bungholio
Junior Member
So after digging through tons of suspension threads about the best suspension upgrade without breaking the bank, I discovered this thread and was very curious about its benefits as well as what it could have offered me.
I decided to go with the Eibach Pro Truck Lift Kit as discussed here. Prior to purchasing, I did discuss this suspension with a friend of mine who worked in the suspension field and I felt it was a good step forward for my needs. Eibach has been in the suspension business for decades, and are an extremely reputable company for their in house R&D for each vehicle application. The suspension was ordered and was put onto my car at 2200 miles. Currently the car has 2700 miles and I wanted to share my thoughts.
I was looking for suspension that was a tad stiffer, that would reduce the nose diving on braking, level out the car, and did not require me to do a UCA swap or a diff drop. I also wanted to enhance the ride of the car without going overboard since in reality this vehicle is my daily commuter and is used in light expeditions.
Initially, I was looking into just the shock replacement with Bilstein's but figured if I was going to disassemble my whole suspension, I wanted to swap the springs as well. My mentality was buy once, cry once, and do it while its out.
This suspension did just that for me. The vehicle was raised to a good leveled height front to rear. The nose diving was reduced by a significant amount and stiffened the ride just a bit but not to the point of pure discomfort. Everything in the kit was exactly what was needed to assemble the suspension with the exception of re using your existing top hats or purchasing new ones.
The UCA was just at the right points and did not need to be replaced, also the vehicle was able to be aligned correctly and also gave me the opportunity to remove the alignment bolts and apply anti-seize to it as well for future use. The brake lines still fell within specs and still had slack and did not need to be extended. In the end for the price where most vendors price the kit between $670-$700, I was extremely happy with the outcome and with the cost.
What I was most happy about this suspension, was that it did come with snap rings and four different levels of adjustment for the front spring seats. As explained in the instructions, the most bottom seat is for no added weight to the front of the vehicle. Each ring has its own application for if and when you wanted to customize it to your specs or add extra weight to the front in the form of a winch or bumper.
I have taken this vehicle wheeling in stock form and was happy with the results, I have yet to take the new suspension setup wheeling but will do so in the near future with a follow up and surely do not anticipate being disappointed.
If anyone is looking to upgrade their suspension from stock without breaking the bank, I would highly recommend using this kit as I couldn't be happier.
For those who have questioned the height differences between the front and the rear springs. The front being lifted 2.75" is perfectly mated to the 1" rear lift in this kit. If at all there is still a slight forward lean but insignificant at all.
I hope this helps anyone who is looking for an upgrade and stumbles upon this thread, I couldn't be happier going this route overall.
2018 TRDORP - BFG KO2 40PSI COLD 265/70/17 Load C Rated.
I decided to go with the Eibach Pro Truck Lift Kit as discussed here. Prior to purchasing, I did discuss this suspension with a friend of mine who worked in the suspension field and I felt it was a good step forward for my needs. Eibach has been in the suspension business for decades, and are an extremely reputable company for their in house R&D for each vehicle application. The suspension was ordered and was put onto my car at 2200 miles. Currently the car has 2700 miles and I wanted to share my thoughts.
I was looking for suspension that was a tad stiffer, that would reduce the nose diving on braking, level out the car, and did not require me to do a UCA swap or a diff drop. I also wanted to enhance the ride of the car without going overboard since in reality this vehicle is my daily commuter and is used in light expeditions.
Initially, I was looking into just the shock replacement with Bilstein's but figured if I was going to disassemble my whole suspension, I wanted to swap the springs as well. My mentality was buy once, cry once, and do it while its out.
This suspension did just that for me. The vehicle was raised to a good leveled height front to rear. The nose diving was reduced by a significant amount and stiffened the ride just a bit but not to the point of pure discomfort. Everything in the kit was exactly what was needed to assemble the suspension with the exception of re using your existing top hats or purchasing new ones.
The UCA was just at the right points and did not need to be replaced, also the vehicle was able to be aligned correctly and also gave me the opportunity to remove the alignment bolts and apply anti-seize to it as well for future use. The brake lines still fell within specs and still had slack and did not need to be extended. In the end for the price where most vendors price the kit between $670-$700, I was extremely happy with the outcome and with the cost.
What I was most happy about this suspension, was that it did come with snap rings and four different levels of adjustment for the front spring seats. As explained in the instructions, the most bottom seat is for no added weight to the front of the vehicle. Each ring has its own application for if and when you wanted to customize it to your specs or add extra weight to the front in the form of a winch or bumper.
I have taken this vehicle wheeling in stock form and was happy with the results, I have yet to take the new suspension setup wheeling but will do so in the near future with a follow up and surely do not anticipate being disappointed.
If anyone is looking to upgrade their suspension from stock without breaking the bank, I would highly recommend using this kit as I couldn't be happier.
For those who have questioned the height differences between the front and the rear springs. The front being lifted 2.75" is perfectly mated to the 1" rear lift in this kit. If at all there is still a slight forward lean but insignificant at all.
I hope this helps anyone who is looking for an upgrade and stumbles upon this thread, I couldn't be happier going this route overall.
2018 TRDORP - BFG KO2 40PSI COLD 265/70/17 Load C Rated.
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