Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

Plan on doing dakars inguess

 

Dan is Uber helpful and has answered so many of my mid travel questions.
I've always placed my orders with Wheelers.

 

My advice... Get shims for the leafs , and use washers for the cb. You may use all, none or somewhere in between but you will want an arsenal of tools to get your driveline right. That has been my experience at least.

 

Would you mind elaborating on "arsenal"?
Did you finally get your drivline right then?
I'm still having drivline vibrations and need a new carrier bearing(center support bearing). I know replacing that will take away some of the vibrations but won't fix the over all problem...
There is a bit of a learning curve when it comes to the drive shaft angles etc & I'm still reading as much as I can on it so I'm able to fix the issues once and for all.

 

Mine isn't perfect. It's good enough for now until I install my ECGS bushing. No start up or high speed shakes anymore just intermittent droning which most definitely is the needle bearing. I spent a lot of time measuring and adjusting my drive line to get it this way. Takeaway message is that every truck is different (call it personality) and you will just have to install, measure and go from there.

 

I'm going to be ordering my kit soon and need help deciding if I need anything else for when I order from wheelers. I'm getting the 887 coils, nitro charger sport shocks front and rear, dakars rear what else do I need to help get the full 3" lift

 

Make sure you get the trim packer for driver lean. Some kits it's included but I would check.

Also get the leaf spring center pin collars incase you need to put in rear shims later. Makes adjusting way easier if you have issues.

 

Just want it to be done right the first time and I'm also ordering camburg control arms

 

I went with Toytec. They have a discount code for TW members. Ended up saving alot going through them. Wheelers wanted $190 for shipping to NH. Toytec only charged me $65 for shipping. Not sure why wheelers wanted so much. With the discount code I ended up saving well over $100 over Wheelers.

 

Good to know!! I'm definitely looking into ToyTec and Headstrong.

 

Pieced my 3" OME kit (887s, 90021s, 60091s, Dakars, trim packer, u bolts, and cb drop) from Low Range Off Road for $1030 shipped. They offer free shipping on ARB products, even the Dakars. Plus they were running a 10% Tax Refund sale when I ordered.

If I wasn't a cheap ass penny pincher and Low Range didn't offer free shipping, I would've definitely gone with Wheelers. That guy is super friendly and answered a lot of my dumb noob questions. Plus who doesn't like free candy?!?!

 

I had the same experience with Dan at wheelers. I ordered at around 8pm and the complete suspension set up including the dakars and ucas shipped the next morning.
Just installed it this week
885 with Dakars and camburg uca's. Still need to take measurements

 

I need some help here, so I already have OME shocks front and rear with an AAL and 884s up front (mistake I'll be correcting), I'm going to buy some new parts to upgrade the ride quality, travel, and height, so is there anything else I need that's not on my want to order soon list that I put below? And by need I mean things that are highly recommended to accommodate another part I'm getting. Because obviously we can all recommend an Icon Stage 7 kit lol. I'm aiming for a total of 3" front and rear, and want them to sit as evenly as possible. Because my truck currently sits with the front noticeably lower. I will be adding a pelfreybilt aluminum front bumper in the future with a winch in case that makes a difference with weight.

Suspension Parts I already have added:
90021 Front Shocks
N182 Rear Shocks
884 Coils
Front Diff Drop
Rear Deaver 2" AAL
Rear Shock Stone guards



Things I want to order soon:

886 Coils
3/4" Top Plate Spacer
Driver Side taco lean spacer (can this be used in combination with the 3/4"?)
Icon Uniball UCAs (do I need to order the cover caps separately?)
Dakar Rear Leaf Packs
Timbren Bump Stop with U-Bolt Flip Kit
Extended Rear Break lines (are these necessary?)

 

Just FYI I installed dakars on my 15 DCLB and got 2.75" lift, compared to my still brand new 4 spring leaf pack. With an empty bed I still have a lot of rake with my front icons at 2.5" lift. You'll want to remove a spring from the leaf pack if you insist on being level.

Brake lines are needed with longer rear shocks. The OME rear shocks are slightly longer than stock but likely short enough to prevent over extended brake lines. Unfortunately your new leaf back will support longer shocks, and your shocks will be the limiting factor at (I think) roughly 24". Just going off of memory. you probably won't notice for the most part, but just be aware that if you air the truck out or something, the shocks are going to want to pull apart.

You do realize that a 3/4" top spacer is going to allow the front end to droop about 1.5" more than OME intended too right? Your upper arms may be fine but you may be destroy CV joints at full droop.

The caps for the icon uniballs need to be ordered separate IF you want them. I went with Icon uppers, but other brands may have a better uniball with a couple more degrees of misalignment.

Also if you decide you would rather have superbumps in the rear instead of timbrens, just buy all pros u bolt flip with drilled top plate and bolt. The super bumps on wheelers bracket can be drilled and mount in the same place. Just another option.



Allpro's timbren and bracket vs wheelers superbump. The timbren compresses 2 1/4" according to their documentation, fyi.


Have not tested them back to back as I was waiting for custom length icons.

 

So I shouldn't add the 3/4" and I'll be fine? Are the 886s okay to be even with the rear? And the superbumps do look more appealing now that you've shown me that.

 

I'm not super familiar with OME heights so I won't comment on that. I'm just saying, I wouldn't run a 3/4" top spacer. 1/4" or so is probably fine, maybe slightly more (I don't know the lengths of the OME shocks). The front OME shocks are longer than stock already though, I know that. Just trying to keep you from pulling the front end apart and giving you a heads up on the leaf springs.

You can remove a spring from the leaf. I think (don't quote me) the 3rd down is recommended for a softer ride and lower height. Or you can pull the top overload for a drop in height without changing the ride. The timbrens will be your overload anyway.

Here is my truck with the front adjusted to 2.5" lift, with the Dakars, at least 150lb in the bed and an 80ish pound spare wheel/tire.

 

What size tires ^^

 

255/85r16

 

I was told to go with 887 coils gives you a great ride and the stiffness of an 885 it's just a little taller than the 885 for the extra weight of a bumper and winch. It seems we have the same idea on what we want to do with both of our 2015 tacomas cause I'm also wanting to get a full 3" lift evenly on the truck with the pelfreybilt front aluminum bumper and a winch!

 

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I want to lift my truck , I have a 2x4 prerunner double cab with the 4.0 V6 ,and got a good deal on tires 32.8" LT 305/70 R16 what depth should the rim that I purchase be ? do I need to install spacers? also what lift height will I need to accommodate these tires ? ps I'm a rookie at this first toy truck all others have been work horse.