What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Somethings different for us then, I tried putting OME bushings into the rear eye of my Expos and they were too small...weren't snug and could easily fall out.

 

Have you gotten an alignment with them? What kind of suspension are you running?

 

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Those aren't OME bushings those are Wheelers brand bushings...OME bushings are yellow

Unless their greasable ones are black?

 

Close, it's called an undercoat spray gun. Works great.

 

Nope all their bushings are yellow. He has wheelers bushings

 

Really? Did you put that you were using AllPro springs in the order?

This is what they sent me. They are identical to the bushings that came out of the spring stock.

I believe those smaller bushings press into the frame eye?

 

Mystery solved lol

 

Yeah Wheelers sent you their own brand of bushings likely because you told them you had All Pro springs. The longer bushings go in the upper shackle, smaller ones go into the eyes of the springs

 

I totally forgot I’m supposed to sandblast and paint my UCA’s before I install my lift.

Think I’ll paint them Glossy Gray so I can pretend I have TC UCA’s.

 

The Wheeler's greasable shackle kit comes with OME shackles & black bushings to fit stock leaf eye size. If you purchase just the OME greasable shackles it doesn't come with any bushings. And as you all know OME bushings are yellow & don't fit stock eye size.

 

I always thought leaf spring eyes had a known standard. Huh.

 

Ah. I bought the kit.

 

Ahh gotcha ok that clears things up, cool. I wss only familiar with the SB88(?) non greasable kit with yellow bushings

 

Replace em when they start to get squaky and clanky

 

Hmm. Should I paint the UCA’s Red to match my Manual Hubs and Tundra Calipers, or paint them Gray?

 

Not for OME leafs. Not sure about All Pro but it sounds like stock eye size too. My Deavers have the stock eye size too which I prefer rather than something proprietary having to use only specific bushings.

Yup. I bought the kit too.

 

I took a look at the stock leaf spring bushings and they’re completely different. Looks like a pain to remove them.

I have a 2nd Gen Leafspring laying in my scrap pile, and it has the same bushings as the 1st Gen Leafspring.

 

I say gray rather than red but they aren't TCs. Haha. I never liked red UCAs but I think that would be too much red already (hubs & calipers).

I guess I'm boring, I have Icon UCAs & I like em black.

 

Here’s what my front hub looks like.

I can’t decide between red or gray paint.

 

Most factory bushings are like that, one piece with a lip on both sides, not only for leafs either, other suspension parts & the steering rack also.