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So I think a suspension upgrade has moved up to first on the to do list for my 98. I'm afraid a front bumper would tax the stock suspension too much and it could use a refresh.

I talked to several people last night and I am leaning towards Ironman torsion bars and foam shocks with OME 866 springs and slee diff drop. I've heard and saw that the full Ironman kit raises the rear high and I don't plan on getting a rear bumper soon.

Anybody have thoughts on this or have a better idea. I would love a cheaper alternative too, such as stock TB torqued with some kind of upgraded shock and spring so I can put the money into a bumper. Also let me know if you have any of these parts not heavily used laying around.
 
You could crank TB and get tires. Will keep you happy for awhile with that look. Only need upgraded TB for front bumper.

BTW- did you and Greg find out more info on that 100 after we talked? Just curious why you both passed on it
 
AndyO78FJ40 said:
So I think a suspension upgrade has moved up to first on the to do list for my 98. I'm afraid a front bumper would tax the stock suspension too much and it could use a refresh.

I talked to several people last night and I am leaning towards Ironman torsion bars and foam shocks with OME 866 springs and slee diff drop. I've heard and saw that the full Ironman kit raises the rear high and I don't plan on getting a rear bumper soon.

Anybody have thoughts on this or have a better idea. I would love a cheaper alternative too, such as stock TB torqued with some kind of upgraded shock and spring so I can put the money into a bumper. Also let me know if you have any of these parts not heavily used laying around.
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In my humble opinion, a diff drop is a novelty. Even with it, your cv axles aint going to be as happy as they used to be. Just run without it until they fail - and then put new ones in (what i did). In my reading, most people get about 6-10k miles before their cvs fail even with diff drop.

i think a sensible order for caring for and building the aged 100 is: timing belt and base line all fluids (if not done), tires, suspension, sliders, new cv axles, roof rack (if wanted) then armor.

Im really happy with the full ironman suspension that chris put on mine.
 
pmccraney said:
In my humble opinion, a diff drop is a novelty. Even with it, your cv axles aint going to be as happy as they used to be. Just run without it until they fail - and then put new ones in (what i did). In my reading, most people get about 6-10k miles before their cvs fail even with diff drop.

i think a sensible order for caring for and building the aged 100 is: timing belt and base line all fluids (if not done), tires, suspension, sliders, new cv axles, roof rack (if wanted) then armor.

Im really happy with the full ironman suspension that chris put on mine.
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My mild AHC lift and Trey's torsion bar crank immediately led to CVs spewing grease. Added diff drop...problem went away. I agree the CVs will eventually be problematic under the stress of the lift, but the diff drop does help in the meantime IMO.
 
Cheapest thing to do is:

Crank Tbars......866 rear springs and some stock length Bilstein shocks.

Get some tires. Those are gonna be loud and ride like s***. They got lots of tread so Tolleson can make bank for you on Craigslist.

Get 49Tire to do the work, you will need alignment after Tbars and the rear shocks make a normal person crazy.
 
I would do a lift kit. Its worth the money. My OME on my 100 is still smooth after 100k plus miles. I bought it from Slee in 2009.

You dont need sliders unless you do an UBT with Bill Oreilley or gonna play at superlift.
 
No. Kaderabek runs 305/60/18's, cranked bars. OME 866.

I'd say do the Bilstein only if you gotta go budget. If not get the Iron Man foam.

Unless you do front bumper you should be fine with stock TBars.

With my rear bumper my truck sat at factory stock height in the rear with OME 866
 
Do all of the 07 and up tundra wheels fit on a 100?

Is there an advantage moving up to a 17 or 18 in rim for tire cost and availability/selection?
 
@dnp the body was in really good shape! Already had the running board delete mod!
 
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