Finally ordered my OME lift kit - Page 2

JWaldz · 11-06-2009, 11:40 PM

No, not lift spacers im talking about the top plate spacer. http://www.toyteclifts.com/index.php...mart&Itemid=72

if you look at the actual pic for the 3" coil lift kit it shows these in the picture.

Duhh, im an idiot... Yea, they are already on the way. I'll search around town to see who charges less for assembling my fronts. I still have yet to buy shocks, ugh... lets skip that topic.

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brian2sun · 11-07-2009, 12:11 AM

I think those are top plate lift spacers (it says they give 3/4"). If I'm not mistaken, those are the ones to use w/ the 881s to make them a full 3". The 883s will give you +- 3" w/ your stock top plates which you'll just reuse.

Deceptiwave · 11-07-2009, 12:14 AM

can you leave out the top plate spacer in the front?

JWaldz · 11-07-2009, 12:51 AM

oh, ok thanks brian. Well, if the front falls short of the rear cus of the 883's compared to the 882's I might use them. I'll most likely wait though, cus im thinking the rears will settle after a while. After re-reading this post, I'm seeing it's a toss up with these coils. Tall vs short, handling more weight vs less weight. Guess we'll see in a couple weeks.

brian2sun · 11-07-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deceptiwave

can you leave out the top plate spacer in the front?

Yes, with the 882s and 883s you're supposed to only use your stock top plates - not the top plate spacers. If you used the spacer w/ the 882s or 883s, you'd have almost 4" of lift which is way too much for your CV angles and the overall geometry of the suspension.

The 881s only give like 1.5 - 2" so the t.p. spacers are used with those coils only. No matter what, you still have to use a top plate (whether it's stock or spaced) because thats what holds the upper part of the strut to the truck.

If you have Toytec assemble the front struts, it costs $100 for both and part of that $$ is for stock Toyota top plates if you're using 883s or 882s.

brian2sun · 11-07-2009, 10:20 AM

Damn this thread. I'm so close to "clicking the confirm purchase button" I think I'm gonna have to break my finger. I can't afford it right now, but all this talk is making me itchy for new suspension. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go w/ the 883/890 combo w/ OME N91S and N86 shocks.

I like the Sonoran Steel lifts a lot, but after shipping they're about $1300+ for a 1.2 or a 7.2 kit. The OME system is almost 1/2 of that ($699 + shipping). I can't see the advantage of the (almost twice as expensive) SS kit. I know it comes with some special SS fabbed doodads and a new panhard bar, but is it really that much better than the OME? Anyone care to elaborate on why they chose SS over OME.

JWaldz · 11-07-2009, 11:39 AM

I know what you mean man. It took me a lot of patience to wait, especially with all the pressure around here.

hell the only difference brian are the other "doodads".

7.2 comes with front progressive TRD coils and rear OME890s

1.2 comes with front progressive TRD coils and the LC80s for the rear

Here's the thing, you're buying everything in one go instead of buying a lift and gradually adding other aftermarket stuff later, thus making it more expensive. There is nothing wrong with buying the more affordable lift kit with OMEs from toytech. I'm sure you can call SS and talk to them about just ordering coils front and rear along with maybe some bilsteins. Would probably be about the same price as the OME setup from ToyTech, maybe a little bit more. Have patience brother

Deceptiwave · 11-07-2009, 09:22 PM

I think I am going to save up my money and get the SS 1.2 kit. It looks like so much trial and error went into the building and design of the components.
Plus, its an all Toyota factory parts kits, save the shocks.

JWaldz · 11-10-2009, 06:31 PM

Woohoo, the coils came in earlier today.. man they are heavy! Haven't gotten shocks yet and I still am a little confused on the shock setup. Will the adjustable 5100 Bilsteins work on the front for 3rd gens? If so, Does anyone have these.. how do they ride?

dannomite · 11-10-2009, 08:16 PM

I have them and I like them a lot. They went in real easy for me.

