Old Man Emu setups on 1st gens

Maybe an 881 coil would be ok one setting up on the bilsteins... Think I remember reading that somewhere. Either way, def not ideal. Will be a rougher ride for sure since you are preloading the spring.

 

Another advantage that no ones talks much about is stopping power. The old rubber line actually expand under hard braking. Replace all three brake lines with steel braided lines and you'll get a significant improvement in braking power.

It all depends on how much lift you end up with. Much more that 3" total and you are beyond the ifs design parameters. You will limit your down travel and the increased axle angles will put a lot a wear pressure on your CVs. It will also impact the driveability of your truck, from a harsh ride to poor wheel alignment.

You obviously have some lift already from the OME coils. If it is 2" now and you bump up the spring perch to the middles setting you will end up with way over 3"s total.

 

Also, there isn't much reason to preload the OME coils. They are designed to be part of a suspension system and to give a certain amount of height. As Mike pointed out, the OME guys know what they are doing and design their lifts not to push the IFS too far.

 

I thought that as an orniphile, you'd appreciate the imagery.

 

Engine rebuild? WTF?

 

Yup, when I SC my truck I'm gonna at least pull the heads and check out the condition.

 

They sure are, 265/75 r16. I go back and forth from getting 33's or keeping the same size I have when I get new tires. Definitely staying with 16" wheels since the tundra brake upgrade is probably next.

 

Anyone still have a taco lean after installing the Dakars? I have the "+" spring on the driver side and the "0" spring on the passenger but have a worse lean than the stock leafs with a 1.5" AAL. I currently have a .5-1" lean towards the driver side and its very noticeable and very annoying.

 

Mine were labeled RA for drivers side and RB for passenger, if I remember correctly. But I haven't noticed one. I have noticed if I'm not on perfectly level ground there is a lean. Even if my driver side tire is only 1/2" lower than passenger side, the lean is about 1.5"

 

Added a washer on the passenger side in an attempt to keep the leaf pack from rubbing the shock. Hope it works.

 

I used my stock washers when I installed mine haha

 

Not sure I understand. The stock washers are on there already.

 

I see em now, sorry, on my phone so can't really see. My leafs don't rub my shocks though with stock washers

 

yeah, not sure why mine do. The previous set of regular nitrochargers got a nasty dent in 'em because of the leafs. Some time, I'll be doing a relocation but probably after I learn how to weld.

 

Is this common with OME?

I don't understand how they could design it in such a way that the leafs rub the shocks.

 

I'll definitely have to go out in the morning and look and take a pic.

 

Ask Adam (BoxRocket) for a second opinion. I've heard that it is a problem. The previously mounted regular nitrocharger got a good dent put in it from the leaf pack. The new one, a nitrocharger sport, has some slight rubbing on the sticker. The paint has not been broken and no dents so far. Figured I'd be a bit proactive, just in case.

 

I used a 3/4" flat washer I picked up at Lowe's for a $1.18.

 

Why not just flip them? Run them shaft down. They are nitrogen charged aren't they?

 

It usually happens under extreme flex situations.

In the old days of emulsion type shocks, the body had to be run in the down position. Not sure if those OME shocks are the emulsion type but would be very surprised if they were. Almost all shocks are twin tubed now and charged with nitrogen which means they can be run with the shaft down so this becomes a non-issue.