Oregon and Washington BS thread

snow do you already have the bilsteins? i just did some research and found them for cheap at downsouth motorsports and with OME 885 i think i got a total for the setup 4 shocks and 2 springs for 465 ish.
chris4x4 suggested to me that this is a great setup in for the price range. and he said it would give me as much lift as my tuff country 3" spacer POS

 

no dont have any of it yet. Also trying to decide on the rear AAL, since i have a block i want to ditch. But talking to anton kinda made me realize i may just stick with the POS setup i have, till i decide if the AP LT is the route i want to go.

 

thats cool, i do not need LT as i really use my truck more for getting to hunting spots and a little 4x4ing i just do not need it really and would rather save the money. i already have an AAL so atleast i do not need to buy one if i switch. the one thing i do want to do is get the TSB rear spring done, but my POS dealer up here will not do it since i already have an AAL. anyway i just thought i would let you know the deal i found i thought it was pretty good.

 

thanks man, if you are able to do the work yourself. Take the AAL out then go get the Leaf pack, add your AAL back then. HAHA

Yea im still debating aboutthe AP LT, i really want to upgrade from what i have and really like their kit. But....i just have to decide if its worth the 3500.

 

Guys, made a T.H.R.E.T. sticky. if interested and i hope you are please check it out and join along. Its a great idea for all of us, and others who may be going through our wonderful state.

 

what the hell did you romp over?

 

Zach WTF!!!!?! 3 more days...

 

From the looks of it I would guess your cam tabs are bent and you just need an alignment or your spindle is bent. Could be you UCA tower as well. This is why I don't jump my truck.

 

Hey guys, need some advice..I talk to my dealer and they will do the rear leaf TSB, and the plan was that if I got them to do it, I would get front billies then level out the truck(ditching my front spacer lift/level because its starting to ride shitty), anyways...the guy said it will ride stiffer/firmer, but Idk what he means? Well like, is it gonna be annoying to drive now? how will my ride be with front billies and rear tsb compared to stock? i know it will be firmer, but will it ride BETTER, will i like it? or am i gonna hate it...I don't do alot of hauling/towing, though I might in the future, but I did notice with slight weight in the bed the 3 leaf pack just doesn't cut it :/

Anyways, someone give me advice on how it will ride and if I should go ahead and do the billies/tsb

 

front will ride nice because your springs aren't under as much load as with the spacer. The rear i believe will be firmer then now because the rear leafs wont flex as much with the new pack.

 

The rear TSB improves the truck imo. If you wanna ride in a stock TRD with tsb AAL hit me up. My front's a lil squishy from my worn out coils from the armor though. I personally love the ride and handling of the tsb vs factory.


Also at complete random, apparently I live in Beaverton not Aloha. lmao.

 

Okay thanks guys. How is it over rough train tracks or any bumps...is it like stiff and firm and cause back pain? lol..or is just better overall? should i go ahead and do it

 

Honestly I can't tell you how your body responds to stuff man. I'm off Friday if you wanna quick ride I'm sure we can find some speed bumps I can fly over 50mph for ya with. You can't tell much but here's a desert romp with my current setup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaVwGCPO5ME

 

Where is that trail in the vid??

I wouldn't be able to this friday, thanks man...well does it like feel like the back end is flying up at all over bumps its so stiff or?? okay, is it FIRMER(for the better kinda) or STIFFER(not comfortable) which one is it more? lol sorry I'm being kind of a pain

 

Honestly i can't really describe it that well man. It feels like a truck? You gotta remember I'm coming from sports cars so... to me a firm ride is expected. It'll bounce on harder hits in the back a bit... as it's supposed to. It's not THAT different but.. it is noticeable. It is vastly better with a load of any kind or towing though. In my opinion go for it. If you can't stand it... trade with a tw member that is beyond warranty that wants the TSB pack?

I'm also going on the run Sat too if you're going so... another option.

That trail is in the Rolling Hills OHV area (Locally known as Butcher Jones) north of Saguaro Lake outside of Phoenix, AZ.

 

Yeah I'll probably just get it done...too many people on here love the ride w/ billies and tsb...worst case scenario is like you said trade tsb pack...

 

Also look at OME's man. Most everyone that's ran both say the OME's are far better than the billies for not much more. I was going to go OME's on my truck until I got a settlement check which then made me swap over to looking at fox's

The OME's are supposed to be a bit softer with better manners on and off the pavement from what peep's have said. Again I haven't run them personally though.

 

Are they OME coils or do they have shocks? And do there coils work with stock TRD Bilstiens?

 

They do both coils and shocks. Also to gain any lift you have replace both up front, the trd wont' net you anything new on height. For coils, look at the OME884's if you're a stock front setup with no armor/winch/ect. OME885's if want a little stiffer. OME886's with full armor up front or winch or such. The shocks, OME 9000's are what you want.

 

Note the OME9000's have replaced the N182's.