RS964WD · 11-11-2009, 01:51 PM

hey guys, im a bit confused but i think i got it figured out, im in the process of buying the toytec OME coil + shock lift kit, I have a stock 96 and i already got an ARB Tacoma bumper(not installed yet) and I still havent gotten a winch, but most likely it'll be a Warn8000, so i was planning on getting the 882/890 combo w/ OME N91SC and N86 shocks set up, but i see there is a bit of a confusion with the 882 and 883, so what is the best option for me? im going to have extra weight in the front so i want a stiff set up. are the shocks also a good set up?

02_Limited · 11-11-2009, 02:11 PM

I love my OME comfort shocks, they were a good choice. Also, I got tons of lift and its fairly stiff, it's really hard to rock the vehicle at all now. With top plate spacers my 881's give roughly 882 height. With both a front bumper and winch, you might wanna go with 883's. I think most people with just front bumpers are fine running 882's

RS964WD · 11-11-2009, 02:16 PM

well thats the other thing, im not sure if i should get a winch but i guess thats another topic........ but just incase 883 if i do decide on the winch and 882 if its just the bumper..... right?

JWaldz · 11-18-2009, 10:22 PM

ok, so this week i swear has been the longest daggum week ever. Got my shocks ordered. Went ahead and ordered the front adjustable bilsteins for the front and the rear 5125 bilsteins. I was going to do OME but I wanted to try the bilsteins first and give them a shot. If all is planned I should have everything on and done by 3 weeks? Hopefully

It sucks cus i've had the coils been sitting on my desk for the past couple weeks and they taunt me everytime i walk out the door!!!

b0n3mast3r · 11-18-2009, 11:10 PM

hey you can sell me them coil and you dont have to wait any more

JWaldz · 11-19-2009, 11:42 AM

haha, I rather wait for a reason than wait for nothing

JWaldz · 11-24-2009, 01:23 PM

Here's a quick update on the stuff... just got my shocks in. Man they look awesome! Hope to get this stuff on soon. Here's a teaser >>

brian2sun · 12-02-2009, 10:24 AM

Well, I finally took the plunge and order my OME suspension today! I went with the 883s/890s from toytec.com. I chose the 883s because I have an ARB bullbar, but no winch...yet.

If I already had a winch I would have gone with the 882s, but the 883s are better for my setup now. The guys at toytec also said the 883s will still be fine with a winch (may even be a little better since I'm told the 883s are less prone to sagging than the 882s).

For the shocks, I went with the OME N91SC and N86C comforts. I also paid the extra $100 to have them assemble the front struts with Toyota top plates so I can just R&R the whole strut instead of having to compress the springs and all that. Call me lazy, but I think it's worth $100 to not have to deal with it. I remember when I installed my crappy Daystar spacer lift (which is totally sagging now) the hardest and most time consuming part of the job was assembling the struts.

I can't wait!!!!!

CYi5 · 12-02-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian2sun

Well, I finally took the plunge and order my OME suspension today! I went with the 883s/890s from toytec.com. I chose the 883s because I have an ARB bullbar, but no winch...yet.

If I already had a winch I would have gone with the 882s, but the 883s are better for my setup now. The guys at toytec also said the 883s will still be fine with a winch (may even be a little better since I'm told the 883s are less prone to sagging than the 882s).

For the shocks, I went with the OME N91SC and N86C comforts. I also paid the extra $100 to have them assemble the front struts with Toyota top plates so I can just R&R the whole strut instead of having to compress the springs and all that. Call me lazy, but I think it's worth $100 to not have to deal with it. I remember when I installed my crappy Daystar spacer lift (which is totally sagging now) the hardest and most time consuming part of the job was assembling the struts.

I can't wait!!!!!

Shoulda gotten the 891's

.

brian2sun · 12-02-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CYi5

Shoulda gotten the 891's

.

Why? Do you think I'll like them better? They haven't shipped yet so I can still change my order.

CYi5 · 12-02-2009, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian2sun

Why? Do you think I'll like them better? They haven't shipped yet so I can still change my order.

