No longer a lurker!
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Lurked around on this site for months, figured I should pull the trigger and make it official. I have seen amazing ingenuity on this site, very inspiring to say the least. If anyone needs some 3D designing done, I can do that (self plug I know). I first found this site looking for pictures of lifted TB's, went offroading and scraped pretty bad in one section and decided it was probably time to go bigger. So here I am.
- tightlines_02TB
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welcome aboard Dustin!
"Please consider a search before posting. Folks on this site PIONEERED functional offroad use of these trucks."
The answer to many common lift questions can be found here
My Build Thread
The answer to many common lift questions can be found here
My Build Thread
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navigator - Moderator
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Welcome aboard!
Tell us about your TB and plans or ideas for it.
Tell us about your TB and plans or ideas for it.
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Thanks for the welcome!
The TB will end up with Marks 2.5" lift in the front, z71 springs without spacers in the rear. Not sure if Mark would sell just the front portion of his lift or not, might have to email him and find out. 1.5" spacers so I won't have to grind studs. BDS 9500 shocks, I already have Bilsteins up front. Radiator and Oil skids, bumper. Possibly remove the resonator. Tires and wheels, have not decided on these yet, might go with stock rims and 265/75/16's or maybe 285's but I really like the 17" rainier 8 spoke rims. Too many choices. I have been over the full build thread and I feel like my head is going to explode with information and setups. I really like gordinho80's setup and both of Jamesdubs setups. Still sorta in the planning phases, but getting closer to what I want in my head. The TB is red, not the nice maroon color but the ridiculous slap you in the face red.
The TB will end up with Marks 2.5" lift in the front, z71 springs without spacers in the rear. Not sure if Mark would sell just the front portion of his lift or not, might have to email him and find out. 1.5" spacers so I won't have to grind studs. BDS 9500 shocks, I already have Bilsteins up front. Radiator and Oil skids, bumper. Possibly remove the resonator. Tires and wheels, have not decided on these yet, might go with stock rims and 265/75/16's or maybe 285's but I really like the 17" rainier 8 spoke rims. Too many choices. I have been over the full build thread and I feel like my head is going to explode with information and setups. I really like gordinho80's setup and both of Jamesdubs setups. Still sorta in the planning phases, but getting closer to what I want in my head. The TB is red, not the nice maroon color but the ridiculous slap you in the face red.
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Sound like a great plan Dustin.
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with Mark's lift in the front and the Z71's in the rear you might get a little bit of negative rake.
I have a 2 inch in the front and Z71 in the rear and mine is almost level. I think Mark's lift is closer to 3 inches in the front.
I have a 2 inch in the front and Z71 in the rear and mine is almost level. I think Mark's lift is closer to 3 inches in the front.
"Please consider a search before posting. Folks on this site PIONEERED functional offroad use of these trucks."
The answer to many common lift questions can be found here
My Build Thread
The answer to many common lift questions can be found here
My Build Thread
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Welcome to the site man. 
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tightlines_02TB wrote:BDS 9500 shocks
BDS no longer has the 9500 series shock. They've replaced it with the FOX 2.0 viewtopic.php?f=33&t=2408
tightlines_02TB wrote:I really like the 17" rainier 8 spoke rims.
Me too!
tightlines_02TB wrote:I really like gordinho80's setup and both of Jamesdubs setups.
Thanks... and I think you might have meant JamesDub's and JamesDowning's setups.... 2 different people.
Mario - Build Thread
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Thank you for the info on the BDS shock situation. I did mean jamesdub, both of his setups, the Black one without the new bumper and then the makeover with the new bumper and flat olive green paint. Both are very cool. I constantly drool over jamesdowning's home fabbed rear bumper, that in itself is a piece of art.
navigator- I might have to throw the spacers in the rear then, hmmm. I need to go back and reread some of the posts about running with just the springs out back.
navigator- I might have to throw the spacers in the rear then, hmmm. I need to go back and reread some of the posts about running with just the springs out back.
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