Jimabena74's Yota B&A

[jimbo74]

BEFORE

AFTER

Visit my photo gallery for more pics: http://www.explorerforum.com/data/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=4019

 

[Crankcase]

Much, much better!

 

[TarHeel085]

that looks awesome Jim, good work!!

 

[emon]

was the before photo stock height or did the previous owner lowered it?

 

[jimbo74]

Thanks for the compliments... I still need to raise up the rear higher though

 

[izackary]

Soa

 

[jimbo74]

I am contemplating SOA... however, with the 2" lift shackles it has now, if i do an soa, i will have to go back to regular shackles and also, i plan on doing an AAL, so i may be level and not need to do an soa

the truck was lowered when i got it.... 3" rear block and cranked torsion bars..... befroe i raised it, i cranked the bars opposite so it was a little higher and removed the block... now that the fabtech lift is on, i backed off the tbars 2 full turns, so it is still a little higher than just the 4" spindles.. but i like it....

 

[Brandons]

Looks great!

 

[IAmTodd]

Looks good. Funny with the big tires on it

 

[jimbo74]

here are more after pictures...one is what my avatar is using... but larger and in more detail... you like the chrome tow hooks, huh?

 

[Bobby Locs]

Lookin Real Good, Thats one serious ride hight change...

 

[rfuree11]

Lookin Real Good, Thats one serious ride hight change...

almost as much as jamest's

looks sweet...and whats up with those original rims?

 

[jimbo74]

those rims were never original to that truck.....

the stock rims that truck had back in 1985 were 14x5.5" steel rims with a 195/75/14 tire on them....

 

[Mendonca00]

Looking good!

 

[jimbo74]

actually thinking about ride height change..... its about a 8" front suspension height difference and currently about 5" in the back (will soon be about 7-8")
not to mention the additional height from going from 235/60/14s to 31x10.5x15s - which is 6" alone but only ends up being 3" of lift

 

[Nick26]

Looks like your missing a lugnut? or did stud strip? break off?

I'm suprised the lug pattern was the same, i didn't know toyota made a 5x4.5.

also it looks good, big improvement!

 

[jimbo74]

yup same pattern... i think all the toyota 5 lug vehicles are 5 on 4.5"

all of the 4x2 toyota trucks until the debut of the tacoma had 5 on 4.5"

and this is the second time, i got a comment on the stud... it isnt broken, i just got lazy and decided not to put on the wheel lock that came with my lugnut kit.... i really dont like wheel locks, they dont prevent theft of the wheel, but do prevent tire guys like myself from an easy tire change....

 

[general x]

looks good, but its kinda sad lookin at the pics for the first time and thinking the tires went up to stock sized explorer tires with the lift lol

 

[jimbo74]

those arent stock sized explorer tires......

they are 31x10.5x15s

and considering the toyota is a 4x2 pickup that had stock sized 195/75/14 tires on it, that is a huge difference!

 

[Fish Man]

that is a huge difference! dang that thing was little!