Coil springs for my first gen?

Hi all, I’m having a hard time deciding on what coil will be right for my application. I have an 02 v6 extracab 4x4 and I’m looking to get about ~2.5” of lift. I’m gonna pair ome coils with 5100’s. I don’t plan on putting a bumper and winch on right away but maybe down the line. Should I do 881’s, 882’s or 883’s? I’m gonna be running the springs set at 0 on the billies.

 

881's with 10mm of trim packers will give you close to 2.5" If you have front driver side lean the consider 1 5mm packer on the passenger side and 2 5mm packers on the driver side. 882's will be too high with no bumper and winch and the 883's will be very stiff without a bumper and winch. Opinion though as I see all 3 used on your application on the OME thread here.

 

Hey Chris, What notch are you planning on running the 5100's? If you're not planning on using any preload on the shocks and there are no plans to get a bumper/ winch in the short term, try the 882's. I have the 5100's running at 0 preload and the 881's and after the springs have settled Im just shy of 2" of lift (4x4 3.4L V6).

You can always get the 881's and set the preload to the first notch and see where it lands.

 

I forgot to add my recommendation was based on my experience and I used nitrocharger shocks. I don't know how that might compare to the bilsteins.

 

Will do! I’m new to the whole forum thing haha

 

Ok cool. I will most likely go with this set up (881’s and a spacer with 5100’s set at “0”) as I don’t want to have too harsh of a ride. I don’t plan on doing ome struts in the front so I don’t think I can do the 5mm trim packers right? I see that wheeers has a 1/4 spacer that looks like it’ll work and give me the extra little bit of lift I’m looking for. Do you think this is a good idea?

 

882s. 882s provide the same 2.5" of lift that 883s provide without the extra spring load rating (883s are meant for bumpers, winches, etc.).

881s provide less lift ~1.5". That's what I got out of my 881s anyway, v6 4x4 no added weight. I'd go 882s if I were you. I was disappointed in the amount of lift I got out of the 881s back when I had them on.

 

882s and 883s are essentially the same spring but the 882s have the same load rating as the 881s (500lb) while the 883s are 600lb (technically they're 490lb vs 590lb I believe).

 

Ok cool. I’ll definitely look into that. Sounds like I can get away with 882’s and no spacers then and still get the ~2.5 I’m looking for. Also, I plan on doing the camburg uniball UCA’s. Is this overkill for my set up? My truck has 148k miles so I feel like replacing the stock ball joint with something stronger might not be a bad idea.

 

yeah 882s are your best bet. I can tell you for 100% certain that you will not get 2.5" of lift out of 881s, even with a 10mm spacer on top. I had that same setup, I ended up having to adjust my 5100s to get another inch of lift to get the height I wanted. 882s are the way to go.

 

or, if you think you'll be adding weight in the near future, get the 883s. They'll be stiff without the extra weight but that's not always a terrible thing; I have 600lb coils on my Kings right now with no bumper and they ride fine.

 

Same boat here not sure on 881 or 882 but iam not 4x4 so 881 's with 10mm can give me 2.5 lift ??

Thanks

 

I wouldn't think so...but I can't say for sure, best bet would be to call up Marie @HeadStrong Off-Road and see what she says

 

882's are not essentially the same spring as 883's......they are 20mm taller which equals more lift without additional front weight. and the OP is asking about a truck with no extra front weight. I got 2.5" of lift with 882's and I've got a winch bumper and skids on my ext cab V6 even though many choose 883's for my set up. I didn't want 2.75" so I used 882's that droop a little with the weight compared to 883's. Gave me just what I wanted for lift. 883's are the same height as 881's but have a higher spring rate which is why I mentioned they will ride rough without weight. Take the reference below and figure out the closest spring to your intended lift. Then you need trim packers or top spacers to get to the lift you want. Either will provide lift equal to 2x the thickness of the packer or top spacer. 881's plus 10mm of packers (.39") will give you roughly 2" from the 881's and .78" from the packers and settle real close to 2.5". Anyway it's all opinion and you'll hear many. The above is what I found on my truck and ended up trying 2 sets of springs to get what I wanted. You have to notice what guys have on their trucks when they tell you how much lift x spring will provide. Every ounce above stock weight matters in the final outcome.

Coil Specifications:
OME 880X: 365mm in height 500 pound spring rate
Approximate lift height on 4wd double cab: 1.5"
OME 881X: 375mm in height 500 pound spring rate
Approximate lift height on 4wd double cab: 2"
OME 882X: 395mm in height 500 pound spring rate
Approximate lift height on 4wd double cab: 2.75"
OME 883X: 375mm in height 590 pound spring rate
Approximate lift height on 4wd double cab: 2.75" running
approx. 150-200 lbs of additional weight up front.

 

The good thing about pairing them with 5100s is that you can always adjust the ride height to be a little higher if you want...it's not really recommended as it will affect the quality of the ride, but as long as you don't go over the first setting (.67" I think) you won't notice it...at least I didn't.

 

Thank you @eon_blue for the recommendation