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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: East Coast
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Double checking suspension setup
Double checking suspension setup for 2008 V8...
Removing stock shocks, stock springs, and corn fed 3/2 spacer lift.
Purchased Bilstein 5100’s (height adjustable front 24-239370, rear 33-187174) and OME coils (front 2885, rear 2895). Wheeler’s says 2885s raise the front of a stock 03-09 around 2” (with 70-180 pounds extra weight) and the 2895s raise the rear around 2” with light to moderate weight (400 pounds or less).
Figure the V8 weighs 150 pounds more than a V6, my BudBuilt sliders add about 175 pounds, bike rack 50 pounds. So that’s approx. 240 pounds front and 140 pounds rear. No other added weight, may do BudBuilt hidden winch mount in the future.
Truck looks level now with little to no front rake. Would like to keep height around the same and stay level. Also don’t want the ride to be too firm (it definitely needs to be firmer than it is now).
So... should I set the height adjustable front shocks at 0.85” or leave them at lowest setting as recommended for use with lift coils? Is the 2885 the right coil or should I get a different one?
Thoughts? Want to get this right the first time and not have to re-do!
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2008 SR5 4WD V8 - (1st ever Toyota) purchased 12/20/13 with 55k, leather, sunroof, cornfed 2/1 spacer lift, P265/70R17 Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar
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