5100's and Toytech coils at max lift pro's/con's

[Tooltime19]

I was bored the other day and decided to see how the truck looked and handled with the 5100's set to max lift coupled with the Toytec 2" front springs. I did the job, reset the toe-in and whallah! I havent had it off road yet, but I can tell you I do feel the stiffer ride. Do I need to relocate the front sway bar, or can I just take it off all together now that Im much stiffer than before?
Lets hear from those who have done the same and let me know what you thought. I now only have about 1" of down travel, which could be bad for slow wheelin, but may not be bad for my type of faster desert southwest race course powerline roads with silt and gravel washes. Im also running 5100's in the rear with OME 895's. The rrear shock rebound is way off and as soon as I can afford, Im going to Fox on all fours. Anyhow, let me hear from those who are running the same setup and let me know the good, the bad and the ugly. Include photos if you can.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Tooltime19]

So no one in here has their rig with the 5100's set to the highest setting? Well, ok.

 

[morphious]

I do and do not have a front sway bar and love it!

 

[fo' runnin']

How much lift does this give you, compared to a stock rig? I've got my 5100s set all the way up, but I'm just running stock coils on them, so I'm only up 2.5" and the ride is great. I also ditched the front sway bar and don't miss it.

 

[Tooltime19]

Sounds like Im taking the front bar off then. I will let you guys know how it goes. I know it will handle my type of off road driving perfectly.Thanks

 

[fo' runnin']

Sounds like Im taking the front bar off then. I will let you guys know how it goes. I know it will handle my type of off road driving perfectly.Thanks

Soooo.... how much lift do 2" coils and the 5100s all the way up give you? 4.5"?

 

[BlueBalls]

interested to see some up close pics and also measurements from ground to bottom of fender! Do you have a differential drop? Hows the CV angle?

 

[paperchasin]

[MENTION=44046]Tooltime19[/MENTION] I'm seeing the toytec front springs listed at 2.5" lift. Is 2" a typo? I ordered a set as well and am planning to run the springs with the 5100s set on the lowest setting. I believe that once you exceed 3" lift, you start to affect your ability to get it back into alignment specs unless you make further upgrades.

 

[hearno]

whallah!

Yeah, so it's actually "voila!"

 

[t-man]

I have stock springs but the Bilsteins are on top setting. Get rid of that sway bar!! Leave the rear on and it's all good. It leans a slight amount, but not terrible at all. I drive offroad, highway and even some high speed freeway (80-90 mph) all without issue.

 

[Tooltime19]

Right now with the current setup im running, the Camber is good, I did have to reset the toe. As many of you know in here, our rigs have some noticeable bump steer. Over the years, each time I have messed with ride heights, I have always had to reset the toe.
The caster is my only issue. I feel its about at the minimum for positive caster which is not ideal, but Ive driven much worse. Once I replace the upper arms, the caster can be set where I want it.
With all the components Im currently running, and the types of wheeling I do, the truck and this chassis package is maxed out. What I mean, is, although the truck looks great, its great where its fast, small to medium rollers, with tight twisty roads, but does lose some of the slow rock crawling ability with this package.
Ultimately, im going to have the new Fox DSC's, front and rear, definitely upper arms, and still deciding about lower arms.

 

[CruzadoBlanco]

i did the opposite. i set my BOSS C/Os at the lowest setting and then added a 2.5"spacer on top to regain the height. i do alot of slow speed crawling in the rocks so i needed the most downtravel possible. i couldnt imagine setting the coils with much preload, way to stiff for me.