Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

Thank you I'd appreciate it

 

Have another question for 885x.

Double cab, 4wd, steel front skid, and sliders, offroad rear bumper and topper.

Looking for around 1.75-2" of lift with the weight of my truck and picked up a used set of 885x with 40k miles and seeing if those should do the job with the sliders, and skid

 

You will probably be close to 2" but could be just above that.

 

Where'd you get 4? Source them all individually? I like the looks of them too.

 

Actually found 4 on Craigslist together. I've bought a set before from junkyards. Usual price is 20-30 a rim

 

Nice. I'm sporting factory TRD OR wheels now. Maybe when they get really pitted...

 

My research of many pages of TW threads and other sources have convinced me that the 5100/OME884x combo will work well with the OEM UCA.

I have a 05 DCSB OR with a brand spanking new frame/rear leaf pack and I just ordered: OME884x and @HeadStrong Off-Road 3 leaf progressive AAL. I already have Bilstein 5100's on all four corners.

My goal is to get a 1.5-2" lift after @Mobtown Offroad Front Receiver Recovery Bar (~45 lbs), Mobtown Bolt-on skids, near future full aluminum skids and portable receiver mounted winch (~85 lbs.)

Part of this goal is to NOT have to do anything requiring a lot of work under my truck (i'm too old and too cheap), but getting decent offroad capability: No UCA replace, no top plate lift spacers (except 1/4" drivers side to correct "Taco Lean"), no new rear shocks, no new bump stops, no limiting straps, no diff drop, no shock relocation, no shackle flip. The more you start going over 2.5" of lift, the likelihood of doing all his crazy ass stuff goes up.

 

At 120k miles, my rear leaf springs are flat and the bilstiens ride like absolute garbage. I would really like the truck to ride better onroad, be more supple on washboard and rough gravel roads, and be able to pull a trailer without squatting like a bad dog. I am looking to replace all 4 corners, and OME seems like it's well respected. Who is a good vendor to talk to who can suggest the right components?

 

A lot of people reccomend Headstrong. I have never purchased from them, but I did have some inquiries about products, and they were very helpful.

 

wheeler's off road, I have ordered a quite a few things from them and never had a single problem with them. shipping should be fairly cheap because you are close to them, @YotaDan should be able to answer all your questions

 

trdparts4u -- free shipping. You can't customize the kit online, but call them up they can help you. I went with the standard kit and it was everything I needed.

 

x2 for Wheeler's Offroad. They're awesome.

 

Headstrong OffRoad is where I went. Marie was very helpful.

 

Plus candy! Wheelers FTW!

 

With the money I saved buying my kit through headstrong I could buy a fuckload of candy.

 

I am looking at getting the OME Dakars for my 2011 dcsb with how they come and no AAL, I am wanting to also do the u bolt flip kit but am unsure what length i need and or what others have chosen. The rep at toytec said it would probably be too short with a shim under the pack.

 

I ordered my u bolt flip kit thru wheelers which is the all pro setup from what I was told, here is a picture. It should be more then plenty of threads with the Dakar pack and shim

Please ignore the brake lines, that was full droop with no shocks for testing purposes.

 

are those the regular u bolts or extended ones?

 

Not sure, I just called wheelers off road and told them what I wanted my setup to be, and they paired all the parts together and took my money and sent my box of parts and candy out to my door.

 

ok. Does anyone have a measurement of how long u bolts they used?