Did you end up liking the eibachs more than the toytecs?
Question for Ryan,
Brother In-law gave me his old fishing boat. I just towed it home from N. Minnesota to S. Missouri (1053 miles). Rear end on the truck was really sagging and the front end was up in the air. The truck handled ok but looked like shit.
MPG trip up average (unladen) = 19.63
Average MPG towing back home = 14.40
What would the best way to correct that rear end sag for towing?
Add a spacer in the rear or airbags?
For airbags, can you advise the inside diameter of the rear shocks?
Will the adjustable rear correct that rear end sag for towing?
What size is the boat?
16ft Lund:
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Note the above pics don't do it justice as I took the boat off last nipectedght and just rehooked it up. Give it a 1000 miles and the truck looks crazy.
Researching here - seems airbags might help.
Hey eibach any updates on when toytec will get more of these kits in?
Nice boat!! Wish my brother would give me a boatFrom your last post i expected a yacht lol.
I have a 16 footer as well... But a bass boat, not a deep V. So smaller/lighter. Whats crazy is i dont notice much drop in fuel economy when pulling it... I will go from 18.5 to 17 at worse.... But when i haul an even SMALLER/lighter trailer, about 12' trailer with 7-8 bags of trash to the dump my MPG drops to like 15... Quite confusing, the only thing i can think of as a "why" is because the boat is more aerodynamic, and the "trash trailer" catches more air... As the ramp on the trash trailer sits up pretty high.
Hopefully you get it figured out. Does the 4runner sit pretty level without the boat hooked up? I havent gotten mine in yet, but im worried a 2.75/1" lift will make it nose high from the start which will definitely create a saggy butt when towing.
Question for Ryan,
I tow from time to time too and IMO it just is what it is. It's not often enough to try and come up with a solution for an hour drive each way every month.
The rear adjuster we are working in will help, but would you jack the rear of your rig up and manually raise the rear just to tow a boat?
OD of the rear shocks is 51.5mm.
Thanks Ryan.
Thinking if I ever do another long distance tow, I'll invest in some airbags.
Now they're telling me (Summit) you (Eibach) just got them in stock today 9/30, and should ship by Friday. [emoji35]We might beat that date by a day or two, but no more than that. We're slammed right now. Good news is we'll have 300'ish kits.
I will never order from Summit again.At least the “lady” informed you of this, I was left out in the dark for two weeks by Summit, only deal with 4wheelparts now which has never let me down and gives excellent customer service
I'm feeling the same, although I can't say for sure what their expected ship date was when I placed my order on the Sept. 3rd. Considering they do display expected ship dates and clearly state the kit is drop shipped direct from the manufacturer, I'm having a hard time putting summit on blast.I will never order from Summit again.
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Now they're telling me (Summit) you (Eibach) just got them in stock today 9/30, and should ship by Friday. [emoji35]
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Matthew Mincksshoot me your name and I'll track it down
Matthew Mincks
Dont feel too bad.... Toytec just told me that they are not sure WHEN exactly they will have my order from Eibach...... but they are estimating about 2-3 weeks
Ryan did yall get in those 300 sets?