I think my front shocks are topping out

1000% right.

 

Isn’t it approximately 4” up and 4” down stock?

 

Do you understand who makes the factory springs for the TRD yellow Bilstein shocks on the 3rd gen?

Suggest you contact the manufacture of the factory suspension and get educated about the spring rate placed on new factory TRD Tacoma.

 

Here's what I tell myself when I hear random noises on my truck...

"Ignore it until something breaks. Once it's broken, it will be much easier to find."

 

yes, approximately. With variables. I quoted a post based on a 3 inch lift which I believe is causing mass confusion here. My apologies

 

yes, which is of no relevance here since the OP is not running bilstein shocks but OME. Spring rates on newer OME coils with “x” on the product description are completely different than what you are referencing.

 

I think the confusion is that "down travel" typically means the amount of suspension travel between ride height and full droop, not the full suspension travel between full bump and full droop.

 

I am in total agreement here

 

it is if you throw a 700lb/in spring on a truck that has no extra weight. You will end up with a top out contraption that the shock rebound can not control and rides like $hit.

 

But I’m running OME 590 pound spring.

 

Haha!

Well it’s been fine for a year, nothing broke. Yet…

 

I can live with it as long as nothing breaks.

 

where are you getting 700 from? The 887 are 400mm in height with a 590 pound spring rate???

 

Yes.

 

check your bushings! OME 3133 work wonders

 

Hm, thanks for advice sir. I’ll check them out.

Is the install straight forward?

 

Sway bar links worn out?

 

No sway bar sir. Did exactly the same with the sway bar.

 

The front IFS only has about 4.5” of shock stroke. Lots of people like to to reference tire travel but it’s misleading. Ideally your ride height would be in the middle with 50/50 up and down travel which is basically 2.5” up or down. Without changing geometry a 2” lift would theoretically make it 4” up and .5” of down travel. I don’t know how ARB configured their strut but surprised this wouldn’t have come up before.

That said I’ll occasionally thud my kings when dropping off rocks and stuff so it happens and I have maybe 3” down travel.

ARB has a sleeve so can’t tell how much of the shock rod is exposed to measure.