Old Man Emu setups on 1st gens

The leaf springs will settle down a bit. Give it a month or two.

 

No, just used the OME greasable shackles.

 

I’ve finally got tracking numbers for my kit. Ordered 8/23/20, due to arrive at my house 1/22/21.

@Liverfool I’d add weight to the rear to start with, help those springs settle.

 

Update on my setup:

The 883s w/AAL caused pretty much all my u joints on the rear half of the drive shaft to go out. I pulled the shaft and all the joints had some sticking in the range of motion. These are OEM I think and it looks like they haven't been greased in years. So it seems the lift accelerated wearing of some already worn parts.

I bought the 3 degree shims from wheelers and stuck those under the leafs. This caused me to run out of threads on the u joints so now I'm ordering longer u bolts while I wait on the shop to finish replacing all my u joints.

Kinda frustrating how one thing leads to the next but I realize that's what happens when you fuck with cars. Hopefully someone will read through this and know that they should get the shims and longer u bolts when doing the lift. I obviously missed that part.

 

I like to call that the domino effect. One small change here can, and does more times than not, lead to way more than expected down the road.

 

@Liverfool
i ordered same setup (2.7 X-cab) for my truck... but CS suggested 3/8 spacer. i told'em send it separate and ill think about. did you install a spacer up front and bout how much lift did you get? CS told me bout ~3" in back and ~2.5 front with spacer... im ok with 1/2" rack or settles to 2.5 in back. ordered from wheelers.

 

Unfortunately I didn't measure before and after... wish I would have now. I believe that, the back was 3" easy. The front seemed like 2". Sorry, wish I would have measured.

 

thanks man preciate it. so you did NOT add spacers?

 

No sir I did not. Don't love the idea of it. Hoping these leaf springs just settle in. I will post an update pic on the thread I started on this topic in a few months.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ab-ome-880-vs-881.684469/page-3#post-24963446

 

got it, think im gonna add the spacers now. ill get back with you on measurements and updates. ill stop by and check your thread out for updates too.

have a good evening

 

@Liverfool mine settled a bit but I ended up pulling the third leaf after a couple years, I’ll try and grab a picture tomorrow.

For reference, here’s right after install, same setup as you

 

Our trucks are very similar… My 0ME suspension is over nine years old… I think your truck looks fine.

I have 881’s and Dakar’s, I had AAL as well but took them out because the rake was insane......I may add them back and down the road if the springs ever start sagging

I love my suspension and you will as well!!!

 

You're missing a few hundred pounds in the bed for a few thousand miles. If they don't settle enough for you, pull a leaf.

 

2004 3.4 TRD 131,000 mi
881 springs
Dakar med springs
OME Nitrogen shocks all around
OME greasable shackles
SCS Ray10 R16x8 -12mm offset 4”backspacing
Falken wildpeak AT3 265/75/R16

Anybody else running this same setup(not to concerned about brand of tires)? Any advice, tips, or tricks for other mods or preventative maintenance? Thanks everyone! Let’s keep these 1st gen threads going just like out trucks.

 

ball joints.

 

Here's my setup ome struts/shocks 881 coil, deaver add a leaf, spc ucas tires are ko2 265 75 16

 

UPDATE: Back end has already settled in a bit. I'm liking the look of it more and more. I'm glad I listened to many people and went with the 881s. I would not want the ride to be any more stiff than it is. I will post an update pic.

 

hey chris, just got my 880;s on today and plan on dakars when the weather breaks.
do you remember bout what the coils and leafs settled too before you sold it? outta 250 post this is the only X-cab with 880's i could find.
one more thing... V6 or I4 engine?

 

So I installed the greasable shackles and would like to replace the front spring bolts with the same kinda hardware. Does anyone know or have a link where I could find something like that? I’d like to be able to grease the front like I can the back so when I have to pull those bolts one day I won’t have to cut them out like I did last time. Thanks!

 

Daystar makes a set that a lot of people use