Suspension for dual use '04 DC Tacoma
- Thread starter Taro
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Box Rocket
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Taro, you can look through the Tacoma link in my sig line too as I took a similar approach with my own truck. CruiserOutfit has given you good advice and I followed his advice for my own truck and it's worked out great. I have an almost identical setup to his (but I don't have a rear AAL) and my truck does not carry the constant load that his does. But the OME suspension has been awesome for me.
brandonhedberg
Adventurer
Alcan is easy to work with. They will ask you rather basic questions about what you plan to use the truck for and why you need better springs.
They already have all your trucks spring specs... so you won't need to figure this out. If you were planning +6" inches with custom shackle mounts then it's a different story.
For me, it helped to weigh the truck with and without gear so I could accurately provide the additional load capacity needed. I added 500 lbs over stock and 1.5 inches.
They ride really nice!
They already have all your trucks spring specs... so you won't need to figure this out. If you were planning +6" inches with custom shackle mounts then it's a different story.
For me, it helped to weigh the truck with and without gear so I could accurately provide the additional load capacity needed. I added 500 lbs over stock and 1.5 inches.
They ride really nice!
Box Rocket
Well-known member
FWIW, I am really pleased with the OME suspension I currently have, but I have had Alcans on my old FJ40 and two different minitrucks. I was very happy with the Alcan springs on all of those trucks. For those considering Alcans, just a note from my own personal experience. They will almost always have more lift than specified when you first put them on. That's normal from what I understand because they are going to settle and Alcan designs them to still retain the specified lift height after they have settled. Also, on the first two sets of Alcans springs that I used I felt that the length of the leaves was just a little short causing a shackle angle that was a little too steep. This can affect suspension travel but will definitely creat a slightly harsher ride. On the third set of springs I got from them I requested an extra inch in the length of the leaves (without changing the location of the centerpin). I ended up with MUCH better shackle angle and a very nice ride as a result.