Suspension input (please) before I pull the trigger

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Maybe these photos are useful to you. This is BP51 with 2723's. I chose those because of a lot of weight in the back. Probably too much, but I'm not unhappy. It's definitely raked, esp unloaded. I might migrate to something lighter in a while. These photos are with the truck loaded with a RTT, fridge and gear for 4 people. (The photos are loaded with gear but no people.)

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Sac Cerevisiae said:
I recently installed the OME lift. I went with 2702 front coils with the 91005 struts and the 2722 rear coils with 61029 rear shocks.
I've settled at ~2.5-2.75" of lift. I still have a bit of rake which I prefer. Ride is firmer than stock but not uncomfortable. I don't have plans for a rear tire carrier/bumper but I may do drawers sometime in the future.

You may not think that you want more than 1" of overall lift, but I bet you'll be happy with a bit more. Ingress/egress is impacted, but not by much and as long as you keep the running boards or install sliders it's not much of a problem. My 5'4" wife and 4-year old can get in just fine.


(picture before slider install)

Edit: @liv2bike give Kurt (@cruiseroutfit) and Bryce at Cruiser Outfitters a call and they can walk you through the OME options.
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Great looking truck. I read your build thread and saw that you got around 3.5" of lift initially, but are now at 2.5-2.75" Did the springs settle that much?
 
raoulduke101 said:
Great looking truck. I read your build thread and saw that you got around 3.5" of lift initially, but are now at 2.5-2.75" Did the springs settle that much?
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I can remeasure now that it's been about six months since the upgrade. I would assume that I dropped about 0.75 - 0.50 inches.
 
Sac Cerevisiae said:
I recently installed the OME lift. I went with 2702 front coils with the 91005 struts and the 2722 rear coils with 61029 rear shocks.
I've settled at ~2.5-2.75" of lift. I still have a bit of rake which I prefer. Ride is firmer than stock but not uncomfortable. I don't have plans for a rear tire carrier/bumper but I may do drawers sometime in the future.

You may not think that you want more than 1" of overall lift, but I bet you'll be happy with a bit more. Ingress/egress is impacted, but not by much and as long as you keep the running boards or install sliders it's not much of a problem. My 5'4" wife and 4-year old can get in just fine.

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(picture before slider install)

Edit: @liv2bike give Kurt (@cruiseroutfit) and Bryce at Cruiser Outfitters a call and they can walk you through the OME options.
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Did you do the work yourself?
 
Sac Cerevisiae said:
I did. I would recommend having a friend help you. Doing it alone was a mistake and was far more difficult than it needed to be.

I would also recommend getting spring compressors to help.
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Thank you. I’ve been contemplating having a shop do it, but I did my 80’s and it was pretty easy.
 
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