sonoran 1.2a pics

[NOT ME OR SOMEBODY]

SONORAN 1.2a BEFORE AND AFTER pics

I just got done with the install, it took about 8 hours total doing it by myself. (5 yesterday and maybe 3 today).

figured some pictures for everyone was in order.

ss 1.2 a on a 2001 sr5

 

[Brutus]

Lookin good! What part of Ky you in? Sure like to find someone close to me. I'm in Barren county.

 

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I'm in Georgetown , north of Lexington

 

[Dous]

Looks great, I don't see that color very often. I assume some bigger tires are in order?

 

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Yep bigger tires are next after an alignment just have to save up for them.

maybe 285's or ? haven't decided what I like yet.

 

[IanB]

That's a healthy lift! How does it drive? When and what are you getting for tires?

 

[TC4Rnr]

keep an eye on your CV boots, mine started leaking after 5 days. old rubber doesn't last long. put a pair of cheapo Autozone half shafts, not a problem almost 4 years.

are you putting on front and rear bumpers? SS1.2 isn't for the light weight.

 

[NOT ME OR SOMEBODY]

Well I haven't driven it a whole lot yet, but its definitely different than before. It has somewhat of a floating body roll type of feel to it, but thats to be expected when it sitting on that much more springs and shocks. Overall it seems to ride a lot smoother. I'm sure that I get used to it driving a little bit different.

There is a bit of a vibration and I definitely need to get it aligned, so I'll wait to see if that goes away after its aligned.

Its a 2001 with 100,000 miles on it and I'm certain the suspension had seen better days. Also being an 01 it lifted it quite a bit as can be seen in the pics. Maybe 4" in the rear and 3" in the front but I haven't measured that yet so I'm just guessing.

I added a picture of it with just the rearend done. I was worried for while about wether the front was going to come up enough.

 

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Yeah I know about the axle boots and I'll keep an eye on them. I hope the worst thing they do is leak and I can just re -clamp them ( hose clamps will do it I hope )

Bumpers..... I want to but some other things need to come first, alignment ,tires, timing belt, ect ect. As we all know the list goes on and on.

 

[TN_Soljah808]

Nice lift! I'm going with SS as well in the near future. Any reason why you went with the 1.2a over the 1.2 or 7.2? Since he is at 100k do you think he needs lower ball joints?

 

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Thanks everyone, suprised nobody has made fun of the color yet though.

I chose the 1.2 a because it seemed to fit what I use the truck for and what I have planned for it in the future.

Ball joints are good,as was everything else. Really couldn't find anything that was cause for concern.

Whoever had this Runner before me must have been very easy on it. I doubt it was ever off road or any thing. I bought it from a Lexus dealer about 2.5 years ago when I traded in a 97 Landcruiser with 200,000 miles on it that was quickly becoming a money pit just to keep it going. I twas never cared for very well at all and it was really showing it.

 

[fightman80]

Looks good man! Can't wait to see it with the new rubber!arty:

 

[nrgwar]

What did you use for your lift? Where did you buy from? How does it drive now?

 

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What did you use for your lift? Where did you buy from? How does it drive now?

I got it from Sonoran Steel, Sonoran Steel Custom Metal Fabrication L.L.C. Custom Toyota Truck Parts On the site it explains it all.

It rides great now that I had the front end aligned.

 

[tbst]

Old, I know.

But what size tires do you have in the updated pictures?

 

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The tires are 285/75/16. So far they seem to be working out ok.

 

[phailing101]

spacers?

 

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no spacers