Depends what you do I suppose. I wish I had gotten them due to the fact that when going out camping or wheeling i'm usually loaded up relatively heavy in the back, and the 890's would sag down. I put in some trim packers to help with that but still. I also have a drawer setup in the rear all the time so the extra load carrying capacity would have been nice.

I don't think the 891's would be all that much stiffer than the 890's, so I personally wouldn't mind having them on my DD rig, though i'm sure some would disagree.

brian2sun · 12-02-2009, 03:13 PM

Decided since I'm going to be adding a swing-out tire carrier rear bumper soon and I carry a lot of junk usually in the back, I changed my order to 891s. Thanks for the tip CYi5.

gpcollen1 · 12-03-2009, 07:20 AM

FYI - to put the coils/shocks back to together, it is worth having a shop do it for you. I did mine at a local Subaru dealer where my buddy is the Service manager. That wall mounted unit is awesome - took me all of 5 minutes a piece - and that was with reading the directions on the wall. The can't charge you too much to do them at a local garage - $50 max. That sure as hell beat doing it by hand...

brian2sun · 12-03-2009, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpcollen1

FYI - to put the coils/shocks back to together, it is worth having a shop do it for you. I did mine at a local Subaru dealer where my buddy is the Service manager. That wall mounted unit is awesome - took me all of 5 minutes a piece - and that was with reading the directions on the wall. The can't charge you too much to do them at a local garage - $50 max. That sure as hell beat doing it by hand...

Yeah, that's why I decided to just pay toytec an extra $100 to pre-assemble the struts w/ new Toyota top plates. Plus I don't have to worry about killing myself or someone else if a spring tensioner breaks!

JWaldz · 12-21-2009, 11:23 PM

so finally found the time today and gathered up a couple buddies to put my lift on. I've gotta say it looks real nice. Pretty bouncy though, I'm hoping the springs settling will reduce this. I'll take some pics tomorrow. We started late and didnt get done till dark. Still need to get my diff drop put on so I'm hoping to do that tomorrow as well.

11-07-2009, 12:11 AM	#27 (permalink)
brian2sun Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Arrowhead, CA Posts: 1,445	I think those are top plate lift spacers (it says they give 3/4"). If I'm not mistaken, those are the ones to use w/ the 881s to make them a full 3". The 883s will give you +- 3" w/ your stock top plates which you'll just reuse. __________________ *'97 4Runner SR5 3.4L 4x4 200K Mile Club * Trail & Snow Rig 3" Suspension Lift - 883s/891s, 1" 4Crawler BL, OME Comfort Shocks, 255/85R16 Bighorn M/Ts on 16x7 (4" BS) Cragar Soft 8 Wheels Rear ARB Locker , 4.88s, Sliders, ARB Bullbar, CBI Rear Bumper w/ Tire Carrier (on the way), No Sway Bars, No ABS My Build Thread '05 Honda CR-V 2WD LX * 29+ Hwy MPGs * D.D.**

11-07-2009, 12:14 AM	#28 (permalink)
Deceptiwave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 232	can you leave out the top plate spacer in the front? __________________ Dont Tread On ME 2002 Sport 4Runner Tundra/OME 890 lift

11-07-2009, 12:51 AM	#29 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	oh, ok thanks brian. Well, if the front falls short of the rear cus of the 883's compared to the 882's I might use them. I'll most likely wait though, cus im thinking the rears will settle after a while. After re-reading this post, I'm seeing it's a toss up with these coils. Tall vs short, handling more weight vs less weight. Guess we'll see in a couple weeks. __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

