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missed a spot

 

Thats what she said

 

Thats why i always use a mirror and check to make sure i dont miss any. Embarrassing when a spot does get missed

 

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Overall they fit ok. The front design isnt great, but should hold. They are not rigid, which i like. Being low to the ground they could catch on debris and i was worried they would break. They have small amount of outward and inward aligning. Tip: take tires off to install. I can see how it would be a nightmare installing with them on.

 

Looks good. I'm not sure I can get behind how they stick out though. To me it just doesn't look right. I think it would look better if they took them up higher and had it blend into the wheel arch instead of cutting over abruptly.

 

Nice!

Dude, are you a Freemason?

 

I am. You?

 

Hey fellas, looking for some advice here. A friend of mine has a 2015 with an OME 3inch lift, he is running 285/70/17, with LR UCA's. He had an alignment done and had no issues clearing the 285's. He changed his lift and uppers for a brief period and didnt like how it rode so he went back to the OME 3 inch setup with LR UCA's and has had multiple alignments done and is still getting rubbing. Today he was at the alignment shop from 1:30 to 4:30 and they turned the adjustment on the uppers to the +1 setting and then tweaked the lowers. His numbers ended up caster 5 , toe 0 , camber 0. Everything looked good but once going down the road it started rubbing again. Any suggestions?

 

Where is the rubbing? Probably just needs a CMC or some trimming.

 

Where can I find said deal on the lights?

 

Already has the CMC done and has already trimmed some too. The weird part is he was already running this exact setup and had no rubbing now he has rubbing.

 

Nah, but I researched my family heritage about 7years ago and learned that my great grandfather was the hall porter at the lodge in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1900's. He, my great grandmother, and their little boy (my grandfather) actually lived in the basement of the lodge.
Took my mother to Dublin soon thereafter to show her where her father lived as a young lad. We went to the lodge, and, after telling them about our ancestry, they welcomed us inside, let us speak with the archivist, and gave us the grand tour of the temple(AMAZING)The archivist researched further, confirmed our original research, and told us that the lodge also funded he and his family's immigration to the U.S.
I will tell you that I've long had an interest in the Freemason "mystique" and history. That sort of thing, along with the Knights Templar, Illuminati, etc., has always intrigued me. Never knew why, but maybe because it's in my blood.

 

How long did he have the lift on the first time? Maybe it's settled a bit and is rubbing in places where it cleared before.

 

These are just e of the 8 trees down in the main lawn. Neighbor has 2 more for me.
@ready6delta I'll have some for you when you're ready.

 

Lol dog be like "It wasn't me."

 

My grandfather was a Mason, and I became interested after attending his Masonic Funeral. I went to Scotland on vacation a few years back and visited some there as well as Rosslyn Chapel. That was truly amazing. Couldn't take pictures inside (they're all over the Interwebs anyway), but they were doing some restoration work, and had scaffolding up, and were letting folks tour it from the scaffolding. It was amazing! Here's a pic from up there:


If you're interested in learning more about Freemasonry, I'd be happy to answer any questions.

 

Well when he changed the lift he sold the setup he had and when he didnt like the new setup he bought the exact same setup as before so its new.

 

Yes...when you adjust the LOWER control arm cams to increase caster, you are actually moving the wheel forward at the bottom, which, in turn, moves the wheel forward away from the cab mount. When you adjust the UPPER control arm to increase caster, you are moving the wheel rearward at the top, which will make it closer to the cab mount.
I believe he has way too much caster. My advice would be to only increase the caster with the LOWER control arm to get ONLY the amount he needs to get close to specs. NO MORE. (Tacomas don't need 5° positive caster)
I did alignments for 15 years. I have the OME lift with stock upper control arms and no cmc yet, and I don't rub with my 285/65/18's

 

Hope all that made sense.

Did he have that much caster when it was aligned with the original OME lift? My guess is probably not

 

Ah gotcha. I bet the specs for the new setup just don't match the old one ... even though they are the same part numbers.