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I have a 2000 Tacoma 4x4 TRD stock w/SNUGTOP camper shell. I want to be able to run 33/12.50 ProComp Mud Terrains without any rubbing and hopefully without having to do a pinch weld mod or whatever. This is my daily driving vehicle so it needs to handle well on paved roads and the highway, but I want it to be a very capable 4x4 for off-roading in the mountains of northern california. I am just trying to finalize the exact parts I am going to need and have a couple more questions. Here are my plans:
Front Suspension:
Extended Travel Donahoe Coilovers
Camburg Upper Control Arms
Total Chaos 1" Differential Drop Spacer
Total Chaos Steering Rack Bushings
need to find high-angle cv boot kit(trd, downey, cv unlimited?)
Considering 1-1.5" coil spacers (daystar or cornfed?)
Rear Suspension: 3 options
Deaver 7 leaf pack(2" of lift, maybe a little less because of the camper shell)
Downey heavy duty shackles (1.5" of lift I think)
1.
I have heard that you can run the Bilstein 7100 10" short body shock valved at 255/70 without having to weld new shock mounts and just having to replace bushings or something like that. Is it true that you can put 7100s without having to change the shock mounts and would these ride better then the 5100s which are on backorder and the 5150s which I have heard both good and bad things about so I am not to sure about them.
2. I spend the $400 on Demello's rear rock crawler shock relocation and get the short body 12" 7100s and I learn how to weld or I find someone who can do it relatively cheap. Does anyone run this setup, how well does it run and how hard is it to install.
3. I figure out how or have someone else weld custom mounts for me. I wait until the 5100s are back in stock(Could be a month or two). Are there other/better options you can think of?
Here are a couple more questions:
Should I get the coil spacers? I do not want my 33s to rub and I think I am going to put the Downey HD shackles which add 1.5" of lift in the back. With the deaver 7 leaf pack adding about 2" I should have between 3-3.5" of lift in the back with the camper shell correct? Would you set the Donahoe coilovers at 2" or 2.5" and should I add either 1" or a 1.5" coil spacers to the front to get the 3-3.5" of lift in the front? Or would you not use the downey shackles or the coil spacers and have the tires rub or do a mod? I think the cornfed spacers sound nicer then the daystar ones, what is your opinion? Are the coil spacers going to make the handling much worse, increase cv breakage, raise the center of gravity making the vehicle more unstable or just be the overall weak point on the vehicle?
I have been hearing that I should get a high-angle cv boot kit. I have heard that trd, downey and cv unlimited all make them for the tacoma, but I can't find a high angle cv boot kit anywhere. Could someone please give me a little more information on this?
I am looking at the ProComp Mud Terrain 33/12.50 tires on Mickey Thompson classic simulated beadlock 16/8 rims. Are these the correct size rims and are these nice rims to get? Any other suggestions on tires and rims would be greatly appreciated. Also, how quickly will these kind of tires wear out on the road?
When I order these parts what other parts do I/should I order at the same time? I am going to get atleast a extended break line. Anything else?
Thank you for you help. I know there are a quite a few questions. I really didn't realize I still had so many.
Front Suspension:
Extended Travel Donahoe Coilovers
Camburg Upper Control Arms
Total Chaos 1" Differential Drop Spacer
Total Chaos Steering Rack Bushings
need to find high-angle cv boot kit(trd, downey, cv unlimited?)
Considering 1-1.5" coil spacers (daystar or cornfed?)
Rear Suspension: 3 options
Deaver 7 leaf pack(2" of lift, maybe a little less because of the camper shell)
Downey heavy duty shackles (1.5" of lift I think)
1.
I have heard that you can run the Bilstein 7100 10" short body shock valved at 255/70 without having to weld new shock mounts and just having to replace bushings or something like that. Is it true that you can put 7100s without having to change the shock mounts and would these ride better then the 5100s which are on backorder and the 5150s which I have heard both good and bad things about so I am not to sure about them.
2. I spend the $400 on Demello's rear rock crawler shock relocation and get the short body 12" 7100s and I learn how to weld or I find someone who can do it relatively cheap. Does anyone run this setup, how well does it run and how hard is it to install.
3. I figure out how or have someone else weld custom mounts for me. I wait until the 5100s are back in stock(Could be a month or two). Are there other/better options you can think of?
Here are a couple more questions:
Should I get the coil spacers? I do not want my 33s to rub and I think I am going to put the Downey HD shackles which add 1.5" of lift in the back. With the deaver 7 leaf pack adding about 2" I should have between 3-3.5" of lift in the back with the camper shell correct? Would you set the Donahoe coilovers at 2" or 2.5" and should I add either 1" or a 1.5" coil spacers to the front to get the 3-3.5" of lift in the front? Or would you not use the downey shackles or the coil spacers and have the tires rub or do a mod? I think the cornfed spacers sound nicer then the daystar ones, what is your opinion? Are the coil spacers going to make the handling much worse, increase cv breakage, raise the center of gravity making the vehicle more unstable or just be the overall weak point on the vehicle?
I have been hearing that I should get a high-angle cv boot kit. I have heard that trd, downey and cv unlimited all make them for the tacoma, but I can't find a high angle cv boot kit anywhere. Could someone please give me a little more information on this?
I am looking at the ProComp Mud Terrain 33/12.50 tires on Mickey Thompson classic simulated beadlock 16/8 rims. Are these the correct size rims and are these nice rims to get? Any other suggestions on tires and rims would be greatly appreciated. Also, how quickly will these kind of tires wear out on the road?
When I order these parts what other parts do I/should I order at the same time? I am going to get atleast a extended break line. Anything else?
Thank you for you help. I know there are a quite a few questions. I really didn't realize I still had so many.