cruiseroutfit
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4RunAmok said:
Nope, 890's... but the difference between 890 & 891 is 20 lbs/in more load capacity in the 891 (which is relatively small). The 890's are ~3/4" taller coil from the get-go.
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Nope, 890's... but the difference between 890 & 891 is 20 lbs/in more load capacity in the 891 (which is relatively small). The 890's are ~3/4" taller coil from the get-go.
cruiseroutfit
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As Jason build his runner 891's may be the practical choice, thankfully its a cheap swap considering he's got good freinds 
I get this type of question all the time, "do I buy my suspension for the truck I plan to have in 3 years, or the truck I have today". While obviously each vehicle warrants a different answer, with a coil suspension I generally say buy it for the vehicle in the the next year. Coils are ~$150/pair... used coils sell for ~$75-100/pair. Shocks stay the same in this instance. So to pay $75 when and 45 mins of your time when your needs actually change, is a better plan than dealing with components that are not providing an ideal ride/flex in the meantime. This isn't always the case, leaf springs for example are much more expensive and alot more labor intensive to swap, in that case I recommend people "deal" with the diminished ride until they increase their loads.
I get this type of question all the time, "do I buy my suspension for the truck I plan to have in 3 years, or the truck I have today". While obviously each vehicle warrants a different answer, with a coil suspension I generally say buy it for the vehicle in the the next year. Coils are ~$150/pair... used coils sell for ~$75-100/pair. Shocks stay the same in this instance. So to pay $75 when and 45 mins of your time when your needs actually change, is a better plan than dealing with components that are not providing an ideal ride/flex in the meantime. This isn't always the case, leaf springs for example are much more expensive and alot more labor intensive to swap, in that case I recommend people "deal" with the diminished ride until they increase their loads.
Starscream
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:clapsmile Looks great! Old Man Emu systems are the best. I love mine.
4RunAmok
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Please make sure you get the diffrential drop kit (1"), I just went through having to replace BOTH axles because I went a week without getting the drop kit after getting my lift.
Both inner axle boots finally tore open after being over-stressed from the lift without the drop kit. It can easily be installed yourself.
The only trouble I had was I could not put two skid plate bolts back in, they wouldn't reach, but all of the outside bolts worked just fine. Make sure you leave the skid plates together and remove as one item, as one set of bolts simply holds those two pieces together.
Bud Built reports that his skids work with all bolts with a diff drop kit.
Both inner axle boots finally tore open after being over-stressed from the lift without the drop kit. It can easily be installed yourself.
The only trouble I had was I could not put two skid plate bolts back in, they wouldn't reach, but all of the outside bolts worked just fine. Make sure you leave the skid plates together and remove as one item, as one set of bolts simply holds those two pieces together.
Bud Built reports that his skids work with all bolts with a diff drop kit.
cruiseroutfit
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4RunAmok said:
Were they well worn before and the new angle finally made them give up the ghost? While I think the diff drop kit is a good idea, I've got ~150K on my OME equipped rigs (Tacomas ie identical suspension), neither of which has had the diff drop kit. I did put a set of boots on my 96' (@ ~140k) but the boots on my 04' (~60k) are looking fine with the OME installed for almost 10k now.
cruiseroutfit
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Nice, are those the Costco hookup or did you save your old ones?
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