Old Man Emu setups on 1st gens

i had 3.5'' front lift and 4.5''ish rear with 31x10.5s. Looked fine. Big part of that was i added wheel spacers to push out the wheels. Looked better to me. But it doesn't look funny.






33s did make it look better no doubt. But i didn't think it was bad at all with the 31s. I will say once i got an plate bumper the 31s looked odd up on the front. But stock bumper it was great.

there is no way you could run a 33'' tire on saggy old suspension without doing serious trimming. especially a 33x12.5

 

Just for reference: When I first bought the truck used, 100k miles, worn out stock suspension, 265/75 16 BFGs. One side showed witness marks of having rubbed a tad on the frame at full lock, and the mudflap showed the same, and one of its screws was missing. I can only imagine he had wheeled it a bit to do this. Previous owner did live near Hollister Hills Offroad State Park.


After changing to Michelin 256/70 16 (stock for TRD) but still stock worn suspension:



Immediately after adding 881s (no settling):

 

33s will always require some clearancing.

This doesn't sound right. It may be they had 33s on hand to sell and no 32's. I would consider shopping elsewhere.

Generally, tires for 15" wheels are cheaper than 16s or 17s. Take a look at tirerack.com to get an idea on pricing of the various sizes and brands. A lot of good info there.

Ben's truck has a v6.

Here VVV is how he answered that question on the last page.

 

Thanks, reading > me

 

Thanks a lot for the pics. You're right it doesn't look bad at all. Those are pics of the truck lifted with 31's right? Looks good. Thanks again!

 

How much lift did you guys get with the 881's and trim packers. I would like to get closet to 2.25 or 2.50" up front.

 

882's
Dakar with D6XL
Nitrocharger Sport Shocks
285/75r16 Duratracs

 

bueno

 

I want that stance. Hoping a front bumper will do the trick for me. Eventually...

 

great stance.. rims and tires look bad ass!

 

Heres mine. 285/75/r16 open country toyo M/T. Mickey thompson classic locks II.

Ome 3'' nitros 881 and 3'' performance accessories installed by

IMM(immdetailing.com/immhawaii/)

 

If your gonna go OME in the front just go full ome don't mix it up trust me. Ome are made to work with each other there not built for 5100. Rather go full ome in front or get a set of sway aways or icons for the front with dakars in the rear

 

I have an 01 4x4 double cab v6. I do plan on adding an off road bumper in the future. But not right away. One big purchase at a time here...

Is there a standard in which people seem to go with in terms of 881's, 882's and 883's for this type of truck? I'd like to achieve somewhere around 2.5-3 inches of lift.

From what I've read, full OME seems to be the way to go. Any advice or suggestions?

 

not sure if ive posted here

OME 882
Bilstein 5100s
285/75/16 Duratracs

 

Looks great! Are you running top plate spacers with the 882's?

 

nope. and if im not mistaking the 5100s are set at 0. im happy with it tho

 

Full OME suspension
Nitrochargers all around, LR UCA's.
882's up front with trim packer on drivers side and 10mm top plates.
Dakars with d6xl, poly bushings,shackles.
285/70/17 GY Silent Armors on tundra rims.

 

You can't really see the rears. I never notice that mine are mixed

 

Does anyone know how many miles one should expect out of Nitrochargers 90004 front?

 

It's funny, in 09 when I first joined getting the 5100 fronts paired with OME coils was THE THING to do. Now that consensus seems to be no more. I wanted 5100 fronts but they were sold out when I bought them so... I guess I'm glad I went with the nitrocharger but.