Lifted '16 Tacomas

265/70-17, got this last year when I wasn't planning on lift.

 

Looks good. Have the same size tire on my lifted truck and I keep wondering if the tires look too small or it's just my imagination. You've confirmed my decision to stay that size.

 

Looks awesome man! I have the same tires too, hoping to get the FN FX Pro wheels too on my white DCLB Sport. Any side shots? And or a measurement from ground to fender since we have the same tires?

 

Side shot per requested:


And it was a beautiful day!

 

OME Dakars. Ok so Low Range Off Road has a video on YouTube that shows how to install the Dakars. In the video, they use the OME yellow bushings. They also knock out the bushings that come with the Dakars on each end. So they use a total of 4 of the OME yellow bushings on each leaf pack. Now, I ordered my Dakars recently and received them today. I also ordered the Toyota OEM bushings that their website says to use, which are different than the OME yellow bushings. I just got off the phone with a nice guy at Low Range Off Road and he says to use the Toyota OEM bushings that I did in fact order and receive, even though the YouTube video shows them using the OME yellow bushings. He also confirmed that I didn't need to knock out the bushings that come with the Dakars on one end and just to leave them in and use them.

So, my question is, is there anyone that has used the Toyota OEM bushings with the Dakars? If so, any issues? Squeaking? I just don't want to start taking my truck apart and realize that I f'd up and not have the parts that I need. Thanks.

 

I like this. Might be my next set but with bronze ray10s.

 

Better side pictures ⬆️

 

Did you add a leaf? If not, is the truck still leveled? Or does it have a bro lean? Thanks

 

There she sits, post lift.

 

What did you get? Looks good

 

Nothing crazy, Pulled the stock OR springs/struts, threw on the Bilstein 5100's loaded w/OME 887 springs. I kept the stock UCA's for now since I was getting the stink eye from the wife. 5100's on the rear paired with some cast 1.5" Maxtrac blocks and longer U-Bolts. Got lucky on a set SCS SR8's, wrapped them in E Load 265/75/16 K02's. Just ordered an OME Dakar leaf pack, and an allpro U-Bolt flip kit w/timbren bump stops.

 

Thanks @AtlasPilot the chrome emblems and trim weren't horrible, I just elevate more to the clean black look. I removed the chrome bumper caps, and hit them with satin black and a couple coats of clear. Really happy with the way it turned out. Since then I've played with the front grille assembly to try and complete the look. Picked up a Limited Grille and blacked out the bezel and emblem. But the Limited grille has a gunmetal finish unlike the SR and SR5 which is black, that kinda bugged me for the week. So I pulled the trigger on a cutom car grille mesh insert with large "Toyota" text. Was hella stoked when it arrived, only to find it would fit as I was sent the wrong grille. Coincidentally this around the time the "TRD Pro Replica Grill" thread was kicking up, so I pulled the trigger on a "Faux Pro Grille" to round out the Black look.

 

Can anyone confirm if a dealer will or will not reprogram a 3rd gen speedo/odo/vsc for larger tire size? I've looked through this thread, and it seemed like folks were going to try it, but it wasn't obvious what the results were.

 

Ordered my Dakar kit from Headstrong Off Road which came with the OME packs, OME U-bolts, OME driveshaft spacers, and black OME bushings. Used all of the black OME bushings for my install. I'm confused about you saying "knock out the bushings that come with the Dakars"? My packs shipped without any bushings in them? It was just the raw steel packs and I got all of the hardware shipped to me in a separate package?

 

Icon Stage 1 with full Dakar Medium Duty leafs ordered from Headstrong Off Road.

Measurements before the lift:
Front Driver - 34.5"
Front Passenger - 35"
Rear Driver - 36"
Rear Passenger - 36"

Measurements after the lift:
Front Driver - 36.0"
Front Passenger - 36.5"
Rear Driver - 38"
Rear Passenger - 38"

Overall, gained 1.5" in the front and 2" in the rear. I will adjust the front coilovers to a full 2" once I get new UCAs. Rides so much nicer and the Dakars handle the static weight I have in the bed like a champ! Installed everything myself with the help of a couple friends. Took exactly 4 hours.

 

2nd gen Bilsteins set at zero, OME 888's and HS 3 leaf progressive w/factory overload left in. Sitting on 265/75/16's with ATX AX195's -12 offset wheels. Zero rubbing and I was able to reinstall the factory mudguards.
I left my before and after specs at work but I ended up very close to advertised lift for this combination. I plan on driving it for a day or two to let the suspension settle before aligning it. At this point it drives great and rides as good as stock from what I recall and I added almost 3". A huge thank you to marie@headstrong for all the help.

 

5100's set at 0 888's OME coils w/heavy duty Dakars

 

looking good bro...did you upgrade your uca's ?

 

Thanks, and yea I went with total chaos UCA's. Maria@headstrong hooked me up.

 

I figured it all out. The YouTube video that Low Range Off Road made for the Dakar install is for the old Dakar leaf packs which come with preinstalled bushings that their video says to knock out and replace with the separate OME bushings that can be purchased separately. I actually ordered the new Dakar leaf pack that does not come with any preinstalled bushings so I needed 8 bushings total instead of 4 like Low Range Off Roads wedsite specifies. My other concern was feedback from anyone who has used the OEM Toyota bushings with the Dakar leaf pack instead of the OME bushings but I think it's all going to work fine. Install is this Sunday.