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Discussion in 'Suspension' started by 4Wheelin4Banger, Jan 15, 2013.

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  1. Apr 17, 2015 at 5:52 AM
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    Yes sir
    They've got the same spring rate as 884's and 885's but are longer. I'd get an aftermarket upper control arm so that you can get aligned properly and not have a set of tires wear really poorly.

    SPC's Light racing UCA's are solid brand that don't do too much damage to your bank account compared to other UCA's.
     
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  2. Apr 17, 2015 at 6:08 AM
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    Would you recommend them or the 886 cause i know that to really need 886 you need 200lbs + upfront
     
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  3. Apr 17, 2015 at 6:21 AM
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    How heavy is your winch? If the total weight is close to the 200lbs I would go ahead and get the 887s. It should not sag that much over time.
     
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  4. Apr 17, 2015 at 6:41 AM
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    Yea ^. The 886's are pretty stiff, so if you just have a 65lb aluminum front bumper and a winch, I'd say the 887's should be fine assuming that winch doesn't put you too far over 200lbs.
     
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  5. Apr 17, 2015 at 6:51 AM
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    Yeah it is hard to imagine a winch weighing 135 lbs.
     
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  6. Apr 17, 2015 at 8:25 AM
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    The alignment number that gets thrown off on a 3" lift with factory upper control arms is the "Caster" number. Caster does NOT affect tire wear, only how the truck feels/drives.

    Caster near zero responds overly quickly to steering input and feels "twitchy."
     
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  7. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:07 AM
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    When installing the Dakar leaf pack, did any of you bother to replace the shackle bushing at the same time? I'm trying to understand if the shackle bushing is the exact same size as the bushing that goes in the rear spring eye. This is proving to be a pain in the ass to find the answer to. I eyeballed it and I can't tell. I looked at a Toyota parts diagram and it seems to point to the same part number but I am not sure.

    DSC04475_67fb8591eb21916967bab2c97711b077ed8b6ac1.jpg
     
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  8. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:10 AM
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    My Dakars included all bushings that I replaced. Four of them were already in the leaf packs themselves. The rest of the parts I reused.
     
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  9. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:10 AM
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    No but have a look at the greaseable shackles by Defined Engineering
     
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  10. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:11 AM
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    He's not asking about the leaf pack bushings , he means the ones in the shackle
     
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  11. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:11 AM
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    Which I addressed in my response. Hint: it was in the 2nd part of the reply.
     
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    So in other words you just kept the Toyota stock shackle bushing as is.

    I want to replace mine now while I am doing the work of installing the Dakars.

    Energy Suspension sells a kit (Part# 8.2116R) for our trucks to replace the spring eye bushings and the shackle bushings, so its (6) total bushing sets. But I can't for the life of me figure out if they are all the same size bushings or, are the shackle bushings smaller than the spring eye bushings.

    Thanks. Looks like a great product. How do you buy them? Their online store is vacant?

    http://www.definedengineering.com/store.html

    ?
     
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  14. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:20 AM
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    I emailed him about 6 weeks ago with some questions and got a prompt response
     
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  15. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:31 AM
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    I just started a thread in 2nd gen section but I need help ASAP.

    Getting an alignment after installing OME heavy kit but the shop said the camber bolts are frozen, and even after soaking them they could only get one to loosen up.

    Any advice - he says it could turn this into a $300 service if he has to buy me replacements
     
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  16. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:32 AM
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    I just posted in your thread
     
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  17. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:38 AM
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    I appreciate the responses. Okay. I called wheelers and they said that On 2nd Gens, the shackle bushing is the same size at the Toyota stock leaf spring eye bushing which is 60mm.

    Basically what I want is half of this kit that they sell: What they said matches the results of the Toyota diagram I read which showed both bushings having the same order part number.
     
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  18. Apr 17, 2015 at 10:43 AM
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    Good info
     
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  19. Apr 17, 2015 at 11:56 AM
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    It's synthetic and I would say it weighs around 50lbs maybe a little more seflf not going over 200lbs upfront.
     
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  20. Apr 17, 2015 at 1:59 PM
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    Just did it!! I just pulled the trigger on my OME kit! Went with Dakars or rear and the 884's up front. I don't plan on getting any heavy front stuff and fon't want to mess with uca's yet... We'll see what next years tax returns bring!..
     
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