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Old 01-09-2008, 09:32 PM
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Question diff drop, need more than 2 inch?

I recently installed toytec 3inch with aal, I also added a two inch diff drop also toytec

My problem is I still have slight vibs in the front, not bad but I like no vibs.

Has anyone add more than two inches of drop on the diff? I think another 1/4 inch and it may solve my vibs.

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Old 01-09-2008, 09:34 PM
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Did you check angles of drive line.
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front u joint angle doesn't seem to shabby, I know they can be touchy but I was thinking the vibs were originating from the CVs
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toytec has a 2" diff drop?
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After putting on Sonoran Steel's 1" diff drop, I tried to put in a 1/2" additional drop bit it would't fit. I had to shave a few millimeters to be able to fit it in (about 10 mm thk).
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Originally Posted by hiloracerboy84
toytec has a 2" diff drop?
x2 .....???
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i dropped my diff way more then 2in, it was more like 6. i put the fabtech tacoma lift on the front my runner and it came with new frame cross members... sorry just thought I'd throw that in there
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Originally Posted by hiloracerboy84
toytec has a 2" diff drop?
x3...
Old 01-10-2008, 03:48 PM
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I kinda think you may be looking in the wrong place.......my Taco has a 3" lift with 33's and up until about a month ago no diff drop at all, and I had no vibrations. I recently installed a 1" drop and noticed no difference as far as vibrations are concerned. Have you greased your ujoints up front lately?
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thanks for the tips KZN185W and Ultraman V

hey KZN, why did you add the added 1/2 where you getting vibs, and did the add 1/2 help?
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TacoTime,

the intention was to increase the drop to reduce cv angle. No vibrations too.
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I don't think i'm being clear, I'm running a 1 inch drop, not two inch.

For some odd reason I thought it was two, hence all the "toytec has a 2inch"

So, with a one inch drop and still getting vibrations felt through the dash; does anyone think adding an additional 1/2 would help?
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you will not get vibrations from it with or with out a drop. unless the drop was done and you screwed up something else. many people i know have run those lifts for years without a diff drop(myself included) with no vibrations, you are chasing and invisible cat.
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get your tires rotated and balanced. lol could be simple...haha
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Did you get a front end alignment after the lift was completed?
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