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X2, I wanna say he did something like an add a leaf.

 

#3, ask @JDM PUNK about his. I think he's running the All Pros on his 1st Gen.

 

I have expos on mine. But I couldn't recommend them since I've been off road once with them

 

Also, FWIW, @Southern01Taco runs the Dakars and he also said that it moved his axle slightly forward, but he doesn't have the issues I do with his tires trying to eat the forward corner of the fender. I think my issue is the result of running wide 13.50 tires on 8" wheels with 3.75" BS, so unless you're planning on going for the same set up I have, you would probably be fine runnning 12.50s on 8" wheels with ~4" BS. Other than what I mentioned, I have no complaints about how the Dakars flex and soak up bumps paired with the OME Nitrocharger shocks.

On the other hand, if you get the All Pros and don't like them, we could talk trade.

 

I have expos with a toyota overload leaf. I really like it. But Ricks 2013 has a good setup. I think he just used toyota leafs from the u-pull yard and built his own. But I do like my expo's with the overload leaf. I haul my boat around with very minimal sag in the back. It's hard to tell how much cause I have a 1" rake in the front anyhow and I have never measured with a 3,ooo lb boat

 

I REALLY LIKE THE DAKARS. If I had to do it all over again I would go with Dakars hands down and maybe a block.

 

I have gone off road with my expos. They ride GREAT!. The only issue I have with them is they have gotten rusty for some reason or another. Not sure if it's a common problem or not but mine have. Has not effected their performance though.

 

Too bad you're a 2nd Gen then or we could swap. I would never do a block though. It'd be asking for trouble with my application and I have enough crap breaking already.

 

hahaha! yeah I think the dakars only go up to 3". with my expos and overload leaf i'm at like 4.5 right now and still have 1" rake in the front...LOL. Not a big fan of blocks either though lee. Not that there's anything wrong with them I'm just not a huge fan...jmho

 

Iam running All pro 3" springs on my first gen and the OME Dakars on my 2nd gen. Love them both, but I would say the all pros flex really good! And still Handel weight great because it says on there site for rock crawling and flexing only, not ment to Handel any weight but I've pulled an 18 ft trailer with a honda on it just fine and hauled my 4x4 quad all over the place and they did great and never sagged down over time, there just as tall as the day I put them on back in 09. As for the OME time we'll tell since they have only been on a week lol

 

I guess blocks are alright for everyday street driving, but in off-road or in hole-shot situations, they will make for some nasty axle-wrap (leading to wheel hop and driveline breakage). A properly designed traction bar can eliminate a lot of it, but it's really just another point of vulnerability. That's just my reasoning for never running them.

You know, you can always go to the local spring shop and have your leaf pack rearched to give you more lift without changining your spring rate. That said, in your case Greg, you're truck sits perfect just how it is.

 

Hey, thanks Lee. yeah I'm happy with the stance and over all happy with my Expos. Like I said they haul around my 19 foot boat no problem with very minimal sag. The off road experience has been great with them. I only added the overload for the boat. But, overall happy with my expo's. I completely agree with the blocks that's why I don't have em...hahahahaha.

 

@JDM PUNK Kyle, in your sig pic, is the sway bar still hooked up in that pic?

Also, for the sake of clarity, have you noticed if the All Pros shifted the axle fwd or aft in the wheel well at all? 4banger4x4 was running APs and I think we came to the conclusion that his tires were sitting slightly aft while mine were sitting about an inch or more forward.

edit: A picture is worth a thousand words...

Dakars...

 

Mine Aft!!!! not foward

 

how did you add the overload with the expos, just put it under it? any brackets made?

 

Hey Bestie!!! yeah just put it under and bought a new center pin from Napa here in Winter Garden. then, cut the excess off the center pin. I'll text ya photos if ya want

 

hmm yea, that'd be awesome, could you? cuse i was thinking about going a little higher in the rear, this way might be easier for me

do you think having a block will affect it? i've already got the allpro standard and a 2'' tapered block

 

All Pro all the way for 1st gen.

 

this may sound dumb, but since i gave away my old leaf springs, could i just buy an add a leaf, and flip it upside down, lol