Summitbeerowl's 93 Toyota Truck Build
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4runnerteq
Explorer
Heck yes. Looks super
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
Thanks for the encouragement! Too early to tell on the rubbing. I just finished painting the rear two wheels today so I still need to get the BFGs mounted. From the looks of it the front will clear the front valance under normal conditions but anything beyond that might be pushing it. I'm thinking maybe a little trimming down of the valance which would look better anyway ( as it doesn't really keep the correct circle of the fender opening that I think would be correct).
Once the rear wheels are mounted I'll let you know how it works along with how the truck handles the larger tires power wise.
Hopefully I don't need to regear.
Afterwards I'll get the fender flares ordered, see how they line up with the tires, decide if I need to add wheel spacers to complete the look and then move on to bumpers. (Which will probably take care of any rubbing issues with the front).
I've got a new idea with the rear bumper of having the exhaust exit through it on the side. So we'll see how that turns out.
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
Thanks! Going to have to think about that. Never had any problems with the current set up so little unsure of that.
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
What do you plan on using for your lift? I think 2" would be great for me too but not sure what to go with.
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
Very nice! You will have to let me know when you get it done. LR Off-road seems a bit higher $ then 4-crawler. Any reason your going this direction?
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
Just checked the prices on the pro comps. That does turn out to be a pretty good deal. Pm me when you get them. I'm very interested in how they work out.
Thoryota
Observer
Will do will do. It will be a few weeks since I had to use part of my lift kit money to buy a starter for the truck. I got water in it last week playing in a bumper deep mud hole. Well now that we have had our first snow fall over the weekend and it got down to 0 degrees this morning (record for our area), my starter froze up. Its supposed to get up to 43 tomorrow so I will put it on after work. Really didn't feel like laying in the snow with it 20 degrees out changing it in the dark tonight.
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
All wheels painted and tires installed.
Took it for a spin. Downloaded an app on my phone for checking the speedometer. Strangely enough with the 33" tires it was right on.
I see no rubbing except for on the mud flaps during a tight turn.
I haven't done a real check during extreme articulation yet but I think I would feel more comfortable with another 1"-2" of lift.
Since I have heavy duty torsion bars that I purchased about 15 years ago but never installed I think I will have them installed to see if I can gain any more lift. Stopped by the local Toyota dealer to see if they would do it. They said no problem. Getting it done this Friday. Also asked them about installing ball joint spacers. Unfortunately, the suspension/alignment tech had never heard of them. I showed him pics on my phone and he didnt like the idea. Said he thought it would weaken the the upper control arm cutting it up. Im not too impressed with his answers.
Well, again the truck goes in Friday for the torsion bars. We'll see what happens.
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
The other side.
Summitbeerowl
Adventurer
Brought the topper out from behind the garage. Time to clean it up so I can get it painted also when the truck goes in for paint. It will be nice to have it back on and have it match perfectly.