Bend, Oregon

Weld on.

 

Whats the compromise? I drive 98% road, 2% off road. I like to drive the mountain logging roads and 2 tracks. I would like to fit larger tires than my 265's to make minimize the impact of the rocks, but no can do with no lift. I don't want to get in a cycle of spending hundreds of dollars and having a down truck every year or two.

 

I think the compromise is a Bilstein/OME setup. For the price of Kings/Foxes/Icons, you can buy almost 3 sets of Bili's or OME's......that would be like 90k miles if you're just doing logging roads and not abusing stuff at Moab.

 

Is the rear well suited with stock bilsteins (off-road) and like a block, or add a leaf?

I have airbags back there and really find them useful when i'm loaded up. I don't really want to lose,that feature.

 

Trucks look silly when they're saggin

 

I just did the OME kit(front shocks, coils, rear shocks, new leaf packs), spc ucas and an alignment. absolutely loving the setup. Paired em with 17 in rims and 275 ko2s

Road feels great, china hat felt even better @81Taco

 

1. What sort of lift did that give you?
2. Roughly how would I expect to pay for a similar setup to your suspention?
3. Do you have a side profile shot?
Thanks!

 

I totally forgot to measure prior to putting on the kit, I can ask my buddy who helped me put it on what he thinks it puts me at. I was lucky and have a connection to getting a discount, but looks like my kit was 1487$ with the front coilovers pre assembled. Then the spc UCAS on top of that. All labor was free, but i bought my buddy some pendleton and some pizzas for helping

 

@81Taco plus an alignment afterward. Wade bryant was like 70$ if you show them your AAA card

 

Sexy!

 

Selling my old headlights. The third pic shows part of the reason I upgraded. The other reason was a blowout sale on retrofits. A reflector fell. I had them for ~6 months. Included is the LED headlight bulbs I bought from CSJUMPER here on the forums.
$50. The headlights are the black version. I'll put them on clist if they don't sell here in a couple days.

 

Mike, what size tires you running?
265/70/17?= 31.6"
265/75/16?=31.6"
I've put my 33" tires on my wife's stock '05 4 runner and it had minimal rubbing. You can easily go 32" with no rubbing at all. 33"and a1" spacer you shouldn't get any rubbing but, not guarantee.

 

265/70/17. All i hear is rubba dub dub stories with anything much bigger

 

I'm from Bend! Went to Mountain View and BSH!

 

@TacoJova you we're telling me you might know someone with a tool to replace the needle bearing? He on here? If anyone else has replaced that part can you let me know if you have the tool

 

Maybe they don't have wheels with much back spacing, like stock wheels. My wheels have 4.5" back spacing so maybe that's why they didn't rub much on the runner. IDK.
You could get a 245/80/17 (if there is such a thing) which puts you at 32.5", you gain about an inch. Skinny/tall= pizza cutter.
Maybe taller 33's with spacers?

 

If you're talking about the ECGS puller that comes with the replacement bushing, I've got one sitting in my parts box.

 

Exactly what I would need. You done that part swap on your rig? I'll get you some beer to borrow the tool

 

You're speaking the language of my people, friend. Had a shop in town replace it while they were putting in new front wheel bearings.