How big is yours? Measure up!

Center Hub to fender (shows change in lift height) and ground to fender (shows change in lift + tire height together).

 

You posted in a thread without reading the 1st post in that thread to see what we're talking about?

Please, read the 1st post so you know what the thread is about: https://www.tundras.com/threads/how-big-is-yours-measure-up.46186/

Love your eagerness to participate. It's very 1st-gen-veteran of you to post off-topic, I think @bmf4069 would be proud!

 

But wasn't the question on topic?

 

What are you confused about?
He asked a question about measurements and you said he was off topic.

 

Look at reply prior to that.

 

I go by the quotes. I'm not a mind reader.
On a side note, did they give you the good shit or what?

 

I won't comment on what they gave me, but let's just say it's good enough to have me napping and nodding off every other hour.

You know how a joke isn't as funny if you've got to explain it? I think newbie got confused, and maybe intended to post his 1st reply here, which was all pics and no measurements, in the "let's see your 1st gen" because it was off-topic, given the lack of fender-hub and fender-ground measurements. A little ribbing was in order for drifting OT. Now you and I both deserve ribbing for carrying it even further OT.

 

Been a member of Toyotanation for about 16 years, decided recently to hop on here. Been out of the forum game for a while, I’ll read the first post to make sure I understand the assignment


Front 22 1/4
Rear 21 3/4

 

It’s good to see forums haven’t changed haha!

 

Ah, there's nothin' but love over here. But the kinda love you might find between siblings versus what boomers had at Woodstock.

Welcome to the forum!

 

Are you calling me a boomer?

 

Ah, you clearly don't know how old a fart I am

 

I’m just kidding haha

 

I finally get to play this game! These are prealignment measurements. Will follow up with measurements next week.

FD - 23"
FP - 23.5"
FD ground up - 38"
FP ground up - 38"

RD - 23"
RP - 23.75"
RD ground up - 38"
RP ground up - 38.75"

1/4 tank of gas. Measurements not taken where the picture was taken.

 

What lift did you go with?

 

Toytec Aluma Boss 2.0 up front and the 90-221HD leafs in the back. Just had to take the front mud flaps off so far, no other rubbing at all...yet.

 

This thread has been helpful. This 05 DC just had the suspension lift reduced from a 3” front w/ 1” block lift to a more stock level to avoid damaging driveline and front end components. Front is OME 90004 strut w/ ARB 2883 spring. Rear is stock leaf w/ Bilstein 5100.

After settling,

FD 20.5”
FP 20.875”

RD 21.875”
RP 21.875”

 

Truck looks great, welcome to the forum!

How are you liking the OME struts?

 

Thanks!

TLDR; OME damping is great on this monotube strut but the coil selection process can be pricey and a lot of work for a 1st gen Tundra.


I can only comment on road and gravel driving feel of the OME struts so far, which is very well damped. I suspect they would be best for the 500lb/in springs on a 3rd Gen 4Runner this setup was adapted from.
The coating required refinishing after ~5 Canadian winters but that went well as the underlying steel had not pitted too aggressively.
ARB has great customer support IMO, but could not give a recommendation on a build for this vehicle. So the biggest difficulty was doing the calculations for coil sets, then unstacking and reinstalling springs until I got the ride height the truck needs. I went from a 2888 (405mm) to a 2884 (392mm) to a 2883 (378mm) spring. A variable spring perch height or adjustable pre-load would have made this easier but both those can bring trade-offs in corrosion durability and especially strut $ remembering the Nitrocharger is their entry level product. And the top hat + spring isolator (poly) are borrowed and throw uncertainty into the actual spring preload. I may try another combo with Rubber isolators to get a slightly more level stance.

 

We hit a lot of similar issues with trying to figure out lift etc. so we all came together and pooled collective experience, and have quite a bit of input on coil selection over here in the 'suspension, wheel & tire' section which is dedicated to 1st gen info. I think the issue is what you alluded to, i.e. OME doesn't make kits for our truck and probably has limited info on adaptation. Well, we've done the work and I think you'll find more info here than anywhere else.

RE: Poly isolators ... members on here have had issues with poly isolators in lifted setups, isolator blowing out totally, or at minimum deforming pretty significantly. Not sure it's worth it. You may find more joy and comfort, less noise going w/rubber.

 

04 dc, 2x4, sr5, v8 4.7, 265/70 r17, general grabbers AT, 17" Tacoma rims with 1.25" spacers, bilstien 5100s (f&r) old man emu 2883's in front torch aal in rear, thinking I want to powder coat the 17" rims I took off and use those to ditch the spacer

 

pictures of the truck? What clip setting?

 

Ok, but this thread is for measurements. What are your before/after lift measurements?