OME Lift Kit - Light or Heavy Coils?

Is the extra stiffness going to be?

 

Get 887s, I love mine! You should do UCAs no matter what springs you go with. Is it an absolute must? No. But I'll tell you, I didn't do UCAs with my 887s and I kind of wish I did. The alignment isn't as good as before and there is some light steering wheel shakiness which the UCAs apparently would have prevented.

I wouldn't go heavy until you plan on adding a bumper. When/if that time comes, switch them out and sell the old ones. You shouldn't lose too much $ and the ride will be much better in the mean time.

 

... appealing? I presume you're asking? From what OZ-T stated the 887 isn't stiffer, it's taller. Otherwise same as the 884 it sounds like.

 

I have the 887s with LR UCAs, love the ride. Have had it for about 8-10k miles, and love the stance and ride. Here is a pic of my truck with the lift. The first picture has 265/75/R16 Toyo Open Country AT2s and the second picture has 285/75/R16 Cooper ST Maxx's. I have only felt the harshness of the 887s when I went over a speed bump too fast because I didn't see it, but other than that I love the ride (and the bigger fatter tires always help to cushion the ride).

 

887's are the same spring rate as 885's

 

But they're taller? More lift? If more lift isn't desired and extra weight isn't added, what will be the end result? More lift is just going to require the UCA's and reduce suspension down travel, won't it?

 

I had 887's put on when I got my lift. I had a loud banging noise everytime I went over a bump. After lots of trial and error we put 885's on and the bang went away,but as OZ said, I lost about an inch
of lift upfront

 

So I just found a June 2014 OME catalog. Way down on page 95 it lists the 2005+ Tacoma parts.
http://www.arbusa.com/Uploads/PDF/onlineManualsGuides/OME_Guide_current.pdf

The 885 & 886 are listed as providing 50mm lift. They don't list the 884 for newer Tacomas. Not sure where I keep seeing 884 listed.

Further down they show the 4 Runner. Only 883, 884, and 885 are listed for it.

Ultimately I just want to do it right so it's trouble free. The extra lift is appealing though I don't need stiff. And the cost certainly goes up if I have to do the UCA's as well to do the 887's. As it is the OME lift provides 50mm front lift and 55mm rear. And the Tacoma seems to naturally rake forward a little as it is.

 

If you are going with the full Dakar leaf pack in the back, and only the 885s up front with no spacer to get the full 3" lift, are you concerned with how much rake you might have? You may like that look, so I'm just asking/pointing this out for info only...I have the 887s with full Dakar set and there is still a good "factory" rake to the truck (in my opinion). And again, just saying this to bring up the point, not to say it looks bad. This site has been great for me so I just want to try to help out with my little experiences haha

 

You can do the 885's with the top plate spacer and get the full 3" up front. Also don't forget the trim packer for the drivers side strut.

 

Do you guys suggest UCAs if he goes 885s and top plate spacers? Only reason I ask is because I thought they were needed regardless! Had I known, I may have gone this route...but then again I'd hate for the op to do that, then once the lift is installed realize that he needs UCAs and have to pay to have them RE installed...

 

Yes.

If he wanted to save the money he could install the lift himself and come out for less than the kit installed by a shop with the UCA's. This is not a hard kit to install and as long as you get them assembled when you buy them it's a bolt on installation.

 

Ultimately I don't have the place or equipment to do the whole install myself. I'd love to save $500-$600 on labor though!!

All this feedback is why I asked here. Had not considered UCA's and the shops did not offer them.

From what I've read I want to avoid spacers to prevent losing down travel.

 

No matter how you lift, you WILL lose down travel. Unless you start modifying control arms and shock lengths. Adding stiffer/longer coils reduces down travel significantly.

 

How much front lift do you want OP ?

 

My intent was simply to lift in the 2-3" range. Didn't think it would be so complex. Ha-ha! Was all about looks and ground clearance.

Ultimately I want whatever I put into this truck to have function. It's a big chunk of change to blow on something wrong or useless.

 

So OP - might want to consider the rake that you will get if you go full dakars in the rear and 885s no spacers up front. Again, not for the fact that it wouldn't look good, but simply for the cost you'd have if you wanted to do some rework to either add spacers or switch to the 887s! Either way though, it's a lifted Tacoma so it will look good with 887s or 885s!

 

Did you see this OP?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/suspension-lift-kit-group-buy.380181/

 

This is to the OP. I installed myself (with no special machinery of any kind) a lift on my 2009 DCSB Tacoma consisting on: EMU 885's, 5100's up front, and the "XL" 5100's on the back with Skyjacker leaf packs. Total cost for parts, was just under $750 a year ago. With this setup, my ride is better than factory, payload increased dramatically (I already carried heavy stuff on the bed and did not need to use the airbags at all), and with no spacers, the rake looks like factory. I will be adding spacers once I get my moog ball joints (still have factory installed and they are worned) and according to my measurements, I will need a 1/4" spacer on passenger side, and a whooping 1" spacer on driver side for the lean. That will get me the desired 3" lift. I consulted with the aligment guy, and told me that 3" would be almost maxing out aligment adjustments, but it is possible and no need for UCA's. Anything above, requires longer UCA's to get the aligment right. You already doing the dakkars on the back, so stiffness will be present no matter what you decide to go with at the front. The Skyjackers are very soft and can handle load very well. Also if you need to know how I install them, I can explain on another post, cause I already made this one too long!

 

Thanks just sent him a PM.