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Post by Shibby24 on Mar 14, 2004 18:07:38 GMT -5
Mmkay....One of my friends is going to be getting a new vehicle in the next few months. She either wants some sort of car or a lifted Taco!! ;D The only thing is she dosent think she can afford labor to put the lift on, and cant do it herself (not mechanicly enclined)
SO my question is, how difficult is it to install a suspention lift onto a taco? do you need any scecial tools or can it be done with basic hand tools? I have installed a lift on my 85... but the taco front end had me a bit worried...
Any Help would be appreciated... Help me be the hero on this one ;D
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Post by red85runner on Mar 15, 2004 0:39:11 GMT -5
well first it depends on how much lift and what type... if she wants moderate lift, id go with a fabtech 3.5" coilover which is pretty easy to install, i did it myself in about 4-5 hours. if she wants a lot of lift, i personally would go fabtech 3.5" suspension and 3" body... that would give you 6 or so and still look ok... and both are fairly simple to install... however if she is lookin at 6" fabtech or trailmaster suspension... those are much much more difficult because you have to install drop bracketry and all sorts of stuff.
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Post by Shibby24 on Mar 15, 2004 13:09:09 GMT -5
Alright, thanks for the info. Dont think she will want anything too extream. Just enough to set it apart from all the stockers ;D
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Post by liftedtacoma99 on Mar 16, 2004 3:42:42 GMT -5
the revtek 3" susp lift is really easy to install... the only special tools you need are a spring compressor and a 30 pack of beer ;D
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Post by 4xfred on Mar 16, 2004 21:53:49 GMT -5
;D Where you're @, I can't imagine you don't know other wheelers who are willing to lend a hand for food & drink!  Check out Cornfed too. Later... |
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Post by greenhead on Mar 21, 2004 4:14:33 GMT -5
most any ifs lift is fairly easy , specially one with struts in the front the ones with t bars are kinda tricky , because you have too un load them. most of the kits are just drop brakets for the front and either springs , blocks, shackles or add a leafs for the back. you can install it as long as you have a ggod place to work, the right tools , basically hand tools , maybe a speciality tool or two. just take your time , be safe and read the instructions .
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Kpooch75
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Post by Kpooch75 on May 6, 2004 13:02:41 GMT -5
Liftedtaco you must be from up north somewhere, they don't even sell 30 packs of beer south of the mason dixon line. Unfortunately ...
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Post by Hoodlum on May 6, 2004 14:41:44 GMT -5
4xfred picked an easy one the hardest part of installing a cornfed lift is other than having enough beer is the front coils so it's fairly easy and cheap too |
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Post by BurntOrngeLonghorn on Aug 11, 2004 18:43:49 GMT -5
Hey guys...I plan on running a pro-comp 4" lift.....the lift kit itself is already too expensive, much less paying a shop to put it on for me. I was wondering what all is involved with installing this lift...has anyone done it before? If anyone knows where i could get a set of instructions....that would be awesome...  Chad |
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