OME Medium Duty Dakars on a Tacoma

I have a 2014 Double Cab TRD with a canopy and tow package. I am buying a complete OME 2" kit, with the driver's side spacer and medium duty Dakar leaf springs. I want it done right so I am having NSOR install it in a few weeks. Does anyone else have medium duty springs and does my extra weight over the bed warrant them. I will post before and after pictures along with my option of the setup.

Thank you and have great day

Harrison Hopper

 

I will have to say yes to at least medium duty Dakar springs. My truck had bad springs I swapped out for heavy duty Dakar. And I bought cheap 1.5 inch spacers for the front to dress it out right.

 

That is after this is before. It's a small difference. But worth it. Ride quality is great even with 600 pounds. 200 pound camper 120 pounds of fuel tank ful and 200 pounds of tools and gear. The heavy duty Dakar springs are constant load springs with 660 pound constant load capacity. So when I unload the truck the rear sits high. I love the ride and capacity. Any questions let me know.

 

Thank you, I most definately like the after picture and appreciate your input. I have another week before it all goes in...have a great weekend mister

 

No problem. Any other questions let me know. I'll help out if I can.

 

Unless you have serious weight in the back then just do the mediums. If you find later on your adding more, the add the AALs and then you have a heavy pack.

 

Just get the heavy pack. I know it days "heavy duty" but the medium, after settling, really isn't as strong as you'd think. So just go for the heavy.

 

Difference between the medium & heavy duty is a spring. I think it is better to install the heavy duty and then remove a spring if you need to. That's based on the comments I've read on TW, I haven't done it yet but need to.

 

Once it's in you won't want to mess with it. With 500+ pounds in the bed, the heavy duty gives mine a full 3" lift in the rear. If you aren't carrying excessive weight all the time, go with the mediums.

 

The mediums gave me 4" of lift. After settling they are down to 3". But even still they can't handle anything over 200 lbs without sagging.

 

Springs are supposed to sag under weight. Otherwise, you'd get no down travel. You just need to match the right spring to your uses. I knew MD springs wouldn't hold 500+ pounds at the height I wanted (that's before hooking up the trailer). That's why I went HD.

 

Don't get me wrong, I know there should be some sag, but I am highly sure that the original description for both of them was medium carries an extra 300 and heavy carries an extra 600.

With the mediums, and 200 lb in the back, it's basically sitting on the bump stops just about.

I mean they are substantially weaker than I was expecting

 

This is great insight guys which I really appreciate, during the week the bed is empty but rock the canopy 24/7 a Leer 180XR about 180-200lbs. The weekends. Hiking 50 lbs, fishing 100, hunting 200 worth of gear but don't tow anything. We have belly boats for fishing. So we ride lite but always carry a turfer, shovels, straps, tiolet paper...50lbs

 

I would really say to get the heavy ones, and then give it some time to settle, if you still feel like it's too much you can always take one leaf out. If you get the medium and then decide that they're not enough, you've got to go and buy the extra leaf and then wait for it be delivered, and then have it put on, I feel like it's just easier to start with the best one and then go down from there if you decide it's too much. Plus you always have that one to put back on if you need it

 

This surprises me. Good to know. I bought MD packs and added the AAL. They're beefy AF

 

Well that is good to know expectaully with my driving style...occasionally I bottom out my stock system while cruising along a logging road enroute to the fun stuff where everything is truely tested, so are the mediums better or the same as a stock TRD leaf with just more travel?

 

By "medium" are you guys referring to the EL095R springs?

 

Those are the ones I would be refering to and plan on purchasing providing that it makes sense for my application.

 

Ok, cool, just checking. Those are what I bought, but they get called different things in different places. Lift is advertised as 2.25-2.75" with 0 additional weight in the back. Mine are being installed Friday, I'll be sure and take before and after measurements

 

Sweet mine are going in July 5 and they have either in stock so up until then I can change my mind...my Taco gets its Indenpendence a day late...good luck and let me know how it goes.