Opinions and Advice needed on lift components.

I have been researching lifts for a few weeks now and have come up with a lift that I think may work for me and my truck but I'd like to run it by you guys and see if I'm missing something.

I have a 2013DCSB 4x4, non TRD. I have a Leer 180cc cap on the back and a CVT Mt Shasta on the cap. The rear of the truck is usually empty but I would like to build a drawer system in the back eventually. I'm guessing with the cap and tent I have a constant weight of 3-400lbs. It's my daily driver so I want good on road manners but I do a little off road, mostly forest service roads but would like to get off track a little more. No major rock crawling.

This is what I have come up with so far.

Front - OME Nitrocharger 90021 Struts with OME 887 springs. Total Chaos UCA

Rear - Deaver U402 (Standard) with OME Nirocharger 60091 Shocks.

The Deaver standard says it's good for 3" with a constand load of 3-400lb.

A couple questions:

1. Will the front setup with the 887's give me the same lift as the rear?
2. Does anyone see any major flaws with this setup?

It's my daily driver so I want good on road manners.

Thanks for the help. There is so much information out there it's hard to sort it out.

Toph

 

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Howdy,

I can relate to the headache when searching for suspension lifts. I did mine over the summer, and learned a lot from it. Here are my thoughts:

Looks to me like youre going to get about 2-2.25" of lift in the front with that setup. The 885's and 887's have the same spring rate, but the 887's are an inch longer. this will give you more preload on your front suspension and will give you more lift (MAYBE .25 inch), but the preload will make your ride in the front slightly stiffer. 887's are a good choice if youre planning steel skids in the front or a SSO slimline bumper; anything bigger than that and I would recommend different shocks.

You will probably get more lift in the back with that deaver leaf spring, even with the camper shell. Since you are going with OME shocks, I would recommend using dakars, and here's why:
-Your rear shocks are the limiting factor in your range of motion. When a rear wheel comes off the ground, your shock is the one supporting the weight of the wheel and axle. Having a leaf spring that lifts higher than what a shock is rated for is a red flag to me. Dakars will give you 2" lift in the rear, but in the case you go wheeling your shocks wont be topping out as often.
-In the case something goes wrong (not saying it will, but just in case) and you have to contact OME, your case will be stronger as you are using a full OME setup.
-I'm using a dakar light duty pack with a camper shell and load my long bed to the top with camping gear and tools, It has no visible sag when I do this.

Hope this helps!

 

Thank you Kap. Very helpful. My main concern is the weight in the back with the cap and tent but your info about the dakar light duty pack is good to know. I was going to go with the OME kit from Headstrong but was worried the light duty would be string enough. I'm not really planning on doing a front bumper any time soon so 885's seems to be the better choice.

Thanks again for the information.

Toph