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ADS Coilovers and Shocks!
ADS is one of the lesser known shock companies out there. They started out as a machine shop in the early '90s and now their shocks are all over the world. Their machining quality, according to DownSouth Motorsports, is better than any of the other major brands out there. Lots of 2nd generation Tacomas run these products as well as even a few FJ's. So I figured I would be the guinea pig and buy a set. ADS is local to me to Tucson, AZ and I love supporting small companies, so why not.
I'll continue to post reviews of the front coilovers, in this thread, as time goes on.
My Opinion (The Cliffnotes):
ADS is a fantastic shock company and their quality is second to none. They truly are willing to do anything that it takes to make sure the customer is 100% happy. Damn do these things ride fantastic too. I will definitely be purchasing rear ADS shocks in the future as well as adding compression adjusters to the front. If anyone ever wants to ride in my truck, I'm more than willing. Let me know if you ever have any questions on ADS stuff.
My entire situation:
So my initial purchase was through Downsouth Motorsports. Bought ADS front 2.5 Coilovers with Reservoirs, which cost me $1450. Let me just say, they were excellent to deal with and I will be purchasing through Micah for as long as I am in the off road game.
Couple days later received my coilovers, attempted to install them, they didn't fit. Quick call to ADS and we realized that they accidentally sent me a 2nd gen Tacoma shock body. Mistakes happen, whatever. Quick drive down to Tucson and they quickly fixed the mistake and sent me on my way.
Tried to install the second time and everything went smoothly. No issues to be had. Did a quick drive over to my buddies shop to weld the resi mounts on and I could already tell how much I was going to like these coilovers. After that happened, we went on a quick test run on a dirt road. We quickly found out that my tire hits the resi when turned and under compression.
Called ADS again and we came to the conclusion that it was due to my wheels backspacing. Well I thought that was kind of dumb, I'm running stock wheels. Especially since I planned on running 35's in the next couple weeks. So we began to cook up a date that I could come to Tucson and we could figure out a new mount so that no one runs into this issue again.
So without further ado, here is the new mounting location for all coilover reservoirs for 1st gen Tacoma's and 3rd gen 4runner's.
Special thanks to Micah at DownSouth, if you ever need anything shock related, he's the man to talk to. Special thanks to Brian and the rest of the ADS crew for making me feel at home while hanging out and working with them today. I had a fantastic time.
IMG_4793 by 4Running Daily, on Flickr
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04-21-2015, 12:41 AM
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So without further ado, here is the new mounting location for all coilover reservoirs for 1st gen Tacoma's and 3rd gen 4runner's.
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so um.... no price? whats the price compared to king, saw, icon?
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04-21-2015, 12:46 AM
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so um.... no price? whats the price compared to king, saw, icon?
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Whoops haha left that out. $1450 for a bolt in application charged and ready to go. I'll add that to the first post.
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Highlander = minivan, purses, soccer practice
4Runner = testosterone, steak, dirt
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04-21-2015, 01:21 AM
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Damn, you can afford $1,450 co's @ 18 years old? Baller. Your icon says San Diego, but you said Tucson is local to you. Whereabouts you located? I'd love a ride either shotgun or behind the wheel to see if they're worth the money over TRD/Bilstein. Which springs are you running?
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04-21-2015, 01:30 AM
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Damn, you can afford $1,450 co's @ 18 years old? Baller. Your icon says San Diego, but you said Tucson is local to you. Whereabouts you located? I'd love a ride either shotgun or behind the wheel to see if they're worth the money over TRD/Bilstein. Which springs are you running?
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I'm from San Diego, but I'm in Tempe currently to attend ASU. Coilovers were purchased from buying and selling things off the local craigslist. Cost me nothing but time haha.
I'm running 14" 650lb coils.
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Highlander = minivan, purses, soccer practice
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04-21-2015, 01:44 AM
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did you lower them down to the right height yet?
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04-21-2015, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 4Running Daily
I'm from San Diego, but I'm in Tempe currently to attend ASU. Coilovers were purchased from buying and selling things off the local craigslist. Cost me nothing but time haha.
I'm running 14" 650lb coils.
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Roger that, let me know if/when you go wheeling next. I'm eager to see how she handles.
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04-21-2015, 01:49 AM
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did you lower them down to the right height yet?
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Yes. She sits about an inch lower than the last time you saw her.
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Roger that, let me know if/when you go wheeling next. I'm eager to see how she handles.
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Will do!
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04-22-2015, 11:09 PM
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Stop making me want to spend money! I'm trying to build a crawler over here!
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04-22-2015, 11:11 PM
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Stop making me want to spend money! I'm trying to build a crawler over here!
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Haha they ride so nice it's amazing. In the last 6 months I've gotten rid of my entire Toytec "Ultimate" Lift Kit except the super flex springs haha. Should have started with this in the first place.
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04-22-2015, 11:13 PM
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Haha they ride so nice it's amazing. In the last 6 months I've gotten rid of my entire Toytec "Ultimate" Lift Kit except the super flex springs haha. Should have started with this in the first place.
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I'm so glad I started with the ICONs. Are you running ADS rear shocks as well? I need to figure out my rear end. Like you said, its the obvious weak link. I'm tempted to put leaf springs back there for ease of mind until I can afford to do a 4 link triangulated rear.
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Those look nice, I don't think I have a use for coil overs but it's nice to have another option out there.
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04-22-2015, 11:19 PM
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I'm so glad I started with the ICONs. Are you running ADS rear shocks as well? I need to figure out my rear end. Like you said, its the obvious weak link. I'm tempted to put leaf springs back there for ease of mind until I can afford to do a 4 link triangulated rear.
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I currently have Icon Piggyback's in the rear, but they need a rebuild and ADS offered to buy them off of me so I could buy some ADS shocks. I'm thinking about doing a 4-Link soon with ADS coilovers. So this summer I'll rebuild them and start saving for the 4-link. I want more options than shocks and coil springs have to offer, and I honestly hate the idea of leaf springs.
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04-22-2015, 11:29 PM
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I currently have Icon Piggyback's in the rear, but they need a rebuild and ADS offered to buy them off of me so I could buy some ADS shocks. I'm thinking about doing a 4-Link soon with ADS coilovers. So this summer I'll rebuild them and start saving for the 4-link. I want more options than shocks and coil springs have to offer, and I honestly hate the idea of leaf springs.
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In a perfect world, I would do the same. I can't stand stand alone suspension in general. I've developed a new appreciation for leaf springs having them on the crawler. They are so easy to work on and maintain. But 4-link is definitely better. Maybe ADS will sponsor you and you can just build a BajaRunner?
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04-22-2015, 11:38 PM
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In a perfect world, I would do the same. I can't stand stand alone suspension in general. I've developed a new appreciation for leaf springs having them on the crawler. They are so easy to work on and maintain. But 4-link is definitely better. Maybe ADS will sponsor you and you can just build a BajaRunner?
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Haha we actually jokingly talked about that last time I was down there. I'd like to do it myself in a year or two.
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