What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

How so, because i wont be part of the beeping chime clan anymore.....

 

I've read a lot of positive reviews about that setup.

 

Whoops, I didn't see that you ended up replying. I thought we lost you

 

I cannot say enough good things about it. Havent heard a bad review yet. Very reasonable pricing as well and tons of spring options.

 

By OME Medium 2" lift setup do you mean the nitrochargers? or the MT64 kit that comes with the "medium" dakar leaf pack?

I dont think they offer variable rate springs for this kit. The arb product catalog has all of the specs for all of the springs that work with the MT64.
https://view.publitas.com/arb-4x4-a...mu-international-application-catalogue-latest
I believe they are all the same spring rate just different lengths. page 295 has spring specs and page 265 has breakdown of spring vs added weight

Advantages over Nitrochargers or any smaller diameter shock is the fluid capacity and therefore cooling capacity and dampening power. My Dad has a '23 Tundra with the TRD lift kit, and after driving the same fairly harsh road (Hagerman Pass for anyone in Colorado), his shocks were extremely hot whereas mine were barely warm. Granted the Tundra is much heavier but the TRD lift is built for that truck and weight, and the difference in temp was huge. This causes shock fade, which I have never felt myself so cant speak to it too much, but will basically diminish dampening performance of the shock.

Advantage over getting the full kit with Dakar leafs and the OME upper control arms for me was just price and necessity. I wanted to stay at or under a 2" lift (and therefore dont need UCA), and am not going to be putting too much extra weight in the back where I would need a heavier leaf pack. I had an add a leaf in my 2nd gen and it did great for years and was plenty of lift and extra spring rate for what I needed. I will say I had the Nitrochargers in my 2nd gen as well and was very happy with them. No complaints, just wanted an upgrade this time around and these are definitely an upgrade.

 

I installed the ICON Progressive 3 leaf AAL this weekend, mainly because the bro-lean was getting on my nerves, every time I looked at my truck that's all I saw. I already installed 5100's a few months ago and set the front clips in the 2nd position which gave the a slit increase in height up front but that of course made the rear look even more out of place. I forgot to take exact measurements but I think I got around 2" of lift in the rear with the new AAL's. I left the overload leaf in place.

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Yes I got the old fashioned nitrocharged.

 

Yes it is Amazonian Chinese but I figure a quarter inch aluminum as a quarter inch aluminum and it has to be better than my beaten and battered sheet metal OEs. They were better than having nothing, hopefully these will fair better. And yes, I know I need another coat of paint on my front hitch receiver.

 

A print shop that does vinyl decals and wraps should be able to print on clear static cling material to make static cling “tint”. The car stereo shop I used to run also did vinyl graphics and we had done this for various things. It takes some playing around with color and opacity to get it right if they have never done it, but once they get it figured out you can pretty much dial in how dark you want it. We also used to print on the clear laminate for vinyl wraps to darken lights. Works amazing well for something that isn’t permanent.

 

All of those would have about 50K on them. In conversation with the shop who did the work and getting scheduled to go back in to have the vibration hunted down. Wasn't having any issue prior so I assume it something either with the tires or the lift. Or the above mentioned components.

 

Yeah, vibration might be drivers side needle bearing on inside of cv axle.

 

Well said.
Shock Surplus did a great write-up on the 3 different OME options, so I won't paraphrase where I read about them. Shock Surplus Link. There's also a video.
Personally I've got Nitrocharger Sports on my '03, and wanted to upgrade for my '16. Will be getting the medium duty leaf pack + firestone ride rite airbags to handle the weight of the camper when it's on.

Trail4Runner also did a great write-up, Linked Here.

Information Straight from OME.

If you don't want to to follow a bunch of links- basic screenshot of OME differences below:

 

60k miles, so oil and filter change, fresh cabin and engine filters and new oem brake pads and rotors for the front. Rear drums were cleaned and lubed. The drum shoes measured 3mm, so I think those are still good for a bit.

 

did you check the needle bearings?

 

Installed ARB shaft drop kit - no vibrations at all now! angle difference is now less than 0.5 degree

 

Nope I'm still around from time to time, as work and Life has been busy lately.
Mom went into the hospital. aorta valve replacement, fun times... all better now recovering well.

 

Installed the Fox 2.0 Suspension Leveling Kit on my Tacoma, and I’m really happy with the results. It provided a perfect 1” lift in the front, just as I wanted, to level out the truck with no lift in the rear. The ride has become a bit firmer, but it’s still smooth and handles road imperfections really well. Overall, I’m very satisfied with how it turned out. Definitely recommend it for anyone looking to level their Tacoma.

 

I never thought of that, I'll have to ask my buddy, thanks!

 

nitrochargers.

Appreciate the background. I think my ome front shocks are holding up, but I'm considering an upgrade when its time to replace mine.

 

@emacTR4 What part # was your kit? That truck sits real nice.
Thanks