E.Roy
Aspiring Explorer
Same place as last fall, yes. I had to head back there and see it in the summer. Still lots of snow as you can see. SO many more trails/roads to explore out there. Boggles my mind. haha
Thanks Eric. Do your shackles work on 1st Gen Tacos? He needs some more lift in the rear. I wonder if the dimensions are the same. Any idea?
UPDATE
Speaking of shackles....
I just wanted to give an update on the rear suspension setup from Eric ^ at Archive Garage.
This was my first trip out with the longer 6" AG greaseable shackles, coupled with the SFK kit. As previously mentioned, I am sitting higher in the rear now with the longer shackles. I really consider it to be the PERFECT ride height for these trucks. I gained a little lift but in doing so, also gained a little more bump travel. WOW the difference in ride quality in this series of suspension adjustments is crazy. The truck has never felt smoother and made me realize how I must have been bottoming out the rear end a lot before and just thought it "normal". Now there is the perfect balance of droop travel vs. bump and the ride characteristics are awesome. Definitely a smoother setup that OE, no doubt! I logged 1000kms in the truck this weekend and 200-300kms of those were traveled at high speeds on fire roads or on some slow 4-low crawling type trails. The suspension was great in all areas, but I am just so happy with the truck at speed. With some REAL leaf packs in place and possibly some more tuning on the shock valving, I could consider the rear end "done". Dare I say it?
I can't recommend the SFK and longer shackles enough at this point and let's just say there may be an "expo" type leaf pack available soon to complete the whole package. :Wow1:
Archive Garage now has these kits in stock and are ready to ship, so head on over there if your looking for an excellent, engineered system, that is also up-gradable.
>>> http://archivegarage.com/ <<<
Thank you Addison for the review and testing this kit out with some hard kms. I am now taking orders for approximate August 1st ship date (not in stock yet)
I do not yet offer shackles for 1st gen Tacomas but someone could twist my arm.