Upgraded the Taco to a Taco Supreme

Finally had time to install the lift on the Taco and upgrade it to a Taco Supreme this week (bad Taco Bell reference lol) and go do a shakedown run to see how she rides. Playing around along the Mexican border in the mountains of southern Arizona and the she rides and performs amazingly well. Enough talking, on to the details and pics.

Suspension from @HeadStrong Off-Road:
Bilstein 5100 all around, set at 0 in front
OME887
Deaver AAL

Wheels/Tires:
16" @SCSPerformance SR8 Matte Gunmetal
285/75/16 KO2s
BAMF CMC
Minor trimming in front and rear of the front fenderwell needed to eliminate rubbing while turning/flexing.

Other:
Sprint Booster from Rogue Offroad
ECGS bearing replacement (Not installed yet but thankfully no vibrations or noise whatsoever..... yet)

 

SUPER clean. Looks great man congrats.

 

Very nice

 

How big of a lift did you get?

 

^^^ What Coolbhavin asked ^^^.

Looks good, I just picked and put on a set of 5100’s, and a Deaver single AAL from HS as well. Kept the original front coils, and set the shocks at the third click to just raise it evenly front and rear- ended up with about 2” as Marie said it would. The main reason for it was to help with towing weight of my trailer.

EDIT: as it settles down, it should end up closer to 1.5” or so...

 

Post a pic when you get a chance!

 

Looks nice!! Very clean and sharp.

 

I ended up with a little more then 2.25" after it settled a bit.

 

If i understand correctly going with 888s and a full leaf pack I should get closer to 3"?

 

Which 5100 shock did you use? 2nd gen or 3rd gen?

 

Your wheels look offset to the front of your wheel wells, like they are not centered. Is it just an optical illusion in the pictures or does it look that way in person too...?

 

I went with the third gen.

 

Hmmm....just an illusion I guess because they do not look like that in person.

 

Based on the below you'd be around 2.75" or so.

 

Nice truck, OP, looks great!

With the 887's up front, looks like it maintained the factory rake.

ETA - did you leave in the factory overleaf in the rear?

 

Works for me
thanks

 

Can anyone briefly explain the difference between 887 and 888
I believe the 888 is heavier rated so you could add a bumper or winch later?
Would it ride rougher or anything?

 

887 and 888 have the same spring rate, the 888's are a half-inch more lift.

886's are if you have weight up front.

 

Same spring rate. The 888’s are just 10mm longer than the 887’s

 

Very nice! Are you still running factory uca?