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OME lift instructions?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by horwitzs, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. Jun 20, 2011 at 9:49 PM
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    horwitzs

    horwitzs [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Picked up an OME lift kit from my parts guy today.
    Came in lots of boxes for each of the parts... no instructions.
    I'm mechanically inclined enough that I have no fear whatsoever of doing this myself, but I don't want to skip any critical steps or miss anything of special importance that might be safety related (or make installation faster)!
    Long story short, did your kits come with instructions, or do they just assume that a pro will be doing the install?
    I did e-mail ARB but haven't heard back yet.
     
  2. Jun 20, 2011 at 9:52 PM
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    OZ-T

    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    I didn't get any instructions , and when ARB got back to me they said they do not supply any .
     
  3. Jun 20, 2011 at 9:54 PM
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    horwitzs

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    Thanks OZ. Guess I'll wing it!
     
  4. Jun 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM
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  5. Jun 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM
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    OZ-T

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  6. Jun 20, 2011 at 10:10 PM
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    horwitzs

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    Thanks for the link. Mine is just a 2" kit so it's not quite as bad as that; no brake lines anyway.
    Yes, the Dakar leafs are part of my kit.
     
  7. Jun 20, 2011 at 10:11 PM
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    OZ-T

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    885's ?
     
  8. Jun 20, 2011 at 10:19 PM
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    Yep.
    Front/rear shocks, 885s, Dakar leafs, and a rear drive shaft spacer kit.
    Don't see any shims for the leafs.
     
  9. Jun 20, 2011 at 10:20 PM
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    885's , no spacer and Dakars got me 2 3/4" front and back

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  10. Jun 20, 2011 at 10:34 PM
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    Well crap. The ARB site listed this as a 2" kit. I might be getting those UCAs after all.
     
  11. Jun 20, 2011 at 10:37 PM
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    That's why I thought I would let you know .

    I put in the LR UCA's at the same time .

    It's been about 2 months and the front hasn't settled at all , the rear squatted down about 1/4" when I added the cap .
     
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    About how long did it take to install the kit with the Dakar leaf pack all in all
     
  15. Jul 18, 2016 at 7:18 PM
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    exact same set up as my tacoma DCSB (885 w/front spacer / sport shocks / dakar rear leaf )

    OME tacoma.jpg
     
  16. Jul 18, 2016 at 7:34 PM
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    How long did it takw to install
     
  17. Jul 18, 2016 at 7:50 PM
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    i did the front (1st day afternoon ) the rear leaf and shocks (2nd day afternoon) I split the work in 2 days
    no instructions from ARB, but it was straight forward to install

    I did however get the front shocks and 885 springs assembled by the vendor who I bought the OME kit from
     
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  18. May 13, 2017 at 1:15 PM
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    Skawdee SKOL Vikings!

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    I just received my OME kit with the Wheeler's 1.5" rear progressive 3-leaf pack. 885x coils, OME Nitrocharger Sport shocks. I did have them assemble the struts/coils. I don't have all of the proper tools, such as ball joint compression tool, higher jack and stands. Is this install difficult? Do you really need to remove the ball joints in the front? Here are some links for instructions I have found: http://sleeoffroad.com/installation/tacoma_05_ome_suspension_instructions_newlogo.pdf
     

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