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Originally Posted by 4runnerAzGuy
Well i ordered the Total chaos uppers, and the eibach 112-620 springs to compensate for the weight of the winch bumper and winch. I called toytec and they recommended the eibachs because they said the spring rate on the OME coils didnt work well with the 5100s and i just bought the 5100s so id rather not replace them.
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Couple things to keep in mind.
1.- profit margin is most likely higher for them on the a Toytec/Eibach front springs than the OME. Private label vs reselling w/overseas shipping expenses factored in.
2.- your current oem front springs are 345mm long and 580# spring rate. OME 885 is 395mm long and 590# rate. The Eibachs they sell are about the same length as the OME but are 620# rate.
3.- the front Bilstein 5100 does not know the difference between and of those springs. Bilstein suggests that rates stay within 15% of stock to be within the dampening range. Several retailers with private label springs suggest oem spring or 'their' spring.. But not the option with lower margins, interesting...
4.- the rear 5100's are too soft to be used with OME rear springs. OME rears are ~40% stiffer.
OffRoad Warehouse, DownSouth Motorsports are excellent technical shops to deal with. Many if their competition are just part resellers with little to no custom valving and real shock techs.