Donahoe 4th Gen Coil-Overs now available

[Jared]

fitting 285's will require heavy trimming even with a 3" lift (you can't fit 285's w/o a lift too btw).

I'm hesitant to argue with you, since you should be the one to know, but I thought the general consensus was that 33's would fit just fine. It seems that all the folks with 2" lifts via front coils and rear OME's on yotatech are running 285/70-17's. More than a few are running the MTR's 285/70-17.

So, suffice it to say, I'm a little confused now. Especially considering he mentioned getting new UCA's, which I thought was the big rubbing point.

Obviously you are right that the mudflaps need to be removed.

 

[Good Times]

I consider heavy trimming as anything that requires you to actually cut something off. This means taking a good chunk of the front bumper. I've included some links on the bottom that Timber725 generously provided. Not sure how much you really need to cut as it all depends on what kind of tread pattern you get. The 285/75/16 MTR's really took a bite out of my front bumper (when stock) that everytime I turned into a driveway I heard the rub (sounds like baseball card in the wheel of a bike - chatter but loud). Trimming that entire chunk will kill this sound.

The UCA's will help with a few things:
* Avoid hitting the coils (stock or aftermarket, both with 3" lift) on the uca. Not sure if this will happen if you drive w/ your swaybar on though as I took mine off right after so that could be a significant factor since I have more droop w/o the swaybar attached.
* Should give better clearance on your tires but I'm not sure exactly how much. I never had a chance to do any comparison since I pretty much got the arms around the sametime the tires were added. Go figure.

Some other things to note:
When I went to Pismo last year I did encounter this that nobody else has at the moment. My setup at the time was the 3" lift, UCA, 285/75/16. Apparently during one of the runs under heavy compression, I sliced my driverside rear tire (enough to take a significant portion of the treads off). It's hard to explain but based on the rub marks it completely hit the rear door (the cladding - since mine is the unpainted version) look like it just decided to cut the tire up like butter. Needless to say, that tire got retired rather quickly and now sits as a spare for the trail only.

285's can be done and I recommend it to anyone that wants to as getting 265/75 just doesn't compare in terms of footprint when offroading Just expect the trimming and you should be fine. Getting the proper wheel spec will be key on how much you rub. The wheels I have are 16x8, 4.5BS and 0 offset. Hope that helps.

Here's some good references:
http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=44027&highlight=trimming
http://yotatech.com/showpost.php?p=363719&postcount=7
http://yotatech.com/showpost.php?p=363721&postcount=9
http://yotatech.com/showpost.php?p=363722&postcount=10

Good luck!

 

[Jared]

Thanks Lance for the insight.

 

[Good Times]

Thanks Lance for the insight. I take it that your 4runner was the SR5 considering you could fit 16" rims. Is that true?

Yup

 

[Jared]

Yup

Just edited my last post when I realized it's in your sig.

 

[paulnohio]

Just curious, has DR come up with a rear suspension answer to go along with the front coilovers? I just purchased a 06' SE 4X4 and want the Donahoes bad. But, I dont want to install a $995 set of coilovers with a spacer in the rear. Any updates at all??

 

[Good Times]

Just curious, has DR come up with a rear suspension answer to go along with the front coilovers? I just purchased a 06' SE 4X4 and want the Donahoes bad. But, I dont want to install a $995 set of coilovers with a spacer in the rear. Any updates at all??

Last I heard nothing yet. They're pretty swamped w/ a lot of other projects so this one has been pushed back.

Btw, once you remove your xreas (since you have the SE) you'll need to get new shocks as the xreas shock will be no good for you. If you really want the hoe's in the front, get some OME shock and coil in the rear and call it a day.

Good luck

 

[paulnohio]

Last I heard nothing yet. They're pretty swamped w/ a lot of other projects so this one has been pushed back.

Btw, once you remove your xreas (since you have the SE) you'll need to get new shocks as the xreas shock will be no good for you. If you really want the hoe's in the front, get some OME shock and coil in the rear and call it a day.

Good luck

After doing some research, I am leaning toward OME for the front and back. It seems to me that you cant beat the price and quality. For the price of Donahoes (just fronts), you can have OME's for the front and back. So, thats probably the way I am going to go. Now, I just hope I can find a member close to me that can help me with the install of the OME, and uninstall of the Xreas.

Happy thanksgiving