What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Nice looking truck, enjoy!

 

Welcome, nice looking truck.

 

I believe it's the bushings that matter (OME yellow). If you look at just the OME greasable shackles, it doesn't come with bushings & says what you quoted in the description.

The ones we bought are these, it's the same OME shackles but comes with bushings (black) that fit the stock leafs eye size.

 

Like this

 

Keep an eye on @BartMaster1234 - he is currently installing All Pro leafs I believe along with the OME Greasable shackles using Wheeler's poly bushings (daystar). Last update I believe was he got the bushings in... student, time constraints, slower paced install

 

Threw a Spartan in the clamshell. Goodbye spider gears.

 

Installed some PIAA silicone wipers.

 

Any good?

 

The truck is sitting on stock height. Still has the original leaf springs. Only thing that has been changed are the shocks/struts through out the years, but always used stock height shocks and struts. I’ll measure the height from the ground to the fender flares.

 

Should measure center of hub to fender flare as well

 

Starting winter prep.Frame,suspension,diff ect all got a coat of paint this summer.

 

I believe @eon_blue is running them with his springs. They seem to be working fine, the bushings fit. We’ll see when I go to install the shackles.

 

Noo @SwampYota the OME bushings DO NOT fit the All Pro springs...I found out the hard way. They're too small, the eyes of the All Pros are bigger and require either All Pros bushings or the Daystar bushings.

I do have OME bushings in the upper shackle but that's it, just kept those in there after my Dakars got taken out.

I don't know about the greasable shackle as I still have my stock shackles. But I do know the OME bushings were too small for the eyes of the All Pro springs.

 

I put that I was using AllPro leafs in my order description, and I think they must have sent me the correct sized bushings as a result. They fit in my springs no issue.

 

I just did the wife's Tacoma last week. I did get a surprise from Amazon, though.

 

That’s ridiculous. What did Amazon say when you contacted them about it?

 

Uh oh, I hope the black bushings that comes with the "Wheeler's kit" fits my Deavers. I didn't put any note saying what leafs I had. I assumed they would fit stock eye size.

Edit: N/M the description does say fits stock eye size so I think I'm good.

 

Weird...you have the Expos or standard All Pros?

 

They just refunded my money. I still call it a win, I was able to salvage about half.

The stuff smells terrible. Smells like a cat litter box that needed cleaned a week earlier.