they came like that... they will be getting a coat of valspar satin purple when i can get a can...

 

Lookin sick, Space! Love your Taco.... it's got such a unique character all of it's own! lol.

Sweet on the shackle mount, .... Hi-Lift! (Sorry if I missed it... what did you pay for that Hi-lift/when'd you get it?)

 

technically, its my dads... he bought it a few years back for working on fences on our property and hes used it twice... SMH...

i think he paid under a bill for it at Tractor Supply Warehouse... all i know is that its just about as wide, if not, wider than my truck...

 

In 3 days theres gonna be so much dust on that thing you cant even see the hood sticker

 

there is no sticker on the hood...

tonight got the old cb "ghetto wired" and wouldnt you know it, the damn thing is shot... all the lights come on, but there is no sound or no channel lights, etc... SMH... if i can get a new one before the trip, i might be doing some wiring at the campground the night before the wheeling starts...

 

had an awesome time this weekend on the 2nd Annual Squaw Ridge Run...
most of the trail was easy, but there were a couple difficult sections that really were not stock rig friendly... i hear that the trail was much more difficult than last year...
i escaped bypassing the HARD section (the bypass wasnt any easier) and overall didnt get much damage... a couple smacks on the front dif mount and the dif itself... also a couple hits on the xfer mount... anyways, im beat... here are some pics...

 

This one is my favorite...

 

Great pics, Space... Like that one pic you fav'd, also... Should be submitted for the Calendar, eh?

You have one of those rigs I could notice while FLYING with the mouse/scrolling, ANY TIME! lol. Unique lil bugger! Hi-lift looks great on there....glad you had fun, man.

 

posting to show a large order being placed thursday sometime...

Vent Visors $30.60
ARB Bottle Opener (just because i can) $15.81
ToyTec LSPV Bracket $9.99
Power Steering Rack Bushings $19.99
ToyTec Extended brake lines $39.99
ToyTec 2" Shackles $89.99
ToyTec 1" Dif Drop $29.99

also, gonna order the new top plates... next paycheck will be the tie rod ends and maybe some belly skids? who knows...

 

placed an order with TRDparts4u today...


Company
Shipping FedEx Ground
Payment Credit Card
Comments 1995.5 Tacoma SX white w/purple splash graphics.
Qty Item Description Sub Total
1 5-1100 ICON Rear Add a Leaf Kit - $199.50
$199.50
1 RK-BK Power Steering Rack Bushing Kit (95.5-04 Tacoma) - $19.99
$19.99
1 SS-20 TOYTEC Extended Rear Brake Line for 95.5-04 Tacoma - $39.99
$39.99
1 TAC-DR TOYTEC Front Diff Drop Kit - $29.99
$29.99
1 BPV-K TOYTEC BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE RELOCATE BRACKET KIT - $9.99
$9.99
1 3500420 ARB Bottle Opener - $15.81
$15.81
Sub Total: $315.27
Shipping: $18.76
Tax: $0.00

Total: $334.03

 

Pretty good deal for all that stuffs'! Congratz! I bet you can't wait, eh?

 

i really cant... front TRE's are allowing 2" of play in the front wheels... i have to get this fixed...

ordering up the top plates monday, and next paycheck ill be getting rear shocks... any suggestions on extended length rear shocks and where to get them???

 

I know most guys wanting to spend a lil less end up with the ProComp-3000's.... 9000's for a bit more. I HATE the RS5000's I have in there... Might as well run BRICKS back there! lol(course, ....part of that is the Zuks)

I also know my buddy found some extended length KYB's that he loves! He's driving a Taco x-cab lifted a lil bit...

I think Roger at 4crawler did a write up on 'which shocks fit what lift in which cars' kinda thing. Seen one on 4x4wire.com one time as well. There's always billy's, but I guess it's a lil more difficult to find the proper length from them.

Depending on how much over stock you're gonna be, ...I guess there's always OMEmu.

PS> I'm running Edelbrock Sensitrack 4wd shocks for 2" lift up front... LOVE them!

 

i was leaning towards the billie 5100s, or the Icon Dynamic rear res. shocks, but they are expensive! dont think that i could shell out that much for shocks...

 

wow just started reading this thread and im lovein out (other then the problems lol) i think u needa lift it up a bit , overall excellent!

 

Right, and WHY? I mean... don't get me wrong, your rig is NICE! You've done LOTS to it, ...but if you get shocks that DO WHAT OTHERS DO, for less... WHY NOT? I had heard so many bad things about Edelbrock Shocks... but an SAS'd cool dude on Yotatech that didn't need em anymore GAVE em to me for the fronts... NOW THAT'S A BARGAIN, EH? hahaha. Anyway, ...my point is that THEY REALLY ride nice, regardless of what I THOUGHT. My buddy has been running his Pro Comp 3000's for a long time, and love them, no problems!(<<<another one I hear SO MANY complaints about..... and I GET IT, lol... everyone is different... Some abuse stuff more, etc., etc., .. but for 35$ a pop?).... Yeah! lol.

Another buddy I have that goes through suspension stuff like a banshee basically finds whatever parts store is having the sale, then has them get his size compressed/extended/mounting stuff's through the sellers, whether it's Pro-Comp... and I think he got some Rancho 9000XL or some remote powered shock for WAY cheaper by getting buy 3 get 1 free. They have that a lot at O'Rielly and Pep Boys, ... not sure about Auto Zone.

Since you wheel a lot... might be worth it to compromise in the middle, right? I mean, OMEmus are around 220$ shipped for the fronts(for my truck... Not sure on yours) MAYBE a lil less for the pair of rears.... You can walk in and get a decent shock, I'm sure, Space.... ya know?

 

doin some shock research...

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/rear-shocks-136429/

 

I think Fabtech makes shocks for the rear of yours, but they're for 3" lift kit.... Is your rig lifted, other than the Body Lift?

If I see a sale while I'm surfing, I'll just post it here, ya know? I found that 'shock length' page from 4crawler... but it's for 86-95 rigs(not Taco's, as far as I know).

happy hunting, man!

 

more research...
specifically post #26...


even thinking of talking to KING when i get them on the phone and just picking their brain... maybe order the shocks from them... some remote res shocks would be nice...

 

its getting closer...



the 3 leaf Prog. springs are being shipped from icon directly...

also, got a set of gently used 5125 billies on their way from a member here on yotatech... 65 bucks shipped...

just waiting on payday so i can call King and get the top plates...

so, anyone who has done this before, do i need anything else? tips or tricks that you can give? never done a project this involved before...