BFG KO2's 285/75/16's on Stock OR Suspension

Did you adjust the preload on the front struts from factory?

 

No sir, everything is factory settings

 

I have the OME BP-51 on my truck as well (installed by mechanic) and have always noticed the front suspension just didn't seem to ride as well as I thought it should. My preload is also still set to the 20mm setting from factory and I don't have a bumper or a winch. According to ARB, using the heavy setting without a bumper or a winch can cause poor performance from the shock and will overtime damage the shock. Naturally I thought "well crap...figures. Time to adjust it." I took my drivers side strut assembly off so I could compress the spring and adjust the preload to the 10mm setting but discovered that any old MacPherson spring compressor won't work and it is recommended to use an ARB tool for the job. I was rather ticked to say the least and have been trying to get more information on part VM80020001 to see if it's an actual tool or some sort of an adapter that you have to use on some wall mounted or bench spring compressor that I don't have.

Anyways, all that to say I was hoping you had adjusted it so that I could get some info from ya but since you haven't then I wanted to give you what information I have as a FYI. ARB Tech didn't seem to think that after riding for a few months like this should have caused any lasting effects but highly recommended that I get it adjusted asap.

 

Thanks, maybe ill call an ARB Tech and see what info they give me and report back here!

 

Are those 285/75r16?

 

Dang dude, that's a bargain.

 

285/75/16s and no issues.

Before:


After:

1.5" level w/ 1.25" Spidertrax spacers

 

Do you even bro lean bro??

 

Haha yeeeeeah that's being fixed next week. Drives me crazy

 

Just teasing. Truck looks great!

 

Looks REALLY good! I had a 3/1" lift on my old 2010 TRD OR Tacoma with 285/75/R16 on stock wheels... I just put a 1/4" spacer on the front and NEVER had any rubbing... And I did a fair amount of offroading and rock crawling...

I was hoping to do the same on my 2017 TRD OR Tacoma, but I was afraid with all the "you'll rub" and "you'll have to do the CMC" comments... That made me wonder if there were differences from gen 2 to gen 3... But, because of your bravery, I'm now confident to do the same setup again!

THANK YOU KIND SIR!

 

Do it!

 

Still running this set up?

 

$159 for the A/T3w here in seattle for 265/70/16s at least