Not related at all to the thread, but what tires are you running there? What size are they?

 

Truck looks great. I am doubtful that the shocks will always provide 1" of lift in the rear, as it's more the job of the leafs to provide for ride height. However, who am I to doubt the mechanic, it's hard to beat real empirical experience.

What size rim/tire combo are you gonna run now that you are 1.75" higher. Any plans for an AAL or aftermarket leaf pack?

 

Tires are Kumho KL-71 MTs 265/70/17.

No, my truck came with the 4 leaf pack and the only reason i got the Billies was to level the truck out.

I only went 1.75" because many complain of a stiff ride when set at 2.5". If I did an AAL it would just bring back the rake into the truck and defeat the whole purpose of my getting the 5100's. My second reason for getting them was the improvement on bump steer over the stock billies, much better.

 

Maybe just unloading the springs made them relax enough for a higher ride. Bet they are back to normal by the time you measure.

 

Could be, both my self and the mechanic said it might change once it settles. Have to wait and see when I measure it.

Either way, a lift in the back would just be added bonus but I really only wanted lift in the front to level the truck out.

 

looks great. I like the tires.

Nathan
ycart1201

 

There is no way that putting on just shocks in the rear can it raise your truck. It prolly just lloks that way. They dont push up your truck they simply slow down the motion up and down. I cant believe a mechanic actually said this.
Your truck looks great by the way.

 

Basically what happened was he did one rear shock, then lowered the truck and went to do the other one. But with on stock rear and one 5100 rear he said the truck was tilted up on the side with the 5100. Perhaps it just needs to settle. The stock billies only had 4,000kms on them during 2.5 months I've had the truck, so I don't know how long they take to settle. Perhaps the 5100's are stiffer than the stock ones so they don't compress as much under the stock truck weight.

I don't think he would just say it for no reason.

I will find out for sure when I measure but the mechanic is a great guy and has one all my work for many years. He installed the 4 x 5100's for $100 CAD total. Seemed like a great price from what I've read from other users on here.

Thanks, I can't wait to get the rims on it. I think the black rims would look awesome with blacked our badges, I just need to get up the guts to take them off......

 

Come on, you put $600 worth of headlights in your oven :lol:...you can handle debadging...a blow dryer, fishing line or floss, and Goo Gone is all you need! :thumbsup:

 

Haha, I haven't done the headlights in the oven yet......for the same reason :sosad:

 

^Aren't your headlights color matched now....I swear they look like they are in your signature...maybe I am thinking of someone else...

 

Nope, they are the old factory ones with 6000k HID, i'm running the eBay projectors with 8000k now.

My sig needs to be updated but im waiting until i get the rims installed to go takes some pictures.

Factory matched to speedway blue would be interesting to see though.

 

Stopped by Toyota on my way home and snapped some pics next to a brand new 09 Tacoma so the suspension is still perky (or unsettled if it will settle).

Anyways, gives a good idea of what the Bilsteins at 1.75" gave me. I love it, Truck looks completely level but only measurements will tell the truth.

The back looks on par, so perhaps my factory shocks had settled making the bilsteins give it a temporary lift in the rear.

I think the tire size suits it well, no desire to go any bigger on my part.

On a side note, they had a brand new DBL Cab, TRD Sport, Alpine White there and man it looked good, kinda made me question my choice. I like everything white / black.

 

Sorry, but I'm not. New shocks will usually try to expand with some force. Not a lot, but they can take some of the pressure off of the springs, allowing the springs to lift the vehicle by a little. Not by much, but it does happen.

I don't want to keep hijacking the thread, so I think we're gonna have to agree to disagree.

 

Sorry, but I'm not. New shocks will usually try to expand with some force. Not a lot, but they can take some of the pressure off of the springs, allowing the springs to lift the vehicle by a little. Not by much, but it does happen.

I don't want to keep hijacking the thread, so I think we're gonna have to agree to disagree.

Ill agree with that