Hammer Hangers® by Archive Garage 2005-2023 Tacoma Shackle Hangers

I'm at about 230lb constant weight right now with no sag at all. Love my stage 1 packs. Even more now with the HH and crossbar.

 

I make prosthetics...I have all my parts sent to the office so I can sneak them in the garage so wifey doesn’t know.

 

Gentlemen, I’m copying and pasting the message I sent to Eric regarding what a difference it made going from the OME Dakar EL095R springs to the Deaver U402 stage 2 packs. The difference is night and day after adjusting the compression tubes. No shudder on acceleration/deceleration and the handling over bumps and overall is miles improved!

What surprised me the most is when installing the Deavers, I had to take a ratchet strap to the cross tube and the axle and pull the entire axle housing back approximately 1” so the center bolts in the leafs would line up with the holes. I know that deaver springs are on the longer side, but they also specifically designed the U402 for the Tacoma. I just wanted to share my experience, and note that switching to the longer spring/shorter shackled significantly improved geometry over that of the dakars.

 

Did you use the 3.6” shackle from archive?

 

Yes, I switched from the early gen 4.9" shackle to the 3.6" to use with the deavers.

If anyone's planning on SUA or they just want to roll at a lower ride height. I have those 4.9" shackles up for sale, price isn't firm on the shackles: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-el46xl-aal-archive-shackles-hardware.676527/

 

How long did you have the Dakars on before the switch?

 

And that's about what I should have done the first time around.

I need to swap out my junk dakars. I'm holding off on the ads until a certain kit comes out this fall

 

Two years. They were okay on stock weight, nothing in the bed and no bumper, but they don't cycle travel very well.

Specific kit hmmmm? Elaborate.

 

Fab'd spindle goodness right there. I'm saving for a 3.5+ right now to run these with.

 

Any yeah I feel you on the cycle aspect. I've got a logbook for my foxs over a couple years of messing with the dcs. It handles significantly better. But the two things holding me back at regular lift travel is the overall axle wrap and the leaf pack. But that's just to be expected and wasn't a shock to me.


Won't be an issue on round two haha

 

who makes that?

 

Are you doing a SUA or sticking with a SOA?

 

Marlin

SOA. I'll trade the little bit of axle wrap for the extra flex.

I could use the extra flex almost every time I go out. But the axle wrap isn't really holding me back from anything.

 

here you go:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fitting-35%E2%80%99s-with-minimal-trimming-now-adding-long-travel-and-934-cv%E2%80%99s.626274/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...81trekker-suspension-group-buy-closed.664129/

 

Yeah I've seen. Looks interesting. Looking forward to hearing the reviews on it.

 

Even though the SOA deavers will give you more flex, will they also be able to handle more weight like the dakars? I have the heavy set now. I really like them honestly and will be getting HH and crosstube soon....what were wrong with your dakars? Mediums?

 

I'm reducing the weight I travel with these days. The dakars just aren't progressive enough. When I swapped out to the HH I was shocked at how little feedback from the road it took to activate the rear suspension. But i can also feel how it cycles better. And after hearing all the glowing reviews of Deavers I've got a pretty good idea of what to expect.

I really feel it in Maine when we are doing about 70 on the 4"+ corrugated roads. Diving into the corners the front does exactly what it's supposed to do, but the rear gets to light the leafs just freeze up.

 

Are you also going shock relocation as well?

 

That's the plan. From yours truly ^