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Old May 25, 2005 | 09:31 AM
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Brett got mine off, he's a burly guy, but I would try a breaker bar.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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I got it off with the impact wrench...whew.

The air hose acutally got damaged yesterday so we had to duct tape the ลลลล outta it... man, I am just having some major hose problems... lol.

So.... GOOD news. . .

I took my pressure line to a hose shop and he said it wouldnt be a problem to fix. Course its gonna cost me $120, but, its a heck of a lot cheaper than buying a new one. Hopefully this works. He said to pick it up tomorrow morning!
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Old May 25, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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I think it looks good... I like how tall it looks!!! The tires may look alittle skinny but I would have to see more pics to decide. GOOD JOB. Keep the pics coming, especially from a side view.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 02:36 PM
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hehe, thanks.

Well, once I can actually drive it out of the driveway I'll definetly post more pix.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:21 AM
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FINALLY!!

The hose guy fixed my problem, and everything is back together. He charged me $100 for the fix...which is fine compared to $400 for a new hose.

Here are some pix. I still need to do the rear.

ALL I GOT TO SAY IS WOW!! THIS THING DRIVES SOOOO NICE... On road of course. I gotta drive like 2 hours to get to a dirt road, so maybe this weekend i'll see how it goes.

I drove w/o the swaybars (i need to put them in later) and it wasnt too tippy actually. I just have to be careful and not do any sharp turns of course.


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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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What is in the rear currently? It doesn't look too far off from the 2nd pic.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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Yeah, its just the way its sitting unfortuently. I just have OME coils in the rear which have given me about 3.5" of lift.

Currently the front is sititng only about 2.5" higher than the rear.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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Take it up to Highway/Freeway Speed. 75/85 that's where I thought the links up that high were scarry.

The other problem I had was that the rear coils were alot softer than the from Alcan leafs. Something you will not run into.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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if you're gonna keep the kit and rig for good. Might wanna look at welding the kit in. Also could weld in a plate to cover the gap.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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Holy crap!
That's about my limit for lifting any truck.

You should mount a pair of stilts to the rear bumper so you can get in.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Praufet
if you're gonna keep the kit and rig for good. Might wanna look at welding the kit in. Also could weld in a plate to cover the gap.
that, and get a skid plate, cause with that much bracketry hanging down you don't want to bend it up on a rock or whatever.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Maybe the pix are decieving but its not all that huge...

I honestly only gained around 2-3" up front...

I'll probably end up welding the kit in because the next thing I do will probably be a SAS anyways. The rear crossmember is cut out, so it would be a pain in the ass to get it back to stock now anyways.

I heard you can just tack weld some of the areas where the new cross members are so that the alignment will stay in place longer.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:00 AM
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So I'm guesing I need a custom skid...which would be nice and pricey. I really need to learn how to weld...

I guess tralmaster sells a skid for their kits...
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by SC4Runner
So I'm guesing I need a custom skid...which would be nice and pricey. I really need to learn how to weld...

I guess tralmaster sells a skid for their kits...

Bling Bling!

http://www.tacomaterritory.com/estor...ates/index.php
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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Well, thanks for the link, but, eeek...

I dont dig that look at all. :/

Maybe I paint it black!!
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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Looks good, I like it
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Old May 26, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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wow, that is one nice 4runner! nice work. how about those bars that connects the bottom part with the frame like fabtech? or does it already have it?
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Old May 26, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Thanks. What bars are you talkin about?
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Old May 27, 2005 | 06:03 AM
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I think Fabtec puts support bars between the bottom of the IFS back toward the back of the truck and attached them to the frame. So the IFS "chunk" stays put. Since you added length, you added leverage to the stock welds, brackets, etc.
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Old May 27, 2005 | 07:45 AM
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Oh support bars?

I was thinking about that actually. They would be really cool to have, but, no, TM doesnt make them.

Need them custom done.

Really good idea though...
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