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Fox 2.5 coilover w/ resis ...
Should have these on in 3 weeks. The reservoirs are much more substantial than the Icons I was running on my Tacoma ...
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Skinny tires ; welded steel plates and tubes where the bumpers used to be ; big springy things in the front and rear ; near empty gas tank and a can of Fix-a-Flat in the cup holder.
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06-27-2014, 09:45 PM
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3 weeks?! That's one hell of a teaser.
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06-27-2014, 09:55 PM
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Yeah. Trust me, they're teasing me more than anyone else while just sitting on the floor in front if me. 
I plan on doing everything in 24 hrs - front co's, front AOR plate bumper, rear SS 1.2 kit, read AOR bumper, new tires, etc. (alignment the following day)
I'll put a build thread through the following day.
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2000 5spd / rear locked Grocery Getter
Skinny tires ; welded steel plates and tubes where the bumpers used to be ; big springy things in the front and rear ; near empty gas tank and a can of Fix-a-Flat in the cup holder.
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06-27-2014, 10:16 PM
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What spring rate are on the fox's ?
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06-27-2014, 10:26 PM
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This particular set is setup with 600# coils. I was initially thinking 650's, but decided to run the present springs with little pre-load.
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2000 5spd / rear locked Grocery Getter
Skinny tires ; welded steel plates and tubes where the bumpers used to be ; big springy things in the front and rear ; near empty gas tank and a can of Fix-a-Flat in the cup holder.
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06-27-2014, 10:49 PM
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How much were they?
(We like to know prices around here. ... No offense)
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06-28-2014, 12:04 AM
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Damn, those are nice
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06-28-2014, 12:15 AM
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WOW, I hope that is how it works out.
You may be a master mechanic... but complications do arise. I hope it all goes smoothly. 
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06-28-2014, 04:19 AM
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How much were they?
(We like to know prices around here. ... No offense)
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Most vendors have them listed for 1450 to 1550 ... was able to get them for a bit less.
Worth it for everyone? No. For me? Yes. I like having an adjustable CO that is rebuildable and tunable. I really like that the bodies on these are zinc coated, similar to Bilsteins. Great for wet / snowy weather. I'm not a fan of the shafts being chrome instead of nitro steel like my Icons were. I'll have to see if they pit easily with winter weather / mag chloride exposure.
I will probably go with 2.0 with resis in the rear eventually, but I'm going to see how they match up with LC Tokico shocks for the time being.
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2000 5spd / rear locked Grocery Getter
Skinny tires ; welded steel plates and tubes where the bumpers used to be ; big springy things in the front and rear ; near empty gas tank and a can of Fix-a-Flat in the cup holder.
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06-28-2014, 04:35 AM
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WOW, I hope that is how it works out.
You may be a master mechanic... but complications do arise. I hope it all goes smoothly. |
Not a master mechanic, not even close. Just motivated to get the core build done quickly while having an idea of what it takes after installing a few different suspension setups in the past.
I'm not naive, though. I know I can get stuck for hours on something annoying like not being able to press out the old bj from the spindle (putting in new UCAs).
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2000 5spd / rear locked Grocery Getter
Skinny tires ; welded steel plates and tubes where the bumpers used to be ; big springy things in the front and rear ; near empty gas tank and a can of Fix-a-Flat in the cup holder.
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06-28-2014, 09:58 AM
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Those are very nice. I got a bunch of stuff in the basement waiting to be put on. From skid plate, rock sliders to all coils and shocks haha. Just wondering does bilstein make any shocks for us with reservoir ?
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06-28-2014, 11:41 AM
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Fox has three different setups for our trucks, in case anyone is interested. Ive linked this before on the forum, but never hurts to share with more people.
Fox Shocks 1998 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L in Suspension & Steering | eBay
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06-28-2014, 03:25 PM
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Not a master mechanic, not even close. Just motivated to get the core build done quickly while having an idea of what it takes after installing a few different suspension setups in the past.
I'm not naive, though. I know I can get stuck for hours on something annoying like not being able to press out the old bj from the spindle (putting in new UCAs).
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When I bought mine they only had them for a tacoma( 4runner mounts are 15º different). When I installed my 2.5 fox coilovers I had to redrill all 6 upper shock mounts. Hopefully the ones you bought are 4runner specific.
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06-28-2014, 07:45 PM
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Quote:
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When I bought mine they only had them for a tacoma( 4runner mounts are 15º different). When I installed my 2.5 fox coilovers I had to redrill all 6 upper shock mounts. Hopefully the ones you bought are 4runner specific.
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Yeah. We'll see when the day comes. The manual says "4runner 1996-2002", but lists the 1st gen Tacoma as well.
I don't mind re-tapping the top hats if it comes to that. There's details about these coilovers from Fox that impress me over the Icons that I ran.
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06-28-2014, 09:24 PM
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I've got those on my rig, and just put on the Icon 2.5 piggy-backs in the rear. Handles extremely well, especially when things get bumpy.
Interested to see where you locate your resis. Mine are in a goofy spot (hasn't been a problem, but I'm tired of explaining that it hasn't been a problem).
I've also got the Total Chaos upper control arms (which compliment the Fox shox well IMO). We did run into some trouble with the UCA install. Took some fiddling to ensure the control arm won't interact with (smash into) the resi hose fittings.
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