Yet another question on lifting a taco

Your reply has a lot of good information sir.

I did tons of research after (yes i am an idiot) I got this lift installed and i am 100% certain these exact shocks that I have are stock length. I used the serial number so I know its accurate.

I thought about putting a 1/2" or so spacer up front but like you mentioned, it would raise my front end. I absolutely do not need/want more lift in the front. My truck has a slight rake and I use my truck like a truck all the time (towing, carrying heavy loads etc.) I need that rake since it serves a purpose plus I cant stand looking at "leveled" or "squatted" truck. Its beyond me why would anyone want that look but a lot of folks seem to really like it.

Like I said before my shocks barely top out and if they do, its not a big deal for me at all. I am not a hardcore crawler where down travel is cruical. Been driving like this for about 3 years and will continue to drive like this unless my shocks blow out or something.

 

Upgrading leaf packs also opens up more rear axle travel and suspension articulation over stock leaf packs, provided of course you've also upgraded the shocks to enable more travel as well and matched the lift height to lift the leaf pack provides once it settles out after install. A block will just raise normal ride height if paired with correct shocks, if not paired with shocks it can reduce your down travel on the rear axle.

 

Good info here. I can add on the "custom/not read about much" front- I put OME 886 coilsprings on my Bilstein 5100s for 3rd Gen, lowest circlip, and added 1/4" spacer up top for drivers lean. 886 is a 402mm, 660 lb coil, quite long. The Bilstein is already 22.22" extended length and I added .25" spacer, which makes it 22.47" effectively.
At full front droop and while pushing down on drivers tire, the coil still has a 1/4" of stock UCA clearance. Close but it still clears.

 

That sounds about right. 6112’s are 22.5 long to start with, and putting a 3/8 (.375”) spacer on top creates interference. 22.5 is about the length for all extended length coilovers.

 

(Also, today I learned not to trust TW for shock lengths. People on here have listed the 5100’s as being 22.56 inches long, but your numbers jive with the manufacturer’s specs.)

 

Different part numbers.
24-239270- 5.53"

• Collapsed Length (IN): 17.03
• Extended Length (IN): 22.56

$141 24-263108 Bilstein 24263108 Shock Absorber

24-263108

• Collapsed Length (IN): 17.58
• Extended Length (IN): 22.22
• Travel Length (IN): 4.64

 

I'll post a pic but yes, less than a finger width between stock UCA and nearest coil at full front droop while pushing down. 22.5" ext length is a good rule of thumb max so there is some torsional bending allowance in real use. Max on a third gen. Different UCAs will have different droop spacing.

 

Thanks to all the replies and feedback on this. I think I'm going to stick with the OME kit. Seems like a good value. I considered heavily the travel length issues, it probably won't matter. I won't be jumping any dunes and this is my daily driver, so any trails I'll do will be done super cautious.

 

Good to know. I’m assuming different applications for different part numbers. Do you have any more details?

 

Just so you know ahead of time going in: The front OME Nitrochargers tend to ride pretty firm. And be very deliberate about choosing your coil spring option, because if you don’t get the desired height that you want at the start (too tall or too short), you have to buy another set of springs, which exceeds $200, not including install cost or time. You can’t simply adjust the ride height on your Nitrochargers like you can on other coilover shocks.

Finally, suspension travel between the shocks discussed here isn’t for jumping (which opens up a whole other can of worms, with different and additional required parts and expenses), but for keeping your tires on the ground in uneven terrain. For sake of the discussion here it’s more of a help for maintaining traction than anything else.

Oh, one last thing: The Nitrocharger bodies rust easily, so consider coating them in fluid film or something similar before install, unless you live in a pretty arid environment.

Source: I’ve had OME Nitrochargers, Bilstein 5100’s and 6112’s.

Cheers, and good luck.

 

First was engineered for 2nd Gen, second for 3rd Gen.