Looking to run 35s on the street. If i ahve enough room to clear them what else do i need? I know geasr ofcourse. What else, like steering wise and al lof that. Will the IFS hold up with 35s when doing mild offroading? mud and smaller rocks.. THANKS

 

I assume on a Tacoma...you are going to need about 6" of lift to clear/run 35s w/o issues.

 

no its a 88 4runner sry shoulda said that. I know the lift height needed..I want to know what kind of steering issues i'll run into...35s must wear parts on IFS down. What do i need to do inorder to stop parts from breaking on my IFS?

 

i fit 34's on my 94 4runner with SAW torsion bars cranked and downey coils with spacers (~3+) by trimming and beating the pinch weld

i would say 6" total for 35's if you wanna be safe -- 4" plus a 2" body lift

 

ok, but WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO THE STEERING ON THE IFS SO IT DOESNT BREAK? 35s MUST WEAR IT DOWN.

 

i made a steering box brace out of 1/4" plate

 

replace tie rods and idler arm and add and idler arm truss. Also watch your balljoints, wheel bearings, CVs. Do an over all check of your rig before every wheeling trip.

 

where do i get a idler arm truss? and custom cruiser DO you have pics of that steering brace you made?

 

Northwest Offroad

P.S. they also carry a lot of goodies for a 350sb swap

 

i just pulled the box off the DS put a piece of cardboard inbetween frame and box
then i drew the 3 holes...and put another piece on the back side of frame and poked holes.
i then cut the cardboard until it fit nicely on the frame and wouldnt stickout too far on both pieces.
then i traced each piece of cardboard onto a piece of 1/4" plate and cut them out with a porta-ban
i fixed both pieces together with vice grips and drilled both plates together so the bolt holes would line up. you also have to drill the frame hole -- thats very easy compared to the plate...
got longer grade 8 hardware... 1 size bigger than stock bolts thats why you have to drill frame (i couldnt find fine thread bolts that big or long)
painted and bolted the box -- plate -- frame -- plate together!!
took about 2 hours with 2 trips to Lowes

 

so all i need to do is replace idlerarm, get idler arm truss, replace tie rods and keep an eye on my cvs? Maybe i'll fab a steering box brace in school.. That doesnt sound liek to much. Thx for the help guys!

 

Dont forget to check that stuff often, just cause it's new doesnt mean it wont break. Depends on how hard you wheel I guess.

I hope you have a good place to bring your truck in for alignment, you will be visiting them often

 

tacos don't have an idler arm, they have rack and pinion steering.

 

He doest have a Taco

 

its a 4runner. Do you guys think its to much of a HASSLE tor un 35s? IM only going to paragon every so often, and local wheelin whenever i feel like driven off road. Shoudl i build my truck for 33s instead? maybe 35s just isnt worth the $$$ and trouble...

 

Really, I would go with 33s. A lot less trouble to fit, a lot less stress on parts, much better road manners, and the difference in performance off road isn't much really. In the long run, you might just be a lot happier with a rig that works well all around and doesn't break stuff. I ran 33s on my 85 4Runner for 14 years and never regretted not going bigger.

 

Agreed. Just go with 33s on road and off.

 

the thing is, this is my daily driver. I need it to get me from school to work EVERYDAY. If i run 35s i risk breaking parts, and that would screw me big time. Thx for the help guys. I'll run 33s, but with a more aggressive tread. Maybe later when this is a dedicated trail rig i'll run bigger tires.

 

In 14 years with my 85 on 33s the only time I ever wished for bigger tires was when the guys with bigger tires had cleaned out the mud holes first. The other 99% of the time, better compliance, better braking, better ride and the lower center of gravity, combined with never breaking anything made me smile.

 

go with 33's and spend the money you saved for duel lockers and then you will crush others