Old Man Emu: Questions, Answers & Pictures

over the summer I had tried spacers on my access cab and it was way too much with the 885's so Chris had bought the spacers from me..

 

Oh I C

Convoluted

 

No. Needed the spacers to level out the truck with the bumper and skid installed. No way I could go back to 885s, especially with more armor coming.

Drunk on syrup again. SMH

 

Didn't you already have top plate spacers on your. 886's ?

 

Yessir, the same pair in question which I bought from Martin.

 

I'm looking at a Full OME kit with 881's.

Will it fix taco lean?
What will the true lift be?
How does the OME kit ride
Did you require ajd upper control arms to get alignment in spec. (Caster especially)
What do you require to level the kit.

Thanks guys.

 

I actually like the ride alot better with 885s now that i have armor. I lost some height up front, but it rides alot smoother.

 

WTF

This gets more confusing with every post

 

Need a guy with 1st Gen OME lift experience here. I am pretty sure someone will answer you shortly .

 

looks like I have reverse taco lean now

put in a 10mm trim packer I made, and also 9/16" worth of spacers (also made) on the driver side and a 7.5mm trim packer on the passenger side.

it was level yesterday but now with about 5gal of gas in the tank, it's pretty noticeable.

I'll have to see where it ends up tomorrow when I fill up the tank.

Also set my caster at 3.01-3.02* on my alignment today, with camber and toe within oem spec.

happy to gain back the lift I lost with all the armor and extra space for the front end to stuff the wheel and not rip apart my fenders

 

Finally put this on, 884s on 90000s with 1/2in. top plate, no sway bar and toytec 1.5in aal on non-TSB leafs in the back. They're scratched up but in good condition. Got all of it in the 2nd gen market place for $250 and $60 shipping, So I think I came out looking pretty good.

 

Hmmm your missing the dust boot on the front shocks? Did you have any issues with installation?

 

Yeah I was worried about the covers and asked in here before I put them on. Someone else said they ran theirs coverless with no issues. Installation went well, compressed the springs onto the shocks while on the truck. I was surprised with how easy it was really. Took a while but could do it again in half the time now.

Also discovered I have a rust problem I have to take care of. :/

 

Nice work Justin!

Evan, did you have to do cmc to clear those beefy 285s? I skimmed through your build and didn't see any mention. And super sick setup BTW!

 

Thank you! And yes the CMC was very necessary with my setup, my tires rubbed at full lock with the suspension at ride height. Probably the combination of wheels with a -10mm offset and LR UCAs adding +2* of caster made it worse. I still don't get how people claim to get away with no trimming when running 285s after seeing how much i had to trim, both at the front and back of the wheel well.

 

LR UCA's with the "D" setting (+2) gives you the caster but it decreases the space from the tire to the cab mounts. Set it at +1 and re-align and get a little bit of space back.

 

Ya i know, good info for people who dont know but I'm happy with my alignment now and the cab mount chop is already done. I probably won't mess with it unless i go up to bigger tires.

 

sub'd and now more confused.

 

About?

 

OK everyone, new guy here loving the taco world, first of many decisions made, going with OME, 3 inch lift, now wondering if prices vary widely or not. Live in virginia beach, want to purchase the kit now, burn some rubber off my stock tires before wheels and tires

Where to I buy for best price and does service matter at all??