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daveman1230

Discussion Starter · Jan 8, 2005

hi, im new to the world of off roading but after my cousin took me in his jeep i was hooked. I have a 2000 tacoma w/ 5 spd ,4wd ,2.7 L motor. i live in NC and i want to have easy to moderate off roading capabilities. I've been looking at different options for lifting my truck and new tires and wheels. First off, i know i'm getting 33'' tires but i haven't decided how thick yet. i know i will prob have to regear , and i was wondering about how much that would cost. i was looking at a Fabtech 3.5'' performance lift w/ front coilovers. i was thinking that if i got a 3'' body lift along with the suspension lift so i wouldn't have any tire rub problems. Any comments or advice would be gratly appreciated. thanks

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4BYnTacoma

· #14 · Jan 11, 2005

daveman1230 said:
hi, im new to the world of off roading but after my cousin took me in his jeep i was hooked. I have a 2000 tacoma w/ 5 spd ,4wd ,2.7 L motor. i live in NC and i want to have easy to moderate off roading capabilities. I've been looking at different options for lifting my truck and new tires and wheels. First off, i know i'm getting 33'' tires but i haven't decided how thick yet. i know i will prob have to regear , and i was wondering about how much that would cost. i was looking at a Fabtech 3.5'' performance lift w/ front coilovers. i was thinking that if i got a 3'' body lift along with the suspension lift so i wouldn't have any tire rub problems. Any comments or advice would be gratly appreciated. thanks

I am asuming you have ADD. With 3 1/2 inches of lift from that fabtech set up you will ruin your inner CV boots in no time. I would suggest running it at 2.5-3", though you will still most likely wear through your CV boots, it won't happen quite as fast. Just something to think about...

If you do a search on CV boots you should be able to pull up a few threads on the CV boot problem the ADD trucks have. My 04 is at 2.5" and I am wearing through my driver side boot.

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4BYnTacoma

· #19 · Jan 11, 2005

daveman1230 said:
how do you know i have ADD and what does it mean, at the store the guy siad i wouldnt be able to use the entire 3.5'' anyways but i have never heard of the CV boot problem, most of the threads i have read don't mention anything about the cv boots wearing down but i guess i will look into it some more, if not the fabtech kit what other shocks and springs would you recomend its not like i have already bought the parts i'm still looking
thanks for bringing this up though

Automatic Disconectiong Differential, all (pretty sure its all, somone correct me if I am wrong) late model 4wd Tacomas have it. Basically your front end is spinning all the time. When you lift your truck with anything other then a drop down bracket (pro comp, fab tech and others make them) you increase the angle on your CV joints wich in turn squishes your CV boots together and causes them to rub. And then they wear out and get a hole and leak grease and you have to replace them. Not a big deal unless you have a strong dislike for spinning wrenches, in which case I imgaine it would suck.

Anyways you options are really:

-Leave it under 2" of lift and you will most* likely* never have a boot failure

-Lift it 2.5" - 3" and run the risk of eventually blowing a boot. Some people blow boots at 2.5" and others run 3" and never have a problem, it is really a craps shoot.

-Lift 2.5-3" and get a manual hub conversion (about a grand for the parts)

-Get a drop bracket style lift wich basicaly leaves you with stock CV angles. Pro Comp makes a 4" kit, Fabtech and trail master make a 6" kit and Tuff country makes a 5"

Hope that helps

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4BYnTacoma

· #25 · Jan 11, 2005 (Edited)

daveman1230 said:
yea i said earlier i do have manual locking hubs but some other dude posted that it didn't matter if i had them or not, they are just manual locking in the front though not the back

My bad, I must have missed that in my speed reading. If you have manual hubs you can pretty much do what you want.

And the above post is correct. With the manual hubs you can go up to and above 3" of lift with coilovers, just know that your ride quality will suffer the higher you crank them.

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· #26 · Jan 11, 2005

04RedLobster said:
how much is it to change ur CV boots...like parts and time wise....so i have enough money to fix it if it ever links/breaks etc...

It is 50 bucks an axel from CV unlimited. The kit I believe comes with outer and HI-ANGLE inner boots (upon request) as well as grease.
Their number is 1-800-868-0057

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· #28 · Jan 12, 2005

04RedLobster said:
is it bad to ride ur truck higher in the front? my friend and i didn't have time to do the rear and i've been riding like that for about 2 weeks...and i still didn't get the bushings so i dont' know when i will be able to put in the shackles and the new shocks lol

Not at all

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