toyota tacoma lift

There are a few reasons that carbon fiber has taken off in the past few years. It is a lightweight, rigid, visually appealing material. It has a unique textured look and a smooth finish. It is surprisingly strong, and doesn't flex much.

Take carbon fiber hoods for example. A lot of tuners like to add a carbon fiber hood on their cars. Opposed to the steel factory hoods, these carbon fiber hoods can reduce the weight of the vehicle by as much as 40 or 50 pounds on some applications. This modification, when added to other weight reducing modifications, can slightly decrease 0-60 times and marginally improves handling and acceleration.

The other reason is the cool textured looking finish. Add a few carbon fiber touches as a theme throughout the vehicle and this can score some major style points.

These carbon fiber hoods are fairly expensive for their weight reducing capabilities, but add a lot of style for the money. Once you have purchased the hood you want, it's time to get it installed. You may need a hand removing the factory hood due to its weight, but once it is removed, you should be able to handle the much lighter carbon fiber hood.

The installation is fairly easy, so here is a quick guide to help you get it installed.

Start your installation by removing the windshield washer jets for the factory hood. Disconnect the tubing that runs to them by unclipping or unscrewing them. If there is a light attached to the hood, go ahead and remove it, as you may want to reuse it on the new hood.

With these removed, and with some help on the other side, prop the hood up with the hood prop if applicable. Remove the 4 bolts holding the hood to the hinges. If your hood has gas shocks, remove them before removing the hinge bolts. Be careful to support the weight of the hood when removing the hinge bolts to reduce the risk of damaging the fenders or the windshield. With the hinges and gas shocks unbolted, this will free up the heavy factory hood. Carefully remove it from the hinges by pulling it away from the windshield and set it aside.

Set the new carbon fiber hood in place. It will be significantly lighter than the factory steel hood. Line up the bolts on the hinges and tighten them down. Reattach the gas shocks if applicable, or set the hood prop in place. Reattach your windshield washer jets if your hood permits, and run the lines on the underside. If you saved your light and want to reattach it, you can do so at this point. it can be attached using some 3M adhesive double sided tape, or you can carefully screw it in place, making sure to use screws small enough to not penetrate the top of the hood.

Close the hood and check for alignment. If you need to adjust the alignment, lift the hood and loosen the hinge bolts slightly, just to where you can make small adjustments. Lower the hood and make any adjustments and re-tighten the bolts. This should complete your carbon fiber hood installation.

If you need any support or advice for your carbon fiber hood installation, visit the Carbon Fiber Hoods Blog.

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6" Fabtech suspension lift (2000 Toyota Tacoma)

How much more gas will a 2006 Tacoma with a V6 use when i put bigger tires on it with a 3" lift?

I have a 2006 Toyota Tacoma, and i want to to put a Donahoe Racing 3" 2.5 Coilover Suspension Lift System on it, but i know when i do that i'll have to get bigger tires which throws off the gas mileage. I was wondering how much more gas mite it use. It's also a V6 crew cab with a sports package

I went from a 29" tire to a 33" and it cost me +8mph at 60mph.
(+4mph at 30mph)
Use this tire calculator : www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Your biggest problem is changing your rear end. If you put bigger tires with out changing your rear end to a lower gear ratio.
You Will Eat the 1st gear out of your transmission with in a year guaranteed

But if you swap the rear end chunk out to say a 4:11 or lower you will be O.K.

It is a major load getting these tires to start turning.

There is a balance to a vehicles ratios you can not change just 1 without harming another.