Re: Rides Like a BRAND NEW Truck!
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Originally Posted by DanielAcosta
Just so you know my rear wheel wells are 1.5" higher than my front, but it looks level. I don't think an extra inch will really change your look, though you will probably need to tweak your headlights a little.
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I dunno bout you but me and everyone that has looked at my truck immediately sees that it is raked. Now adding another 1" in the back is just going to amplify the look. Not a big deal for those who have lifted their front ends or just figure the higher up the better but for us stock suspension folks it is a big deal. Of course I absolutely hate the raked look so I am biased.
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Note that my truck is lifted different amounts front and rear, so the way mine looks is different from yours if it is stock.
Yes, the stock rake is very noticable. My point is that one inch one way or the other is probably not that noticable, but 3 inches (stock rake) is. Thus if your 3 inch rake became 4 inches, I don't think it would really look any worse. If you really hate it, take the plunge and add a leveling kit to the front. There are a lot of them out there now so they are cheap and easy.
Seems worth the effort to me to get rid of the bed bounce. Maybe in a year or two it will actually make it into production. Toyota, are you listening?
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07 DC SR5 TRD 4x4 5.7 TRD exhaust, 46K miles, 17 mpg city after battery disconnect reset. Truxedo Lo-Pro with deck rails. Front Susp: Stock coilovers, 4" lift ( http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...6-4-inch-lift/), swapped extra spacers for Bilstein 5100s on lowest setting, wheel well height still 41.5." Rear Susp: ProComp ES3000 #326510 (2.25" taller than stock), 1.25" blocks plus PRG mini-pack ( http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...and-new-truck/) gives 2.25" total lift, parking brake cable bracket spacers, wheel well height 43." Front diff and rear ds drop; trailer hitch electrical harness tucked up above bumper. After 20K miles swapped 305/65/18 BFG AT for 285/75/18 Toyo AT, still on stock 18x8x60 offset TRD wheels, about 1/8" clearance to sway bar. Like the extra height but miss the width. Next time either 305/70/, 295/70, or 35x12.50/18. Added 5th 285/75/18 Toyo AT as spare. Bed Bounce: Stiffer E-tires are worse than stock P-metric; biggest improvement from PRG mini-pack, slight improvement from shocks. Still a stiff ride but tolerable now. Best things about this truck: 5.7 and transmission, interior size and comfort, very quiet at high speed. Worst things about this truck: bed bounce, no VSC in 4wd, mileage sucks above 70.
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