First post and question

[tacollie]

I run the racerunners and they are a huge improvement in the rocks. My OME didn't like it when I removed the sway bar. It caused the front end to drop hard in technical terrain. SAWs fixed that. I have not tried Tundra coilovers, but if your rig is going to be heavier than stock I would highly recommend a good set of coilovers.

 

[Streakerfreak]

Do you have any driveline problems?

Let's just say the 2.5 has not caused any problems large enough to matter or that is noticable. I don't know if that helps at all.

As far as ride quality, I have no vibrations.

 

[crawler#976]

No drive line problem with our setup - and that's been 14K ago. That includes some easy wheelin - trails like Broken Arrow in Sedona, and many miles of dirt forest roads.

 

[Schattenjager]

... You will find this forum much more excepting. Very rarely someone will yell "NOOB" at you on here for asking a question. Try asking this question on TTORA.

You know, I do not recall anyone ever having a disparaging word for a question, no matter how often it is repeated. We are here to help you, and in turn, you can help us too!

Scott does a great job of guiding this forum down the straight and narrow. The membership here is well above average for the most part. (Your humble scribe an exception.) When you need a booster, you can always check this forum and find something cool, fun, and often, educational.

 

[STAGE 2]

No drive line problem with our setup - and that's been 14K ago. That includes some easy wheelin - trails like Broken Arrow in Sedona, and many miles of dirt forest roads.

What are you running?

 

[7wt]

If you can swing the money I would seriously vote for coil-overs. They are just so much more versital as you can change the hight and preload for your need. I was worried about them being finicky but they are a set and forget thing. If I decide to add a winch and a bumper, I can add some preload to compensate.

Another plus about going this route is you give up nothing in the rear spring department. OME's are great stuff but they have their limits as they are designed for a broad range of use. Deaver and Alcan are custom packs that you can have done for your needs. You can actually carry more weight with a fancy set of Deavers than you could with the OME if you get the right set of Deavers. OME has only one option where the Deavers you can get as many leaves as needed for your set up and still have incredible flex. I think my Deavers were a pair of Chinese acrobats in a former life, these puppies flex like crazy! I am not knocking anything, certainly not OME. They make great stuff, it's just that there is more to the Donahoe/Deaver set up then what other forums would lead you to believe. They are not just for going fast in the desert, they are a lot more versital than that! That whole race aspect of the suspension turned me off for the longest time and I finally gave in to the dark side and wouldn't go back. That being said, I love to be able to crash through thing I used to have to milk it over. I won't even mention the washboards, they get REAL smooth around 50-60!

 

[gearbox]

Do you folks think that driveline issues would be as prevalent with say an OME front suspension and a custom leaf pack that doesn't jack up the rear as much?

I'm not lifted yet, but from reading dozens of threads on TTORA I am hearing that it is impossible to tell if you'll have DL vibes until after you lift the truck. One guy spent hundred of dollars to shim and reshim, get a one-piece drive-shaft, etc.. and eventually went back to 0" lift. Others have a full 2.5 or 3" lift with no problem. If you have vibes you can use a $9 carrier-bearing drop spacer kit and shim the axle roll angle from 1 degree to 4 degrees or whatever works. You can get a Tom Wood solid DS also. It's kinda ridiculous, but that's life.

 

[STAGE 2]

I'm not lifted yet, but from reading dozens of threads on TTORA I am hearing that it is impossible to tell if you'll have DL vibes until after you lift the truck. One guy spent hundred of dollars to shim and reshim, get a one-piece drive-shaft, etc.. and eventually went back to 0" lift. Others have a full 2.5 or 3" lift with no problem. If you have vibes you can use a $9 carrier-bearing drop spacer kit and shim the axle roll angle from 1 degree to 4 degrees or whatever works. You can get a Tom Wood solid DS also. It's kinda ridiculous, but that's life.

Why do you think that is? If people are installing the same lifts on the same truck, why wouldn't the problem either be there consistently or not be there at all.

 

[Schattenjager]

One must always consider the source, grasshopper...

:ylsmoke:

 

[STAGE 2]

Schattenjager,

Are you still running those 235/85/16 BFG's? If so, how do you like them and did you have any issues with rubbing with your stock suspension?

This might be my cheap fix for a little more clearance for the time being.

 

[Schattenjager]

Love 'em!

I put the 235's on a totally stock 2005 Tacoma with no issues. I even ventured off road a little and had no rubbing etc. The 235's are only offered in the AT's by BFG. I have put 25K+ miles on them in five months and they are wearing like iron. They do not follow every groove in the road. are 31.7 inches tall new, and work fine with the stock gearing.

Got mine at Costo - best deal I could find in Alaska...

 

[crawler#976]

What are you running?

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=123668&postcount=14 :wings:

..and 265/75-16 MT/R's on MB Rockers. With the wheel offset change I had to do some minor trimming on plastic both in front of the tire and behind the tire to get clearance at full stuff, full lock. With stock rims, there were no rubbing problems w/ the same tire and no lift.

Mark

 

[ArmyTaco]

Woops

Didn't mean to say the unsayable and say..... Anyway I was just suggesting to search the forums not hang out in them..lol. There is so many people with different set ups it would be hard pressed not to find info on them. I came from TTORA to this sight, and this one is much cooler in all ways..but there stil is a ton of info in that black hole.

 

[Streakerfreak]

One must always consider the source, grasshopper...

:ylsmoke:

Bingo, when on a larger site like TTORA you have a lot of information you just need to take with a grain of salt.

 

[STAGE 2]

I put the 235's on a totally stock 2005 Tacoma with no issues. I even ventured off road a little and had no rubbing etc. The 235's are only offered in the AT's by BFG. I have put 25K+ miles on them in five months and they are wearing like iron. They do not follow every groove in the road. are 31.7 inches tall new, and work fine with the stock gearing.

Got mine at Costo - best deal I could find in Alaska...

Dude, you rock!!! I think you just solved my problem. The wife doesn't quite understand the concept of replacing parts on a new truck, especially when its upwards of 2k. Ths will give me the lift I want without the headache, and its uber cheap. WOOOHOOO!!!

You wouldn't happen to have any side shots of your truck before the new suspension. I did some searching and saw a couple of front and angle shots (great looking truck) but couldn't find any side ones.