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I know that now!!!!!! LOL :tonguewink:

And while I'm at it …. Right now, I'm just putting the 5100's in the front only and keeping the same springs. He said the back shocks are fine and I can always replace them if they start leaking or if I just decide to do it later. He also dropped the differential a little to reduce the new angle...

1. There was no grinding/popping noise and the vibration wasn't constant. It was really just on acceleration. No difference when cutting the wheel. 2. The tires/wheel were perfect … I had them road-force balanced and I got it up to 80mph and they were smooth as silk. 2a. I also had them RF...

Amazon did give me a refund on the kit too, BTW … $514.73 and even picked up the shipping. I LOVE Amazon!

It's at one of the good 4x4 shops as I type this getting 5100's in the front :)

And Big O really was willing to stay with it too. Last week, the mechanics had the idea of dropping the subframe to reduce the angle of the axles. We tried it using some stacked washers as spacers, but not enough to make a difference. Also, the owner of the shop offered to get the Honda axles at...

I've been wanting a Tacoma for about 4 years now … but my Pilots have really served me well. This was my 2nd one. So been driving one for 13 or 14 years now. I like that I can put the seats down, load up all my gear and just lock it up. Pick ups just don't allow that. Even if you add a tonneu...

Thank you all for the advice and help. Now that I've taken the plunge, I'm very happy that I did! I made the deal last Wed evening and put $500 down on it. I had to leave town thurs AM and get back home tomorrow night. So I should be in it Thursday PM or Friday. It's a TRD Off Road Premium.

I ordered some grey OEM TRD Pro wheels that I'll mount the BFG KO2's onto, add a leveling kit of some type, add some Nerf bars (that my buddy's selling me for half … he just traded his 4Runner for a new Tacoma), and it'll look just like this (without the dark tint):

Hi aggrex and everyone else, I threw in the towel last week and made a good lease deal on a new 2020 4Runner! I was really just trying to get another year out of my Pilot and have some fun with it. I haven't had a car payment in 25 years. This lift idea turned out to be not much fun at all, LOL!

OK, thanks for the clarification! And your patience. And to fine tune my question just a bit further (yes, I'm a little lot thick), The Honda axles DON'T vibrate on your rig … correct? My local Honda dealership price is $328.33/each Big O has it today, taking pics and talking to Ready Lift...

Honda dealer had no advice … so now I'm talking to the Toyota dealer about a new 4Runner.

Thanks Karnak, lol. I haven't blamed anyone for anything. Just trying to work a problem if it can be worked. Tried to do something fun and easy to breath some new life into my 10 YO rig and it was a mistake. Lighten up, brother.

I understand that. I wish I could get my original ones back, but I can't. But just so I'm understanding you: You DID get vibration on acceleration with non OEM axles? You DON'T get vibration on acceleration with Honda axles? So what happened to your original axles? Thx.

Shoot ... how did you correct it? Or did you? Do you just live with it and run OEM axles till they break?

I agree that the steady bearing (thanks for the name) probably didn't move from its original position. The axle angle change is what makes sense to me.

Is it causing a vibration during acceleration?

So here's what he pointed to as a possible culprit in the drive shaft. IDK if it's a support or a bearing or a U-joint type thing. I'll take a closer look at it later.

Part of the discussion wih the 4x4 shop he said that if its a drive train issue that they work with a welding shop that modifies shafts, etc ... just more FYI