Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

1. Very cool!
2. If you disconnect the rear shock and lift the truck the same way then measure, you'll determine for sure if the shock is the limit or the leafs are.

 

Yeah it's like 7 degrees today! Next time I bring the truck into the warehouse I will try that.

 

ok so im going to order the full OME w/dakars...does DSM give a discount for TW members?

 

Get centre pin collars

 

They dont come with the order? Where would I find those?

 

Nope

I got mine at my local spring shop

 

Thanks OZ is it a absolute neccessity? Do I need anything else im going to install it myself with a buddy.

 

What they do is extend the head of the centre pin out far enough so that if later on you need to use axle shims to deal with a driveline vibration you can just loosen the U bolts and slide in a shim and the centre pin will still extend out below the shim to positively register in the axle

Having the collars on has no detrimental effect if you don't need shims later

It's a no brainer

 

Also what piece do I need to save from my old pair of factory leafs do I need to transfer to the Dakars? I read that somewhere in the first 40 pages of this thread> Thanks again bud

 

Nothing transfers over but depending on what vendor your Dakars come from you may need to get bushings for them

 

Maybe I missed it in one of the other pages but can anyone tell me what exactly is prevented by the diff drop with this set up. Ive found that using it can prevent the fluids from moving to all the parts in the diff and that it could catch a rock. but as far as I know the only thing it fixes is the "CV boot" gets worn out a little faster. Is this it? is it hard to fix this?

 

Bingo ^^^^

This will tell you right away. Unbolt the shocks at the bottom and see how much more the packs droop out.

 

I just ordered my kit 2 weeks ago through Headstrong Off-road, I highly recommend them, there customer service is outstanding. I got the OME kit and LR UCAs, not only was it the cheapest I could find, it was less than a week between the time I ordered and had the kit installed on my truck.

 

Not too much is prevented or gained with the diff drop in the Gen 2. It worked great in the Gen 1s, but Toyota changed the way the front diff was mounted in the Gen 2 and it has much less effect on the CV angles, and the downside is that it ends up exposing the front diff to impact unless you've covered the area with a robust skid plate.

This can happen: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/118545-remove-differential-drop-your-05-tacoma.html

 

Just to confirm, that bar comes off for installation right? I just opened up my boxes for the rear shocks and saw those bars on each one

 

Definitely comes off.

 

That's just to keep it collapsed for shipping

 

K cool figured it would come off just wanted to confirm

 

Do I really need UCAs with this kit. Im not doing top plate spacers and sticking with 885 coils up front

 

Maybe