sonoran steel tundra/ome tokico lift + sliders installed
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sonoran steel tundra/ome tokico lift + sliders installed
Here is the original photo with 265/75/16 on 16/7 the way I bought it.
Here is the photo with the land cruiser wheels and BFG MT 285/75/16's.
Here is the photo after the roughly 3" lift installed.
And finally the stubbs sliders installed, with my lovely welding skills
I have been driving with the lift the last week, and I got to say it is way nicer than stock. Haven't taken it offroad yet, but will update this post afterwards.
I am really happy with the level stance, and the hwy feel. The most difficult part of the install was the front coils. Right now I have my rear 3rd member sitting on a table in the garage waiting for a lock right. I will post that once its installed.
Here is the photo with the land cruiser wheels and BFG MT 285/75/16's.
Here is the photo after the roughly 3" lift installed.
And finally the stubbs sliders installed, with my lovely welding skills
I have been driving with the lift the last week, and I got to say it is way nicer than stock. Haven't taken it offroad yet, but will update this post afterwards.
I am really happy with the level stance, and the hwy feel. The most difficult part of the install was the front coils. Right now I have my rear 3rd member sitting on a table in the garage waiting for a lock right. I will post that once its installed.
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Originally Posted by Localmotion
awesome, another person with the LC wheels
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Looks sweet! The more threads i see like this, the more i'm tempted to do the same thing.
A couple questions...
In the second pic, is that stock suspension? If so, did you have any rubbing on-road?
What S.S. system (#) did you get?
A couple questions...
In the second pic, is that stock suspension? If so, did you have any rubbing on-road?
What S.S. system (#) did you get?
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Brad it is looking really good! I like how it is turning out a lot.
The lift makes a huge diff. I hope you are able to come out and play with the Socal group this fall/winter.
The lift makes a huge diff. I hope you are able to come out and play with the Socal group this fall/winter.
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Originally Posted by rocket
Looks sweet! The more threads i see like this, the more i'm tempted to do the same thing.
A couple questions...
In the second pic, is that stock suspension? If so, did you have any rubbing on-road?
What S.S. system (#) did you get?
A couple questions...
In the second pic, is that stock suspension? If so, did you have any rubbing on-road?
What S.S. system (#) did you get?
I got #7 SS lift, the "mild version", the tokico shocks are great, and the A$$ end doesn't stick up too high. I think its perfect. It feels really nice going over dips onroad. Haven't taken it offroad yet.
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Originally Posted by ecchamberlin
Brad it is looking really good! I like how it is turning out a lot.
The lift makes a huge diff. I hope you are able to come out and play with the Socal group this fall/winter.
The lift makes a huge diff. I hope you are able to come out and play with the Socal group this fall/winter.
I will definetly be going often. I really like going out offroading, then kicking back BBQ in the evening, maybe do a little shooting if the area permits, camping, then waking up at 530 and wheeling some more. Once the locker is in, Im ready to rock.
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No luck on getting that locker in this weekend?
Maybe I can still slip in to help out with it. Let me know when you plan on trying again. I really want to learn how to do this also!
Maybe I can still slip in to help out with it. Let me know when you plan on trying again. I really want to learn how to do this also!
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Originally Posted by ecchamberlin
No luck on getting that locker in this weekend?
Maybe I can still slip in to help out with it. Let me know when you plan on trying again. I really want to learn how to do this also!
Maybe I can still slip in to help out with it. Let me know when you plan on trying again. I really want to learn how to do this also!
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thanks, I had a Heep guy at work this week tell me that most serious offroaders that he talks to prefer steel wheels because they can bend them back in case of emergency, but hopefully I will never have this problem. Plus you can't beat the look of a factory Toyota alloy wheel.
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I went with LC rims for some of the same reasons. I wanted a non bling looking 16x8 and wanted to retain a semi factory look. Black steelies are super cheap but I think the look has been over done and now many of them just look like poser off roaders with them. I have seen both Aluminum and steel get bent and neither bent back well enough to look right again.
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hey could you do me a favor and take some pics of your cv's for me, im ready to lift but im a little nervous about the ss lift being to rough on the cv's. that runner looks awesome by the way i want the same tires and lift.
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Originally Posted by carose725
hey could you do me a favor and take some pics of your cv's for me, im ready to lift but im a little nervous about the ss lift being to rough on the cv's. that runner looks awesome by the way i want the same tires and lift.
Also, you can't fit 285's without lifting the front quite a bit or cutting a lot out of the fender well, or both. I still had to do a fair amount of cutting.