5100/885/AAL experience

That sounds about right. That's what headstrong has listed on their site for the OME and Eibach. I'm not sure about the stock sport spring rate though.

[/QUOTE]Thanks OP and everyone on this site for helping me choose the lift. I'm leaning towards the TRD pro's in gray. The tires I like are the 265/70/17 K02s. Can't wait. Thanks for the kind words.[/QUOTE]
The gray is going to look real good with the spruce.

Do it! And come back and post it up!

 

Not sure about power loss as I'm running 285s on a 4.0. I had 33's on my '94 pickup w a 4-banger and it wouldn't go faster than 72 mph lol

 

Hey! Been out on vacation so I haven't had a chance to reply till now.
I took the overload leaf out when I had the AAL's installed, because on Wheeler's directions, it states this kit does not need it pretty much. After everything settled though, I noticed about a half inch difference in the back compared to the front and I wanted the leveled look so I did some research on TW and it seems like a lot people left theirs in. I emailed Wheeler's and they told me with a little modification to the overload, it can be left in, which I plan on doing soon.

 

got my kit from headstrong the other day!
885's and 1/4 top spacer.
I'm going to get total chaos UCA's and than eventually install
got the Hs 3 leaf aal for the rear
have to decide if i should leave the overload in or take it out
i dont do any towing or anything whatsoever

 

Man sweet setup. Exactly what I was looking for. Just got a quote for the same tires with a 3" lift and out the door I was looking at $2900. That's out the window after seeing how much you paid for the kit to do this lift

 

You will love it man! My setup still drives great like the day I installed it. Just FYI, you can install that kit without the UCA's and it will be fine. A lot of us still have stock UCA's so if you get impatient like I did, go ahead and throw it on and enjoy the new setup. Don't forget to post back in here once it's all done!

That's a ridiculous price man! Stay away from that! I don't know what you were looking at but this 5100 setup cost about $732 and my 265's from tread depot with free shipping were $156 each so $624. Total was $1356. You could even spend more money on tires and still be less than a thousand than your original quote! Hell, you could get some nice new wheels too. Let us know if you have any questions.

 

yeah but wont i have problems with getting my truck aligned to spec?
thats what i deff want is the alignment in spec

 

I have this same lift on my truck and I actually couldn't get my camber/ caster within spec with out new UCA's I ended up going with the Camburg UCA's with ball joints. Now everything is greened up and I have just under 3* of caster which is recommended.

 

Good info in this thread. Sub'd

 

yep exactly why im going to wait till i have new uca's and install everythig at once

any pic of ur truck btw?
what do ya have in the rear for lift

 

Yeah my alignment isn't perfect but it's definitely good enough for me haha. Not causing any uneven tire wear.

Yes, where are the pics!

 

Silly me I should've known words are useless when you can just upload pictures. Hahaha!

 

I need moar pics of this truck...

 

yup same!
moar pics!!

 

I've actually been meaning to start a build thread, maybe this will motivate me a little to take more pictures and start a thread of my own.

 

Good looking Tacoma man! What tire and wheel setup are you running? 285 duratracs? I can't wait to get 285's. My Toyo's are such good tires they still look brand new though!

 

finally picked up the lift! Got to meet Marie from headstrong today. She's awesome! Going to install in a few weeks with a few buddies

 

on my prerunner dclb I really don't want to get new ucas. Will I have issues. Starting to wonder if I should've went with 884s instead. Thoughts? It's not too late

 

Damn jealous you got to meet the boss herself @HeadStrong Off-Road ! Install should be a breeze if you have a few people helping you. You're going to love it man! Don't sweat the 885's with stock UCA. I got a full 3 inches of lift with 885's because prerunner and still have stock UCA's. It even drove fine before alignment but when I finally did get one, he was only able to get the camber in range but the caster would go out of range. He said this means the tires just sit slightly forward in the wheel well but are still straight up and down and will not cause uneven wear. I can't even tell by eye and think it drives great! I posted my alignment numbers back on page #4. Plenty of people are still running stock UCA's with this setup and have no issues but some will tell you not to do it. I don't have any issues whatsoever, no vibes and it looks and drives great.

I feel like if you're looking to get lift you may be disappointed with 884's and regret it. The 885's provide the perfect amount of lift especially on a prerunner in my opinion. Here's a little 885 porn for you.

 

It was nice meeting you too Mike. Your little one was adorable!