Eibach Pro-truck lift
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ratherbwheelin
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Hello Ryan / forum. I had the pro kit installed yesterday..... the rear is at apprx 3" compared to the estimated 1"??!! any thoughts of what went wrong? My shop is scratching there heads on a fix. Thanks
Hello Ryan / forum. I had the pro kit installed yesterday..... the rear is at apprx 3" compared to the estimated 1"??!! any thoughts of what went wrong? My shop is scratching there heads on a fix. Thanks
Charlievee
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Pics? Part numbers?
jtice
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Mine were packaged with the front coils slide over the rear shocks, just to make them fit in the box better. Maybe they put the front coils in the back? hahahaha
Ryan at Eibach
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Make sure F31-82-071-01-FA are on front and F31-82-071-01-RA are on the rear. Although I have never heard of this happening, anything is possible. You'd be surprised how common similar mistakes are.
Angelo
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Also, check to make sure the rear springs are seated in the lower axle "notches", they need to be rotated so that the end of the spring sits in the notch.
Ryan at Eibach
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You guys don't even need me here at this point :lol:
Ryan at Eibach
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Updates?
BP22
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Mine is.
sarcoid
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I've put a few hundred miles on it and it's great. As expected the nose dive during breaking is gone and it's stable in cornering. For your edification, I used to road race a Yamaha R6 and I love to corner. I tested it and it's great. I don't drive like that normally but it's nice to know it can handle evasive maneuvers. It handles typical pot holes and train tracks a bit stiffer than stock but still doesn't spill the coffee. Stock reminded me of sqashy, almost Cadillac like smoothness. The Eibach feels more like what a quality truck suspension should feel like. AND it looks awesome. Just waiting for my new wheels to come in and get some new rubber and it will look like it now feels.
northcoast
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After about 1300 miles, here is my update.
Just to remind people, this is my first lifted vehicle and I did not do any of the install. It was done by a local shop.
I'm someone who prefers the stiffer truck like feel to a ride, so in my opinion, the lift makes all the difference just as Sarcoid stated.
I read as much as I could in researching before I bought the lift kit. My goal was a modest low maintenance lift that wouldn't sacrifice too much for a daily driver. I partially achieved that, but the parts that didn't were my fault, not the lift. When you're new to mods, sometimes it's hard to grasp some of the concepts.
Where I messed up a little was the wheels. I got a 9" wide wheel with negative offset, so despite only going with 275s, it rubbed pretty good. I just had the BMC done and that did the trick. I didn't want to have to do that, and with the discount I got from the closeout wheels, I pretty much lost it and then some with the cost of the chop. On the plus side, the wheels and tires ever so slightly push past the flares by less than a half inch and the resulting stance is awesome IMO. But, after seeing my own truck go through this process, I now have a much better grasp on many of these technical aspects of lifting a vehicle.
I also added JBA UCAs even though it's not technically necessary.
Back to the lift itself...
Run, do not walk, to get this lift installed. I've been stopped a few times already to compliment the looks. Ride quality is amazing and much better than stock. It's not even close. Eibach did a great job. In two limited off pavement jaunts, it was great, as expected. I'm going to an off-road park in a couple weeks to stretch its legs a bit. I have no idea how this would fair in more expert level off road locations out west.
Any questions, hit me up.
Just to remind people, this is my first lifted vehicle and I did not do any of the install. It was done by a local shop.
I'm someone who prefers the stiffer truck like feel to a ride, so in my opinion, the lift makes all the difference just as Sarcoid stated.
I read as much as I could in researching before I bought the lift kit. My goal was a modest low maintenance lift that wouldn't sacrifice too much for a daily driver. I partially achieved that, but the parts that didn't were my fault, not the lift. When you're new to mods, sometimes it's hard to grasp some of the concepts.
Where I messed up a little was the wheels. I got a 9" wide wheel with negative offset, so despite only going with 275s, it rubbed pretty good. I just had the BMC done and that did the trick. I didn't want to have to do that, and with the discount I got from the closeout wheels, I pretty much lost it and then some with the cost of the chop. On the plus side, the wheels and tires ever so slightly push past the flares by less than a half inch and the resulting stance is awesome IMO. But, after seeing my own truck go through this process, I now have a much better grasp on many of these technical aspects of lifting a vehicle.
I also added JBA UCAs even though it's not technically necessary.
Back to the lift itself...
Run, do not walk, to get this lift installed. I've been stopped a few times already to compliment the looks. Ride quality is amazing and much better than stock. It's not even close. Eibach did a great job. In two limited off pavement jaunts, it was great, as expected. I'm going to an off-road park in a couple weeks to stretch its legs a bit. I have no idea how this would fair in more expert level off road locations out west.
Any questions, hit me up.
