A local shop did the install for me (55 Automotive in Apex, a couple miles southwest of Cary) for $265 front and rear (no alignment), they did it in a couple hours . It would be a bit of a drive from Asheville though (~4hours?).
Congrats and that is what I got ~3.5" all around. I don't think they look that bad with the stock rubber and I'm in the same boat, waiting to burn some rubber off before upgrading. Check out this thread and you can see that it performs just fine with the lift and stock rubber. The guy in the stock blue FJ bent one of his rear trailing arms, trashed his stock running boards and his transfer case was damaged (don't know if it was trail related) because he was running at stock height. You can get more places with a lift and stock rubber than you can with bigger tires at stock height.
Thanks to the OME lift, my OEM rock rail/step bumper is actually useful now
I too agree that stock rubber while not so great, still has some utility.
It probably feels alot different getting in and out of your rig now eh? I swear it doesn't look like much of a difference, but once your use to something and have the slightest change... it's crazy!
Looks good. I thinking about this lift aswell for when I get my FJ, is it a 3' lift?
The OME kits will vary on the amount of lift, depending on which springs you get and what other accessories you may have installed to put weight on the springs. In my case, I got just a bit over 3" of lift at the crossover pipe which is the lowest part of the body on my FJ...
[quote=Mtbcoach;142310]I received my OME kit this past week from Toyota of Dallas and had it installed yesterday. After talking with Chris and Jacque, I elected to go with the N140/885 on the front and N71e/895 rear. Right now, it drives a bit light on the front since I don't have the DeMello bumper and winch on the front to load the heavier 885 springs. But, the side-side roll is much better than stock. The install went exactly as advertised. I took a couple pictures of the new ground clearance of the cross-over pipe and the frame/sliders clearance.
Hopefully, the bumper will arrive in the next couple weeks then it's time to pick some new boots for her and she should be good to go. Now it's time for some more time to get it dirty and test the ground clearance.
I have the same kit but from Toytek using the front spacer. I used the N71's at the rear as well, but was told that the N71 can extend past the range of the shorter OME springs, causing the rear spring to unseat. Toytek sells a longer rear spring just for this application. Something to consider before you hit the trails...
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I have the same kit but from Toytek using the front spacer. I used the N71's at the rear as well, but was told that the N71 can extend past the range of the shorter OME springs, causing the rear spring to unseat. Toytek sells a longer rear spring just for this application. Something to consider before you hit the trails...
This is an old thread that someone has brought back to life. So, I have been on the trials for many, many miles.
There is little chance of the rear springs unseating unless you remove the rear swaybar. I have pushed it pretty hard and without issue. I have the extended brake lines installed also just to make sure they don't get tweaked either. These pics might give a small example of some rear articulation.
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