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Jackfds123

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I'm looking to upgrade my suspension so I can have a lift as well as beef it up so I can add armor (bumpers, skid plates). I've been looking at a 2" ARB OME lift kit. I want something I can get bigger wheels and have a higher ride height as well as be able to throw a bunch of weight on my truck without worrying about sagging too much.

I'm VERY new to offroading and overlanding. Feel free to leave any tips or tricks as well of any places to buy from / recommendations on how to get it installed.
I'll be dropping a poll if you would like to vote as well.
P.S I'm in the treasure valley near Boise, ID if you have any knowledge of shops around the area.

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You should check out the TacomaWorld forum if you haven't already. Lots of information over there.
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Take it out stock with a friend in another rig . Off-roading is very subjective , what one person considers a extreme trail in need of dual lockers and at least 35s and all sort of armor another person could walk through in a crossover suv . Figure out the terrain your going to tackle and go from there before you dump tons of time and money into equipment you will never actually use .
 
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The first problem your going to encounter is the front radar sensor. If you lift the vehicle, this will have to be calibrated. Now the problem can be two fold.
1. The dealer is who has to calibrate it and they may not want to. Its a liability issue.
2. You choose not to and you crash, some insurance companies are using that as an excuse not to pay. If that's not bad enough, throw a lawyer in there.

There's all kinds of threads on this over in Tacoma World.

If you don't have a TRD pro, you can lift it about two inch's and run the pro grill. The sensor is mounted lower. Unfortunately, Toyota figured this out and almost tripled the cost of the grill. The cheaper aftermarket grills are hit or miss. They may error or not.
I have a 2019 and none of the dealers out here will re calibrate it. I have seen three inch lifts without calibrating and they don't error. I've also seen small spacer lifts error.
I love my adaptive cruise but gawd, this is a pain.
 
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i did the ome lift. no issues with my radar so far. my only complaint is the rear leafs can get squeaky if you dont grease the pads lol. 285/75/r16s with spacers that slightly rub :P
 
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Murphy Slaw said:
What radar ? You mean Park Sensors or something else?
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I forget the Toyota name for it. Its mounted in the front of the grill and is used for the adaptive cruise control/auto braking system. I set cruise at 85 on the freeway and it will pace the car in front of me down to 20. If I don't apply the brakes soon enough anywhere, it does it for me. Any time this happens it scares the crap out of me.
The front sensor can be picky. Over in the Tacoma World forums, there's a poll and several threads on it with hundreds of replies between them. Some people lift with no issues and no reprogramming. Others get a code and light on the dash by just raising the front slightly to level it. Some, it flips out in the rain or fog. Others no issues.
Most of the lifting issues have been cured by reprogramming (re-calibrating) it. The service manual calls for calibrating if you even remove the grill. I believe this is excessive. None of my local dealers will do it for a modified vehicle due to shop policy (I haven't lifted mine yet).
 
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smritte said:
I forget the Toyota name for it. Its mounted in the front of the grill and is used for the adaptive cruise control/auto braking system. I set cruise at 85 on the freeway and it will pace the car in front of me down to 20. If I don't apply the brakes soon enough anywhere, it does it for me. Any time this happens it scares the crap out of me.
The front sensor can be picky. Over in the Tacoma World forums, there's a poll and several threads on it with hundreds of replies between them. Some people lift with no issues and no reprogramming. Others get a code and light on the dash by just raising the front slightly to level it. Some, it flips out in the rain or fog. Others no issues.
Most of the lifting issues have been cured by reprogramming (re-calibrating) it. The service manual calls for calibrating if you even remove the grill. I believe this is excessive. None of my local dealers will do it for a modified vehicle due to shop policy (I haven't lifted mine yet).
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If you lift your rig, keep the factory rake and your radar will be fine. The leveling is what screws with it.
 
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Without hijacking the thread or getting into exactly how the system works. Simply put, the system is flawed. They put the sensor too low and in the grill. Not an ideal place.
All the manufacture systems work almost exactly the same. The differences are sensor number, position and software. Most of the manufactures place the sensors behind the rear view mirror (forward sensing not for side sensing) and they run two. Some of the aftermarket grills cause issues because the plastic cover over the sensor reflects a little. Toyota has had a few updates on the software which sort of desensitizes it, but they still have poorly placed hardware.

Interesting note: If they had lane correction also, you can mod the software to give the vehicle self drive. When I was shown this is when I found out my Tacoma is not compatible. We have the wrong rack and pinion.
 
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We bred ours last year. Man is a loooot of work. Mt only regret is sometimes I wish he was smaller. Hard licking his 100lbs butt up into my tent on the weekends
 
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Murphy Slaw

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I hate the Nannie systems, you know they all start failing in a few years.

My Ram front park sensors go off when it rains now.

I just turn them off.
 
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