1993 Pickup Suspension lift options
01-19-2010 | 07:01 PM
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i did a drop bracket lift and was VERY happy with it granted i should have just the blankety blankety lower control arm bolts sooner than when i did and it would have gone faster than what it did i went with rough countrys 4in lift and i now know why it was called rough country gah i couldnt ride in my truck for a very long time without my back being sore
01-19-2010 | 07:20 PM
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01-19-2010 | 07:27 PM
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you allready answered your own question; daily driver.
go with the lower more confortable lift, with 33's, it will be taller than 2 inches from the factory 26.6 inch tires, and it will still get som decent gas mileage, with out having to regear, yet.
go with the lower more confortable lift, with 33's, it will be taller than 2 inches from the factory 26.6 inch tires, and it will still get som decent gas mileage, with out having to regear, yet.
01-20-2010 | 12:36 PM
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01-20-2010 | 12:40 PM
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Still. This topic has been covered to death, brought back to life, run over with a truck, strapped in to life support, lethally injected, then frankensteined back from the dead until every last living soul on the planet has been consumed by Toyotas undying rage.
Also, the huge paragraph hurt my eyes.
And just to top it all off, the thread title is as ambiguous as it gets.
Also, the huge paragraph hurt my eyes.
And just to top it all off, the thread title is as ambiguous as it gets.
01-20-2010 | 12:43 PM
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I'm kinda in the same spot as you. I went ahead and purchased the ball joint spacers for my truck and instead of getting the add a leafs i ordered a custom set of alcan springs for the rear. Pricey you better believe it but i needed new springs and i always try to upgrade my truck when replacing stuff. Since i haul my quad and wanted the best spring for my dollar i asked around and found that the custom set up from alcan would be ideal for my needs. They ran me around 550.00 and are supposed to go in next month. new shocks and the bj spacers installed i'll be mounting a set of 33x12.50's on the truck there after. After searching and reading other peoples installs i found that they will clear but rubb the pinch weld. I figure no problem i'll go ahead and trim it and add a 1 inch body lift to relieve the rubbing issue. Things to consider when looking at the toytech ball joint add a leaf lift is you can only get so much lift out of the front and it's noted i believe in 4crawler's page that most every one's vehicle will be different. If you have the ADD system to engage your 4wd cvs will be a concern with this type of lift since it drops the spindle by adding a spacer at the upper ball joint. If you have the locking type of hubs it can still be a concern but not as much as the ADD system. Many posts will suggest to only add the ball joint spacers to achieve more travel and not lift. I kinda want to find a happy medium of relaxed torsion bars and only enough lift to fit tires with the body lift. Remember only lift as much as needed! So is the toytech lift a good idea i think so but as you can see i did a lot of research before i went a similar route. I used 4crawlers ball joint spacers and using a custom spring set up out back. If you have good leafs then go for the add a leaf. I also have read bad reviews on the procomp shocks and took it with a grain of salt. I opted to go with bilstiens in the long run for performance gains. As far as i've read the procomp stage II lift is one of the better ones for our trucks. If i was going that route of getting a bracket lift that is the one i'd go for. Next month when every thing is in i'll give review and write up on the pro's and cons of my set up. Good luck hope this helped.
01-20-2010 | 12:47 PM
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if you want 4inches but dotn want to spend a grand, get bj spacers(4crawler, good guy to deal with) and a 2inch Add-a-leaf, there bout 50 bucks, and a 2inch body lift. heres a pic of my truck with nothin but bj spacers,AAL, 33x12.50 with 15x8s with 3.75 backspacing, only rubbed when i wheeled
and here it is with a 2in body lift added
hope this helps. i love to wh@^e out my yotas
and here it is with a 2in body lift added
hope this helps. i love to wh@^e out my yotas
01-20-2010 | 12:51 PM
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I know you were. I had a coworker reading the post at the same time and I was like ...DOH why does someone I work with have to see this. Your completely right with what 4Crawler said. No mall cruiser here.
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01-20-2010 | 01:00 PM
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35x12.50's with zero lift in the front. I clearanced the fenders:
This suspension works a WHOLE lot better in its stock geometry. I've beat mine harder than all but a couple people on this site, and kept it together pretty well. I found it doesn't like being lifted much at all, especially the steering.
My suggestion would be to look into a 10.5 tire, rather than the 12. The 12's like to munch steering. I am rebuilding my entire steering system now with the exception of the steering box and pitman beause of this.
You can put on the spacers and reduce the lift by de cranking the torsions. Get smaller lift springs for the back. The 33x10.5s will fit great and perform quite well.
This suspension works a WHOLE lot better in its stock geometry. I've beat mine harder than all but a couple people on this site, and kept it together pretty well. I found it doesn't like being lifted much at all, especially the steering.
My suggestion would be to look into a 10.5 tire, rather than the 12. The 12's like to munch steering. I am rebuilding my entire steering system now with the exception of the steering box and pitman beause of this.
You can put on the spacers and reduce the lift by de cranking the torsions. Get smaller lift springs for the back. The 33x10.5s will fit great and perform quite well.
01-20-2010 | 03:54 PM
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The search is even muddled because of so many different topics and ambigeous titles that have nothing to do with the contents of the thread.
01-20-2010 | 05:26 PM
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Its just that its been covered 100x over. If this were pirate, your thread would have been deleted already. Luckily there are several members over here willing to spoon feed info to people who refuse to search.
The search is even muddled because of so many different topics and ambigeous titles that have nothing to do with the contents of the thread.
The search is even muddled because of so many different topics and ambigeous titles that have nothing to do with the contents of the thread.
01-20-2010 | 06:49 PM
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