First off: finally got my lift on after 3 weeks of hassel!!!!

2.5" OME coils w/ Kyb shocks

First attempt resulted in a no-go with miss aligned struts then that night I got the truck stuck on a stump while mudding in Wisconsin. Had to leave the truck in there for a week till the ground hardened up... but that's another story...

Took me about 5 hours on Saturday by myself, and 2-3 hours with help from a buddy on Sunday to finish her off.
Did everything coils, shocks, panhard bracket and emergency brake cable extender... Used the bottle jack method for the front struts; worked like a charm. Still to do: brake line and Diff drop... the diff drop bolts are impossible! Even tried an impact wrench cannot get those things off! Any suggestions?!
the CV are at a pretty high angle and i noticed a few beads of grease on them so i need to make this happen ASAP... I'm thinking of trying a HUGE pipe like 4 ft, and just fit that over a big ratchet and load that bolt with a large moment...

pre heights as measured from the ground:
front/rear
35.25"/36"
38"/38.75'' (should mention it's also loaded with at least 100lbs of tools...)

anyway i love pictures and i'm sure you do too so here she is:

Before as i bought it...


New tires...


with lift... same tires... no running boards... and pre-tacoma mud guards...






thinking about 285's... but first diff drop! help!

 

Soak the bolts in PB Blaster for a couple nights in a row if they appear rusted. If they are not rusted, a cheater bar is what you need.

Most CVs weep grease after a lift as the boots/bands have been at one angle and spot for so long that when they are moved/stretched they weep grease. Just wipe it off and keep checking it as mine resealed themselves after a few days.

 

Looks great matt! Hey Brian its Miles, do you make slider for his truck and if so how much are they? He is in need of some and I know that trail gear makes a good set for a great price but If you make em he might want to go that route. Thanks
Oh yeah and the PB blaster I forgot about that.

Great Job matt that rig looks great!

 

Several different options on sliders
http://www.wabfab.org/96024Runner/96...nersliders.htm

 

if it's just the diff drop you're worried about drive up to a local auto shop and get them to let you use their air tools for 5 seconds, loosen the bolts, manually tighten then go back and install it

 

Air tools worked like a charm. Thanks for the input everyone. Wab... by the end of summer i may be taking some of those sliders off your hands...
Next step skid plate mod...

 

Please hurry as they will get heavy holding them that long.

 

I soaked mine for about 4 hours, and then blasted them with an electric impact for about 5min per side before they loostened. I had to stop every couple of minuites, becase thats one heavy gun to hold upside down for a while.