Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

Yea I believe the one here is more geared towards the rig rocket crowd anyways. So I guess its looking like $2300 from Cochrane Toyota.

 

You could try OUIPACK , they are in Quebec but are / were the ARB dealer in Canada , I heard a couple people post that they aren't bringing any more stuff in but they might have the set up you're looking at in stock

 

Yea I read somewhere they stopped supplying as of November 1 or something. Probably worth a call though.

 

Good luck

FYI , you need a set of bushings for the Dakars unless Toytec is supplying them and get centre pin collars for the Dakars in case you need to use axle shims later

 

One of these? Or can you just buy the pin?

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Solid-Steel-Axle-Degree-Shims_p_358.html

 

That's an axle shim , that style doesn't need a collar but you have to remove the leaf pack to install it

This style you can add after the fact and don't need to remove the pack but they require a centre pin collar

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Zinc-Rear-Axle-Shims_p_273.html

 

Ok I have question and i hope this is the correct area to post it, I know there are alot of "will this work?" suspension questions but i just want someone to double check me on what i believe i will need.

I plan on going with the OME lift kit 885's in the front with the 1 1/2" add a leaf for the rear because i already have the 4 leaf stock.

I dont want any spacers for on top of the lift but i do need the trim packer for driverside to fix tacolean right?

Also im gonna skip on the diff drop because it does more bad then good from what ive read?

Are there any drops that i would definately need?

The 885s would give me 2-2.5" correct? And for that i would definately need uca's?

I plan on going with 255/75/17 bfg km mud terrains for the tires. Could these fit on stock rims with some trimming? If not im going to get the konig 6 shooters because they have 4.5" of backspace.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.. I am really still up in the air on the 884 vs 885

 

I have bf Goodrich all terrains, 255/75/17 on mine now and they fit pretty good with and without the lift on. no trimming or anything. So I don't see why they wouldn't. I'm still learning about the Tacoma lifts as I go. Much luck tho

 

Thanks for the response. They show to be narrower but 1.5 inch taller roughly. I think because this I am going to go with the 884s that give 2 inch. Do u run them on stock rims?

 

I would imagine it would do nothing but help by lowering the back space from 5.5 (stock) to 4.5 on the six shooters.

 

My 2 cents is in red.

 

Thank you for the response. I am just going with the aal for now I do plan to upgrade later along with UCA's just not right now. I don't do any serious off roading just looking for a level to stick some decent sized tires under.

 

I just bought the same OME kit but with TC ucas, for 2081, shipped to us mailbox picked it up and drove it back duty was 200. If u can talk to Kevin he helped me out, be sure to get the TW discount. Also just had some tires put on down there that I ordered from tire rack right to a shop in Blaine for 1050 duratracs 285/70/17 with 1.25 spacers from a local shop, fit great took of mud flaps almost zero rubbing now. TC ucas are unreal!

 

I almost went TC UCA, but then learned about "cheating" the setting on the LR UCA ball joint forward for more clearance between the tire and the back side of the fender. That, and the idea of road salt and gunk getting in the uniball was a huge turn-off.

 

I'm going to go ahead and point out that Vancouver is a wee bit closer to the border than Edmonton

 

Yea I've done a couple parts runs down to Sweetgrass from Edmonton but it's a long ass day in the car and by the time tax and duties is paid along with fuel it would be more than just paying stealership prices. Plus I don't have a vehicle available to me other than my truck to pick everything up and that would be north of 200 bucks of fuel right there

 

I didn't on stock height and rims. And i don't now. With the lift and don't know the exact backspacing on the rims I purchased. I turn full to both sides all the time. And no issues. I haven't really gone wheeling but I will be more now.

 

So I picked up my lift today and everything looks great, hoping to install next weekend. Just had a quick question though I opened my box and found I had 1/2" top plate spacers installed on mine and was curious how much extra lift that gives? I cant for the life of me find it on here after searching