Ga2000TacoOwner

Hi Folks,

I'm new to TTORA.com and could use some help. I have just had a ToyTec OME3-AL-882 (3” front Old Man Emu coils with rear 2”add a leaf) professionally installed, I now have a very serious front vibration (and related noise) starting at speeds of 45-50 MPH and it gets worse with higher speeds even with the ToyTec 1” front diff drop installed.

Is the 3" lift too much for my 2000 Tacoma XTRA Cab/4x4/V6/AT equipped with automatic differential disconnect even with the diff drop?

All steering and driveline parts are in good shape. Cleary this is likely a CV problem.

Do I need to change the front OME 882 coils for their 2" Lift - Front Coil Spacers to use with my factory coils? Will the 881 coils work instead? Help?!!?

Bought this truck with 100k and it had never been wheeled. I do a lot of highway driveway and I know the front CV’s won’t last long like this.

By the way, the front end hasn’t been aligned yet. That was next on my list but I put the new tires/alignment on hold as I believe this vibration is a big problem.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions. I wanted to get some direction from veteran Tacoma owners before I start switching out parts as that gets really expensive!!!!

cujeeprs

I put a Toytec lift on my '02 4Runner Sport about a year and 22,000 miles ago. I did not put the front spacer on top of the springs and ended up with about 2 1/2" front lift and 2 3/4" rear after settling. I also installed the diff drop kit. I had some front vibration until I had an alignment. I left the front spacer out since everything I had read on yotatech told me that 3" would overstress the cv's. I have had no problems at all since the alignment. Good luck.

Ga2000TacoOwner

Thanks Cujeeprs. Did yu go with the OME882's or another option offered by ToyTec?

cujeeprs

I know this sounds bad, but I don't remember which coils I ended up with. I simply called them and ordered the 3" coil kit and put it on, without the top spacers. My wife usually has the back of the 4Runner loaded, so the rear doesn't looked jacked up since the front spacer was left out. Here is a link to the thread I had going when I did the install.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/t...-sport-102451/

Ga2000TacoOwner

Cujeeprs,

I decided to go ahead and get new tires (BFG 32x11.50 AT) and get it aligned. I also had the tire shop remove the front spacers while it was in there. After all of this I would say 85% (maybe 90%) of the vibration is gone.

I can't say if it was the alignment, new tires or removal of the front spacers on top of the 882's (thus lowering the front end and making the CV's happier). I believe the problem is taken care of for now though. Kirk at ToyTec said they are thinking of dropping the 882's for this and many reasons.

Thanks again for your help!

cujeeprs

Glad to help!