Since I am new to this technical stuff... lol... i want to know, i am thinking of changing my suspensions and possibly lowering my truck.. any advice as to what is a good, least expensive after market suspension out there? and i want to lower my truck at least 2" to 3". advice?
well you can always flip your ball joints and loosen your torsion bars which is free. Or you can buy drop spindles at around 250 bucks for 2"
V8 titan, nice suggestion, though, i am still new in this mechanic stuff, and I am trying to learn, I will put your input into mind so that when I research about ball joints and torsion bars, I will know exactly what you are talking about. thanks alot!
the torsion bars do not require any mechanic skill. you literally only need a wrench and monkey strength arms lol. the ball joints require some more tools, taking off your front wheels, and a little more knowledge. But im confident if you can do it, if you research this, and look at the pictures. if you have a little extra money to spend, buy new ball joints for this. Since your taking them off anyways its just a good idea to replace them. They are cheap. I would also recommend you buy this kit for 140 bucks, and replace all of these parts while you are down there. you will not regret doing this...you will need an alignment after. STEERING KIT CENTER LINK TIE RODS 2WD INNER OUTER BALLS TOYOTA VZN85 VZN90 VZN95 | eBay
here are some videos to explain torsion and drop spindles. You can look in the tech section to see about a ball joint flip. By the way welcome to TM. Send me a private message anytime if you don't want to feel retarded. Good luck bro.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_duoCMEz4Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdrYM3XdqBs
Other static drop options are getting a spring shop to de-arch your leaf springs. I had this done and I got like a 5 inch drop. They can pretty much do whatever drop you want. They basically just take a torch to the springs and bend them. But remember that the pinion angle can change when you lower the back. So that needs to be dealt with or you will get bad vibrations and your driveshaft will have added stress and most likely break off! It happened to me. I now use a tacoma 4wd double cardan u joint slip spline driveshaft. I've heard of some people using shims to adjust the differential angle (shims on the leaf spring to rearend mounts). You will eventually get close to bottoming out your suspension. You can get low profile bump stops. Or get mini notches in the frame at the rear. And at some point, if you decide to get carried away, it is smarter to just bag it. Saves you from buying parts that you will not need when bagging.
If you go with drop spindles up front, you can keep using them if/when you bag it. They are the more expensive route for the front, but they are definitely worth it. If you drop it with spindles, and want to drop more, you can do the ball joing flip. and if you want to go farther, you can adjust the torsions. In the back, I would suggest getting good blocks. You can buy blocks and shim them, but you won't get too out of angle with 3 inch blocks. If you want more after 3 inch blocks, you can pull a leaf. If you are new to suspension work, I would suggest taking the leafs to a shop and having them do the work. There really isn't anything you can reuse from a static drop to a bag setup in the rear. And remember, don't stack blocks. I've seen people do it and it hold up, but it is a MAJOR safety concern.
dont waste your money on those things. spend a little more and buy something from a good auto parts store. i put one of these ebay special, all in one kits on my truck a few years back and the and boots on everything cracked in less then a year. upper balljoints and center link were toast in a year and a half.