11-07-2009, 10:20 AM	#31 (permalink)
brian2sun Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Arrowhead, CA Posts: 1,445	Damn this thread. I'm so close to "clicking the confirm purchase button" I think I'm gonna have to break my finger. I can't afford it right now, but all this talk is making me itchy for new suspension. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go w/ the 883/890 combo w/ OME N91S and N86 shocks. I like the Sonoran Steel lifts a lot, but after shipping they're about $1300+ for a 1.2 or a 7.2 kit. The OME system is almost 1/2 of that ($699 + shipping). I can't see the advantage of the (almost twice as expensive) SS kit. I know it comes with some special SS fabbed doodads and a new panhard bar, but is it really that much better than the OME? Anyone care to elaborate on why they chose SS over OME. __________________ *'97 4Runner SR5 3.4L 4x4 200K Mile Club * Trail & Snow Rig 3" Suspension Lift - 883s/891s, 1" 4Crawler BL, OME Comfort Shocks, 255/85R16 Bighorn M/Ts on 16x7 (4" BS) Cragar Soft 8 Wheels Rear ARB Locker , 4.88s, Sliders, ARB Bullbar, CBI Rear Bumper w/ Tire Carrier (on the way), No Sway Bars, No ABS My Build Thread '05 Honda CR-V 2WD LX * 29+ Hwy MPGs * D.D.**

11-07-2009, 11:39 AM	#32 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	I know what you mean man. It took me a lot of patience to wait, especially with all the pressure around here. hell the only difference brian are the other "doodads". 7.2 comes with front progressive TRD coils and rear OME890s 1.2 comes with front progressive TRD coils and the LC80s for the rear Here's the thing, you're buying everything in one go instead of buying a lift and gradually adding other aftermarket stuff later, thus making it more expensive. There is nothing wrong with buying the more affordable lift kit with OMEs from toytech. I'm sure you can call SS and talk to them about just ordering coils front and rear along with maybe some bilsteins. Would probably be about the same price as the OME setup from ToyTech, maybe a little bit more. Have patience brother __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

11-07-2009, 09:22 PM	#33 (permalink)
Deceptiwave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 232	I think I am going to save up my money and get the SS 1.2 kit. It looks like so much trial and error went into the building and design of the components. Plus, its an all Toyota factory parts kits, save the shocks. __________________ Dont Tread On ME 2002 Sport 4Runner Tundra/OME 890 lift

11-10-2009, 06:31 PM	#34 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	Woohoo, the coils came in earlier today.. man they are heavy! Haven't gotten shocks yet and I still am a little confused on the shock setup. Will the adjustable 5100 Bilsteins work on the front for 3rd gens? If so, Does anyone have these.. how do they ride? __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

11-10-2009, 08:16 PM	#35 (permalink)
dannomite Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort St. John Posts: 379	I have them and I like them a lot. They went in real easy for me. __________________ 1996 SR5 5speed rear locker.

11-11-2009, 01:51 PM	#36 (permalink)
RS964WD Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 28	hey guys, im a bit confused but i think i got it figured out, im in the process of buying the toytec OME coil + shock lift kit, I have a stock 96 and i already got an ARB Tacoma bumper(not installed yet) and I still havent gotten a winch, but most likely it'll be a Warn8000, so i was planning on getting the 882/890 combo w/ OME N91SC and N86 shocks set up, but i see there is a bit of a confusion with the 882 and 883, so what is the best option for me? im going to have extra weight in the front so i want a stiff set up. are the shocks also a good set up?

11-11-2009, 02:16 PM	#38 (permalink)
RS964WD Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 28	well thats the other thing, im not sure if i should get a winch but i guess thats another topic........ but just incase 883 if i do decide on the winch and 882 if its just the bumper..... right?

11-18-2009, 10:22 PM	#39 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	ok, so this week i swear has been the longest daggum week ever. Got my shocks ordered. Went ahead and ordered the front adjustable bilsteins for the front and the rear 5125 bilsteins. I was going to do OME but I wanted to try the bilsteins first and give them a shot. If all is planned I should have everything on and done by 3 weeks? Hopefully It sucks cus i've had the coils been sitting on my desk for the past couple weeks and they taunt me everytime i walk out the door!!! __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

11-18-2009, 11:10 PM	#40 (permalink)
b0n3mast3r Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: south sacramento ca Posts: 258	hey you can sell me them coil and you dont have to wait any more

