Feeler: complete lift for Gen II Toyota Tacoma Seattle

[upcountry]

Switching out lift on 2007 Tacoma to heavier weight springs all around to support a front plate bumper and winch and more cargo with flippac.

Wanted to feel out sale of current OME/Toytec setup:

Setup has been on truck for about two years. Truck is DC SB.

Setup is complete and ready to bolt on and includes the following:

FRONT SETUP(assembled strut ready to bolt on):
OME 885 SPRINGS
TOYTEC 10 MM TOP PLATE
EXTENDED STUDS
OME NITROCHARGERS

REAR SETUP(assembled spring packs ready to bolt on):
TOYOTA TSB SPRING PACKS
TOYTEC AAL
OME NITROCHARGERS

This is a very clean setup and driven almost exclusively on the street in seattle. Have not been off-road because I have two small children who have kept me close to home. Now they are older and more durable so were getting a flippac and hitting the trail.

New this setup is around $900 and assembly of the front strut usually costs around $100+ ( http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/05upometaco.htm ).

Kit is in good shape and very clean. No leaks and Nitrochargers are very responsive.

Kit is on my truck now and will be removed late november december.

I have replacement parts just need time to yank existing.

Thinking of selling for around $500 locally.

Will consider shipping via freight forwarder.

Will not split up at this point. As a point of reference a set of used 886 springs only just sold for $150 on this same forum a few weeks ago.

 

[upcountry]

For those inquiring minds I am switching to AllPro expo spring packs and 886 springs with wheelers 10 mm top spacer.

 

[RyanPont]

Im interested pending shipping costs, and Ive also never dealt with a freight forwarder.

 

[upcountry]

I guess a freight forwarder is a shipping company...
.not exactly sure what I meant by freight forwarder....posting was made in early morning before coffee consumption!

Ill look into shipping cost......zip code?

 

[upcountry]

I see your in Mass. Note we don't salt our roads out here and use vey little chemical deicer on the freeway...parts are in good condition and I can take some pics so you can get an idea to see if you are still interested. I like the setup but need something for the heavier weight.

 

[RyanPont]

I see your in Mass. Note we don't salt our roads out here and use vey little chemical deicer on the freeway...parts are in good condition and I can take some pics so you can get an idea to see if you are still interested. I like the setup but need something for the heavier weight.

We are salt and sand and chemical dependent state. Haha. zip code 01562

 

[RyanPont]

Did you use Upper Control Arms with this set up?

 

[upcountry]

I will check that zip code, thats a good distance to ship so we'll see if it is economical, the parts can be packed up into a fairly small bundle with some good use of bubble tape.

I did not use an aftermarket UCA at first, but after a year I switched to a "Light Racing" UCA made by SPC in Denver. I chose this UCA becuase it has a sealed ball joint with a boot vs. the other types that use a uniball with no boot that get filled with crud and is maintenance intensive. I also chose the SPC UCA becuase the ball joint is adjustable (has a cam system that allows you to rotate the ball into different positions). The other versions are not adjustable.

The primary reason I went to the aftermarket UCA was to correct the caster. I had no problem with Camber and Toe, but it is not physically possible to get the Caster into compliance if you lift over about 1.5 inches. It does not really matter too much accept that the vehicle wanders down the road becuase the caster is negative. The SPC UCA system was designed to correct caster, AND it also has a much stronger ball joint with a larger range of motion over the stock. I still have the stock UCA, and i'll tell you the aftermarket SPC UCA is SOOOO much a better design. After taking it off and looking at it, the stock UCA is so flimsy and weak. Granted it is not a weight bearing part, only a guide for the alignment and part of the equition in the suspension geometry.

Off topic, butMy wife is from Rhody, so I have witnessed the damage cars suffer from the winter de-icing. Back in the late 90's I brought my Colorado trruck (toyota) out to RI to live out there for a year, it had no rust when I got there. One winter and it was covered with light rust under the whole vehicle. Once in a while it snows about a 1/4 of an inch out here in Seattle and everyone freaks out, the whole City and the whole region shut down. This year (yesterday it was announced) that they are going to salt this year ( http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/2016729597_salt10m.html ) since so many people complained to the City two years ago when we had an actuall full inch of snow, when really it was just peoples lack of knowledge about snow and ice conditions. I am from Hawaii and I figured it out! BUT, I went to College in Colorado and have dealt with some snow conditions. People are just too lazy to put traction devices on and people just get stuck everywhere and abandon their cars and plug up the roads so not even the plows can get through, it really is sad. If there were a real emergency the Seattle population would not survive.

 

[RyanPont]

Thank you, im sure it will be a little costly, but its.worth a look too see. Thanks again

 

[bat]

You will like the Expo springs