Enthusiast III
I purchased my ‘23 Tacoma TRD Off Road back in February. I’m new to off roading and 4WD vehicles. The truck had low miles and was immaculate and where I live, good 3rd gen Tacomas sell quick.
The previous owner put Falken Wildpeak AT4 33” tires on it and a 2” lift. I’ve never owned a modified vehicle before, so I had no idea what to look for. They also put a useless bull bar on front and steps on the side that are not rock sliders and so more of a hindrance than a help. I’ve pulled the bull bar off and will be pulling the steps this week.
I have since discovered that the lift wasn’t done properly. The tires were rubbing the UCAs, and the shocks were still stock. They added these cheesy upper sleeves to the shocks. I popped off a rock a few weeks ago and the left shock popped out of the sleeve. I replaced both rear shocks with Bilstein 5100s.
I’ve also purchased some 0 offset wheels from Method to move the tires away from the UCAs and I found a proper off road shop that will be addressing the lift situation and likely replace the UCAs in order to properly align it. One decision that was poorly informed has now led to a domino effect of me trying to put things right. It’s still a great truck and will be even better when I’m done, but I’ve had to put off fun stuff to do the right stuff.
Too bad the last owner didn’t do the same.
The previous owner put Falken Wildpeak AT4 33” tires on it and a 2” lift. I’ve never owned a modified vehicle before, so I had no idea what to look for. They also put a useless bull bar on front and steps on the side that are not rock sliders and so more of a hindrance than a help. I’ve pulled the bull bar off and will be pulling the steps this week.
I have since discovered that the lift wasn’t done properly. The tires were rubbing the UCAs, and the shocks were still stock. They added these cheesy upper sleeves to the shocks. I popped off a rock a few weeks ago and the left shock popped out of the sleeve. I replaced both rear shocks with Bilstein 5100s.
I’ve also purchased some 0 offset wheels from Method to move the tires away from the UCAs and I found a proper off road shop that will be addressing the lift situation and likely replace the UCAs in order to properly align it. One decision that was poorly informed has now led to a domino effect of me trying to put things right. It’s still a great truck and will be even better when I’m done, but I’ve had to put off fun stuff to do the right stuff.
Too bad the last owner didn’t do the same.