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jbinmd
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Got mine installed over the weekend using the no compressor method. The toughest parts for me were getting the rear springs seated correctly (would have been much easier with two people) and one of my front LCA cam bolts was pretty stubborn and I had to resort to using a breaker bar with a persuader extension (i.e. 4 ft length of 1" iron pipe). The fronts went a little quicker because I had my daughter on floor jack duty. All in all, probably about 8 hours total and that includes yanking out all of the XREAS plumbing. If I had to do it again, I could probably cut that time in half.
Not much road time yet, but it's definitely an improvement over my (probably malfunctioning) XREAS suspension. I'm dropping it off tonight for an alignment tomorrow. I'll post more thoughts and detail after that.
Not much road time yet, but it's definitely an improvement over my (probably malfunctioning) XREAS suspension. I'm dropping it off tonight for an alignment tomorrow. I'll post more thoughts and detail after that.
I know I have owed some pics for a long time. Washington weather has not been friendly for pictures. When it has been nice I have been in the field training. So I apologize. Wednesday will be sunny all day (so the weatherman says) so if you want more pics or pics of something specific. Let me know. Ok so here's my set up. I have the kit set on the second from the bottom. No additional weight as of yet. Easter helped when momma had trouble getting in.... here come the rock sliders. Back on topic. Additionally I have the JBA UCA and a 1/4" spacer on the driver side for the lean. I have the sway and diff drop. I really don't think I needed it the angles weren't to excessive and the sway never made contact. So It might have been needed it might not I couldn't tell you exactly but they are on and I have had no issues.
The ride... Everyone likes the ride of the kit hands down its wonderful. Since moving it up to the second setting. I would say that initially I felt something maybe a little stiffer/firmer. I would not go on to saying that I can really even differentiate what it is from before to now. So those worried about ride quality that shouldn't be a factor honestly. Maybe a 10-20% difference. Personally I like it just as I did before its just higher with more ground clearance.
Now the part everyone wants to know.
Initial Measurements (at 52,000 miles)
FL-19 FR-19.25
RL-20 RR-21.25
Kit Install (Recommended Setting/immediately after install)
FL-22 FR-22.5
RL-21.25 RR-22.25 (gas tank level may have played into this)
Second Setting with 1/4" spacer for lean
FL-23.25 FR-23 3/8 (there is an 1/8 difference but that could also be measuring variance and possible lean)
RL-22 RR-22 (I didn't gain actual height the angle is different.)
Now do i think I achieved 4.25" of lift no. The shocks were probably worn out, I might not have been on perfectly level ground, ect. There could have been a number of things that caused those numbers. Use your best judgement when you go to the second setting.
I love this kit. I love the versitility of it, the ride and the quality. Now if Ryan from Eibach would just send me the rear adjustable set up to test, life would be sweet.
To all that have sent me PM's with questions I hope this helps, I hope I've been helpful.
The ride... Everyone likes the ride of the kit hands down its wonderful. Since moving it up to the second setting. I would say that initially I felt something maybe a little stiffer/firmer. I would not go on to saying that I can really even differentiate what it is from before to now. So those worried about ride quality that shouldn't be a factor honestly. Maybe a 10-20% difference. Personally I like it just as I did before its just higher with more ground clearance.
Now the part everyone wants to know.
Initial Measurements (at 52,000 miles)
FL-19 FR-19.25
RL-20 RR-21.25
Kit Install (Recommended Setting/immediately after install)
FL-22 FR-22.5
RL-21.25 RR-22.25 (gas tank level may have played into this)
Second Setting with 1/4" spacer for lean
FL-23.25 FR-23 3/8 (there is an 1/8 difference but that could also be measuring variance and possible lean)
RL-22 RR-22 (I didn't gain actual height the angle is different.)
Now do i think I achieved 4.25" of lift no. The shocks were probably worn out, I might not have been on perfectly level ground, ect. There could have been a number of things that caused those numbers. Use your best judgement when you go to the second setting.
I love this kit. I love the versitility of it, the ride and the quality. Now if Ryan from Eibach would just send me the rear adjustable set up to test, life would be sweet.
To all that have sent me PM's with questions I hope this helps, I hope I've been helpful.
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Ryan at Eibach
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Haha!
Tell you guys what...when the new rear setup is complete I’ll figure out some sort of a contest and give the first one away here.
Tell you guys what...when the new rear setup is complete I’ll figure out some sort of a contest and give the first one away here.
Anyone?
M22
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I think there are a few running this kit in this thread with that size tire with more aggressive offset wheels than stock without issues. I can’t imagine that you would have any problems I think if you did have any fitment issues it would be minimal and easily resolved with aftermarket upper control arms with added caster just to move the wheels forward a tad away from the body mount/mud flap area. It’s been done before
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