OME 884 installed on DCSB

They are the 3". They fit perfectly, so sorry to hear that yours didn't work out.

 

No problem, I like how they looked but the driver size was not made correctly to fit. you could tell it was bent. Then i have a problem with keeping my vehicle clean most of the time. So the issue i saw with the 3 inch which i did not want the 2 inch because i think they look to skinny. the 3 inch sit so close to the bottom panels you cannot get your hands in there easy to wash and wax. Then i live in Pa where they put so much winter mix down on the road it rusts very easy. The ones i have on are aluminum they won't rust out and very sturdy.

 

None so far. I'm trying to have this thread as a reference for anyone wanting to do this. I never found a lot of information about results when I looked.

 

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I know this wasn't directed toward me, but I'm also running a 3-leaf progressive. Apparently, the single leaf provides increased load capacity, but a stiffer ride compared to the 3-leaf. My 3-leaf gives me a very nice, slightly stiffer ride on road and more controlled ride off road compared to stock. My load capacity has increased noticeably over stock as well. Hope that helps.

 

I use my truck for my daily commute, and it was a family hauler until we replaced my wife's car. I thought the 3 leaf was the best option for maintaining a comfortable ride. It handles the weight well for now, but I will probably go with dakars eventually.

 

My thoughts as well. With my camper and drawer it rides very well though. I like the ride with the lift over that of the stock truck. A little more roll and dive, but I don't drive very aggressively anymore so that's not an issue for me.

 

That's interesting. I have much less brake dive and body roll with my lift than I did with my factory suspension. The factory Sport suspension must be a lot stiffer than the Off Road.

 

I thought that the springs were the same for all TRD's. I absolutely could be wrong about that. I believe the spring rates for the stock springs are around 550# vs 590# for the 884s. Its not a huge difference in dive and roll, but I blame the little I noticed on the increased COG. I also changed tires at almost the same time. I didn't do any significant driving between changing the tires and the suspension, so I could be seeing the difference of the additive roll of the taller sidewall with the taller COG.

 

Ahh, ok. I changed my tires to 265/75 about a month before I put my lift on and I remember seeing a huge increase in body roll from those. Maybe that's why I felt such a decrease in roll after the lift was installed.

 

Front: 884s on 5100s
Rear: Deaver AAL and 5100s
265/75r16 Toyo Open Country ATII

 

Is it a single deaver aal? Did you leave the overload in also?

 

Yes single AAL and yes left the overload in. Its hard to tell from this photo but I have about an inch, may an inch and a half, of rake still. I really like the stance but I would like to go up to a 285/75r16 or 255/85r16. Most of the time the 265s look okay but I would prefer a little more beefy tire.

 

Same here. I have almost the exact same setup and my 265s look great from most angles, but awful from a direct side view (IMO). My next set of tires will be 255 or 285 for sure.

 

How's the ride with this setup? Just ordered and wondering what to expect compared to stock...

 

ok, so i guess you got 1.5" of lift in the rear with the aal. I assume your not supposed to take out the overload like the progressive packs?

 

Did you get any vibrations after the install?

 

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I love the ride. I also took the sway bar off for a little bit better articulation off road. Taking it off hasn't really changed much of my driving other than our 270 degree on-ramps onto the interstate. I definitely take those slower but the increased spring rate of the 884s over stock keeps it tighter than it would be on stock suspension.

OVERALL, it is smoother on and off road. I have the recall packs in the rear now which actually resulted in slightly less lift but also less sag when loaded so it kind of evens out.

When I was on the stock 2+1 leaf packs I had a pretty significant vibration at take off. None at any other speeds but just between like 5-10 mph. With the new packs I can feel it every once in a while but it is not nearly as significant. Honestly, it may have gone away at this point. The last month I've been living way back on a crappy dirt road so its a little hard to tell.

ON ANOTHER NOTE, originally I couldn't get a decent alignment and realized that my LCA bushings and alignment cams were shot. I ordered all new parts for the front end and now my alignment is within spec. I need to get it back in for another because the most recent one was done very hastily and they just set it to the middle of factory specs which is like 0.05 toe, 0.5 camber, and 1.5 caster. They did it in like 20 minutes so I know they didn't try but I didn't have time to complain.

 

Where did you order the new bushings and cams, if you don't mind me asking?