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MARSHALLMAY

MARSHALLMAY

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ome lift installed yesterday evening. Looks great, rides even better than I thought it would. i'll post some pics this afternoon...
 
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I'm looking forward to the pics. I'm either going with the OME or the Sonoran Steel lift, depends on my budget at the time, too many hobbies too little cash! Was the kit complete? any problems installing?

Thanks

Gary
 
The kit was complete. Front 881 coils and N91S struts. Rear OME890 coils and N86 shocks. Tried to install a 1.25" top spacer up front, but I couldn't get the lower strut eye to the lower control arm. I'm glad the spacers didn't work because it sits level as is, it would have been nose high if the spacers would have worked.
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how much and how high?

I am about to do an OME lift and I hope you dont mind me asking how much was the total lift and how many inches did you go with? Your runner looks great! Are you still running stock tires or are you gonna go with something bigger? I want mine to sit just about like yours it looks great!
 
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miles said:
I am about to do an OME lift and I hope you dont mind me asking how much was the total lift and how many inches did you go with? Your runner looks great! Are you still running stock tires or are you gonna go with something bigger? I want mine to sit just about like yours it looks great!
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The lift was about $678 delivered. I put it on my self. It's the only size ome offers, although i added a few ome spacers up front to assure a level stance. I'm still running the 265/75 tires. I'm looking at 285/75 baja claw radials or procomp xterrains.
After driving almost a hundred miles, i don't care how much it cost or how high it lifted. The ride is so much better than i could have ever thought. This kit is well worth the money.

After doing ao self install i'd have to say that if you want to go with and higher lift, you'd have to go with the tacoma 5" front and ome coils and 3" coil spacers, custom trac arm extensions and panhard drop/extension in the rear.
The tacoma front lift drops the diff, the spindle and the lower control arms(with a subframe bracket) down the required length. And drops the steering linkage and sway bar. And i'm not even sure it's compatible with the 4runner. But if it is, that's the ticket to a 6" suspension for 3rd gen 4runners. I need to find a tacoma to crawl under...
 
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Re: Re: how much and how high?

MARSHALLMAY said:
The lift was about $678 delivered. I put it on my self. It's the only size ome offers, although i added a few ome spacers up front to assure a level stance. I'm still running the 265/75 tires. I'm looking at 285/75 baja claw radials or procomp xterrains.
After driving almost a hundred miles, i don't care how much it cost or how high it lifted. The ride is so much better than i could have ever thought. This kit is well worth the money.
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Thats cool! They only offer one size lift? Is it a three inch or is it 2.5? Does it ride better than stock? Thanks for the info..
 
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miles said:
Thats cool! They only offer one size lift? Is it a three inch or is it 2.5? Does it ride better than stock? Thanks for the info..
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3" front and rear lift. 3" front thanks to ome spacers. Yes it rides better than stock.
 
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MARSHALLMAY said:
3" front and rear lift. 3" front thanks to ome spacers. Yes it rides better than stock.
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did you use stock springs and shocks up front and 3 inch spacers? 3 inch ome springs and shocks in the rear? Was it easy to put on and how long did it take you to do?
 
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miles said:
did you use stock springs and shocks up front and 3 inch spacers? 3 inch ome springs and shocks in the rear? Was it easy to put on and how long did it take you to do?
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read my second post, 4 hours and a 12 pack with shop lift and bench strut compressor. Alignment took another hour. Screwing with the front top spacers was a waste of time. Put a wrench on the top nut of the rear shocks and took a pair of channel locks to the shock til the bolt broke. Unbolted the rear brake line brackets on the axle to allow the axle to drop a bit further. all the parts are on arbusa.com
 
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lookin good bro, the 265/75s sit suprisingly well with the 3, 285/75s will look even greater. you plan on getting a body lift in conjunction? Could you completely list the tools required that don't come in the ome package to complete this? I want to make sure before I pay someone to do mine.
 
RooRRunner said:
lookin good bro, the 265/75s sit suprisingly well with the 3, 285/75s will look even greater. you plan on getting a body lift in conjunction? Could you completely list the tools required that don't come in the ome package to complete this? I want to make sure before I pay someone to do mine.
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no tools come in the packages. Metric socket set up to 22mm with ratchet. Breaker bar. Wrenches to match. Spring compressor. Bench vice or press. Jack and stands. channel lock pliers and lock grip pliers. dead blow hammer or rubber mallet. pry bar. center punch or small screw driver. Torque wrench if you are paranoid. Air tools make work 10x faster. There could be others I can't remember. No body lift happening here.
by the way, do you brew your own?
 
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wow i don't know how i didn't get that first time round. i'm sure for a project like this i'll fork out the extra cash and get me some sweetwater
 
drove by a guy in a 4runner on the way home today. He had a roof rack and grille guard and aux. lighting. But not a lift. I saw him takin a gander at the higher stance. I love it.
 
hell yeah can't wait until i get that feeling. is there any way you could do a side by side with a 97sr5 (or equivalent). i notice all the people who take post op pics next to a stock it's always the lower 4runners. mine is one of the higher stock 4r's i've seen and it'd give me a greater idea of the end result
 
so if i were to get a lift on my 2002, it would really make a difference in ride quality? wouldn't it be just the opposite? i'm really looking to get a better ride, since i got to school in the district and the streets are very choppy there, and also i'm going to college at purdue next year so i'll be able to put the lift to good use out in Indiana
 
the dips and bouncing are completely gone. It takes a dip or a large hump, and then smooths out. As far as bumps like pot holes and speed bumps it's a bit stiffer but no bouncing afterwards. A lot of that has to do with the shocks. It rides a lot more like a truck now.
 
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