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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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spring and shock combo

im pretty set on getting the ome dakar leafs front and rear...

i have rock defense stinger bumber with winch plate and plan on putting a winch on it. that being said, should i stay with the medium spring up front or go with the HD setup? this is a daily driver and i would like to keep it relatively soft.

also i was going to try to save some dough and thinking about running the doetsch tech 9000 nitro shocks instead of the nitro charger. it would save me 35 bucks a shock.

i heard it is never good to mix match spring and shocks, especially OME, but i wonder if it matters all that much. ive heard of OME coils with bilstein shocks working well, but they are just as pricey. i would consider doetsch because they were on the older trd models (now trd uses bilstein) and doetsch is known for their softer ride. also, they were always featured on Downey(R.I.P.).

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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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so after doing some research i would like to go with either the doetsch tech 8000 pre-runners or the 3000 for the softer ride i called their contact number and was told they would get back to me, of course they didn't. does anyone know of a part number i can look up on summit for a dt3000 or 8000 for a 85 4runner with a two inch lift?????????
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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went ahead and ordered the OME dakar springs front and rear w/ bushings and u-bolts all around. also, got a hold of Doetsch today and got the prerunner8000's and the dt3000 steering stabilizer ordered. i will tell you how the combo turns out once i get it all shipped here and installed... ended up saving over 200 bucks with going with doetsch vs. ome nitrochargers and dampener... hopefully i wont regret it.
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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