11-19-2009, 11:42 AM	#41 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	haha, I rather wait for a reason than wait for nothing __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

11-24-2009, 01:23 PM	#42 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	update! Here's a quick update on the stuff... just got my shocks in. Man they look awesome! Hope to get this stuff on soon. Here's a teaser >> __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

12-02-2009, 10:24 AM	#43 (permalink)
brian2sun Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Arrowhead, CA Posts: 1,445	Well, I finally took the plunge and order my OME suspension today! I went with the 883s/890s from toytec.com. I chose the 883s because I have an ARB bullbar, but no winch...yet. If I already had a winch I would have gone with the 882s, but the 883s are better for my setup now. The guys at toytec also said the 883s will still be fine with a winch (may even be a little better since I'm told the 883s are less prone to sagging than the 882s). For the shocks, I went with the OME N91SC and N86C comforts. I also paid the extra $100 to have them assemble the front struts with Toyota top plates so I can just R&R the whole strut instead of having to compress the springs and all that. Call me lazy, but I think it's worth $100 to not have to deal with it. I remember when I installed my crappy Daystar spacer lift (which is totally sagging now) the hardest and most time consuming part of the job was assembling the struts. I can't wait!!!!! __________________ *'97 4Runner SR5 3.4L 4x4 200K Mile Club * Trail & Snow Rig 3" Suspension Lift - 883s/891s, 1" 4Crawler BL, OME Comfort Shocks, 255/85R16 Bighorn M/Ts on 16x7 (4" BS) Cragar Soft 8 Wheels Rear ARB Locker , 4.88s, Sliders, ARB Bullbar, CBI Rear Bumper w/ Tire Carrier (on the way), No Sway Bars, No ABS My Build Thread '05 Honda CR-V 2WD LX * 29+ Hwy MPGs * D.D.**

12-02-2009, 03:13 PM	#47 (permalink)
brian2sun Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Arrowhead, CA Posts: 1,445	Decided since I'm going to be adding a swing-out tire carrier rear bumper soon and I carry a lot of junk usually in the back, I changed my order to 891s. Thanks for the tip CYi5. __________________ *'97 4Runner SR5 3.4L 4x4 200K Mile Club * Trail & Snow Rig 3" Suspension Lift - 883s/891s, 1" 4Crawler BL, OME Comfort Shocks, 255/85R16 Bighorn M/Ts on 16x7 (4" BS) Cragar Soft 8 Wheels Rear ARB Locker , 4.88s, Sliders, ARB Bullbar, CBI Rear Bumper w/ Tire Carrier (on the way), No Sway Bars, No ABS My Build Thread '05 Honda CR-V 2WD LX * 29+ Hwy MPGs * D.D.**

12-03-2009, 07:20 AM	#48 (permalink)
gpcollen1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut (NY State of Mind) Posts: 449	FYI - to put the coils/shocks back to together, it is worth having a shop do it for you. I did mine at a local Subaru dealer where my buddy is the Service manager. That wall mounted unit is awesome - took me all of 5 minutes a piece - and that was with reading the directions on the wall. The can't charge you too much to do them at a local garage - $50 max. That sure as hell beat doing it by hand... __________________ '99 SR5 Sport - Desert Dune: AirRaid MIT, OEM Air Filter, Toyo 265/75/16 ATs, Deckplate, PP Springs and Bilsteins, Cheapo nerf bars, Injector replacement impending

12-21-2009, 11:23 PM	#50 (permalink)
JWaldz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 882	so finally found the time today and gathered up a couple buddies to put my lift on. I've gotta say it looks real nice. Pretty bouncy though, I'm hoping the springs settling will reduce this. I'll take some pics tomorrow. We started late and didnt get done till dark. Still need to get my diff drop put on so I'm hoping to do that tomorrow as well. __________________ '99 Toyota 4Runner LTD OME 883/891 & Bilstein 5100/5125 285 Cooper ST's & 17" AE Mojave SimBL's ARB Deluxe Sliders & Winch on the way Check Out My Photos or CarDomain AR TTORA

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