3" Old Man Emu Suspension Kit

[dieselwolf]

Thanks! It's all level, about 23 1/4" from the center cap. The Front top spacer is optional ($59) from Toytec, it suppose to give you an other 3/4" on the front. I don't know how it will settle, but I was thinking too, to get the front spacers out. Yes, I did diff drop.

 

[motocrf450176]

It will settle quite a bit. If i remember right it was about 1/2" in the front. I guess do to the weight of the motor??? The rear did not settle much at all if any. Even after i hauled a trailer the rear seemed to hold up.

 

[retco]

I have OME 885/895 on a v6 b/c im adding a bumper/winch combo in the near future. I agree, i would not use the top out spacer eaither. You still want alittle rake. It looks silly sitting nose high.

 

[dieselwolf]

Thanks motocrf450176! 1/2-3/4" good enough, I won't touch the front spacers for now, we'll see. Right now I'm pretty much in level. How long does it take to settle?

 

[motocrf450176]

It took about a week to settle most of the way and probably about 2 weeks to settle fully.

 

[G.I.G.]

I have OME 885/895 on a v6 b/c im adding a bumper/winch combo in the near future. I agree, i would not use the top out spacer eaither. You still want alittle rake. It looks silly sitting nose high.

retco, that sits perfect IMO. Good looking ride! Couple questions for ya...what size tires are those? Are you running wheel spacers? Did you do the diff drop?

 

[SportRunner]

Here Is Mine / OME heavies with ARB Front Bumper and Warn 9000 Winch / CBI rear bumper With Hi Lift ,Shovel , Spare tire and Jerry can Holder

Teampwr2- Man thats a bad-ass looking 4Runner, I love it .......

 

[AvAd14]

retco, that sits perfect IMO. Good looking ride! Couple questions for ya...what size tires are those? Are you running wheel spacers? Did you do the diff drop?

Hey guys - First time poster, long time reader.
I double this question for retco - what size tires are those? I'm going to install the OME kit with 885 fronts and 895 rears with my current tires (265/70/17). I'm hoping it looks OK.

 

[G.I.G.]

Hey guys - First time poster, long time reader.
I double this question for retco - what size tires are those? I'm going to install the OME kit with 885 fronts and 895 rears with my current tires (265/70/17). I'm hoping it looks OK.

Yeah, the reason why I was curious is because I only have 10k miles on my 265/70/R17 Revo's and would like to get as much use out of them as possible. Tacking on another $1k for tires in addition to the lift might make me wait a year or two longer. I'm having wheel spacers put on next month so that should help with the stance/look of my truck, with or without a lift. I just want to make sure my 4R doesn't look goofy with lift if I don't have big enough tires. retco's truck looks great and it looks like he has 265/70/R17's so I just wanted to confirm.

 

[motocrf450176]

Here's what it will look like with 265/70/17's. This was before the bodylift. But i also have the top plate spacers on so the front will sit a little lower if you dont have the spacers.

 

[G.I.G.]

Here's what it will look like with 265/70/17's. This was before the bodylift. But i also have the top plate spacers on so the front will sit a little lower if you dont have the spacers.

Cool, that's a great point of reference. Thanks for posting that.

 

[motocrf450176]

No problem. I was worried about that too. First i had the stock wheels and tires which looked really goofy. Next was the previous pic with the 265/70/17's and FJ wheels which i thought looked pretty good. After that was the 1.5" bodylift with the 265/70/17's which i thought looked goofy again. Just something to think about if you're thinking about a bodylift in the future.

 

[G.I.G.]

No problem. I was worried about that too. First i had the stock wheels and tires which looked really goofy. Next was the previous pic with the 265/70/17's and FJ wheels which i thought looked pretty good. After that was the 1.5" bodylift with the 265/70/17's which i thought looked goofy again. Just something to think about if you're thinking about a bodylift in the future.

Cool, so in that pic did it have a body lift in addition to the OME? Your 4R looks a little higher than the pics that some of the other guys have posted.

 

[motocrf450176]

No, the pic on the 2nd page with the FJ wheels is without the bodylift. The pic on the 1st page with the black wheels has the bodylift.

 

[dieselwolf]

I still have the stock 265/65/17 and I don't think it's too goofy. It looks better in person than on pictures. Of course, I can't wait until these wear out (maybe end of summer) and buy either 265/70/17 Revos - how are those by the way?? - or BFG KM2 255/75/17.

 

[G.I.G.]

I still have the stock 265/65/17 and I don't think it's too goofy. It looks better in person than on pictures. Of course, I can't wait until these wear out (maybe end of summer) and buy either 265/70/17 Revos - how are those by the way?? - or BFG KM2 255/75/17.

I wasn't trying to imply that your truck looks goofy, it actually looks great! It will just look better with bigger tires. I've actually seen A10MileHusker's 4R up close and personal. He has a 3" lift and the stock Dunlops and it still looks great. The only reason why I'm probably more concerned about it than other people is because I have another 2-3 years of tread on my Revo's, so upgrading tires if I lift my 4R isn't an option for quite a while.

 

[dieselwolf]

No worries, I know, you did not talk about my truck, I just wanted to say, that to me the stock tires look fine with the lift and no need to throw away good tires. But I agree, bigger tires will look better and when I need new tires, I will get taller tires too. So if you don't think it's goofy, go ahead and get the lift. Who cares what other people think. They probably just jealous.

 

[retco]

G.I.G., here is a list of my set up.

OME 885/895 springs
OME 140/141 shocks
285/70r/17 BFG KO'S
Spider Trax wheel spacers
Light Racing Upper Control Arms

I have had the Light Racing UCA's for a couple months, they are great, my alignment came in perfectly. In the future this will always be a must have mod for me with lifted trucks.

 

[gorbonzobeans]

G.I.G., here is a list of my set up.

OME 885/895 springs
OME 140/141 shocks
285/70r/17 BFG KO'S
Spider Trax wheel spacers
Light Racing Upper Control Arms

I have had the Light Racing UCA's for a couple months, they are great, my alignment came in perfectly. In the future this will always be a must have mod for me with lifted trucks.

What is the main purpose for the UCA's?

 

[retco]

When you start lifting your truck (suspension, spacers) it changes the geometry of an IFS suspension and you loose caster in your alignment. Meaning your front tires are sitting like this \ / , witch leads to major wearing of the tires and very squirrely at high speed. The factory UCA's just don't have enough adjustment. Most after market UCA's correct all these problems. The Light Racing UCA's, have an extra + or - 5 degrees of Caster and Camber. If you have over 3" in the front I highly recommend aftermarket UCA's, you will regain your factory alignment specs and handling. Sorry for grammer errors, I'm on my Blackberry.