't make any sense, so I figured it wasn't intentional.
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