★ ★ Project Glacier | Make the E30 a Daily Again ★ ★

[lambo]

DO NOT buy the OME lift. Nitrocharger shocks do not handle well with hours of wheeling. I abused my OME springs, but after bashing my 2000 4Runner while stationed in Washington state, I know that OME won't suffice in Coloardo. Toytec has reasonably priced coils/springs up front. All-Pro produces a very solid expedition spring that is amazing. Do not do plates - way too much weight. Stick with tube bumpers to keep your MPG above 19mpg with 33's. Spend money on gearing, keep the stock rims, do some spacers, Tundra Brake upgrade and something like addicted offroad front bumper. Check out my build thread for some homework. And make sure you relocate your turn signals into your running light housing for the front.

Hmm we had an OME setup on a Prado down in Australia and they handled a ton of trips across the outback...

Yeah I'm planning on tube bumpers front and rear. Definitely not keeping the stock wheels though lol. Might get some spacers until the wheels I want are available.

[paynemw]

I'm loving it. It's been getting much more attention (and money) than the E30 lately... which is ok. The E30 is really rough right now. I need to get some space and pull the engine to do some work. As for now... I'm saving up for some armor and an OME lift for the taco.

DSC_6022 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

DO NOT buy the OME lift. Nitrocharger shocks do not handle well with hours of wheeling. I abused my OME springs, but after bashing my 2000 4Runner while stationed in Washington state, I know that OME won't suffice in Coloardo. Toytec has reasonably priced coils/springs up front. All-Pro produces a very solid expedition spring that is amazing. Do not do plates - way too much weight. Stick with tube bumpers to keep your MPG above 19mpg with 33's. Spend money on gearing, keep the stock rims, do some spacers, Tundra Brake upgrade and something like addicted offroad front bumper. Check out my build thread for some homework. And make sure you relocate your turn signals into your running light housing for the front.

[Wschnitz]

I promise you, you can do 99% of what every lifted truck can do with a stock truck and good tires. Do you have the rear e-locker?

[lemansguy]

OME stuff is spot on. helped my old roommate with an OME lift for his DISCO, truck still rode super nice.

[lambo]

I promise you, you can do 99% of what every lifted truck can do with a stock truck and good tires. Do you have the rear e-locker?

Yeah I totally agree but my suspension is tired and I'd like to support a bit more weight on the bumper and in the bed. I do have the e locker and I did the grey wire mod. It's pretty rad.

[Eric]

Old Man Emu stuff shouldn't affect the ride quality, if I spec it out correctly (which I need to talk to Toytec about). In fact, it should vastly improve the ride quality over corrugated roads and the likes. I'm only looking at a 2.5-3" lift. Nothing crazy. I'm doing this truck up properly, and I want it to be decently capable.

I promise you, you can do 99% of what every lifted truck can do with a stock truck and good tires. Do you have the rear e-locker?

[sam_]

Just posting to let all of my avid fans know that the car is still alive, and that interesting things are still in the works for it. Oh, and I still have the Futuras.

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[lambo]

Just posting to let all of my avid fans know that the car is still alive, and that interesting things are still in the works for it. Oh, and I still have the Futuras.

[lambo]

I lifted my 4Runner... It fucking sucks now. The taco drives so much better. Think of how shitty the e30 rides compared to stock... Do you want two vehicles that ride like garbage?

Old Man Emu stuff shouldn't affect the ride quality, if I spec it out correctly (which I need to talk to Toytec about). In fact, it should vastly improve the ride quality over corrugated roads and the likes. I'm only looking at a 2.5-3" lift. Nothing crazy. I'm doing this truck up properly, and I want it to be decently capable.

[Eric]

I lifted my 4Runner... It fucking sucks now. The taco drives so much better. Think of how shitty the e30 rides compared to stock... Do you want two vehicles that ride like garbage?


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[lambo]

We just bought an 04 Tacoma double cab too!

I'm loving it. It's been getting much more attention (and money) than the E30 lately... which is ok. The E30 is really rough right now. I need to get some space and pull the engine to do some work. As for now... I'm saving up for some armor and an OME lift for the taco.

DSC_6022 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

[Eric]

We just bought an 04 Tacoma double cab too!


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[B0RN318]

E30's do work in the snow

[lambo]

Well, I bought a truck...

DSC_5918 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

But I'm still driving the E30 in the snow lol. The truck needs new tires and the abs needs to be fixed before I take it out in the snow.

[325ix]

Hahaha yea that thing was insane. We did quite a few beat-the-snowplows and snowy parking lot shenanigans before it turned into a fully caged rallycar. The noises that thing made....

The seat and harness were about two sizes too big for me at the time. Thought I might die.