Eibach Pro-truck lift

[4251craigt]

Great looking car! Do you have additional weight up front?

Thanks! No additional weight up front yet . I’m going to take it up 2 clip settings up when I add a SSO bumper and iron man 9500lb winch... total weight should come to 115 pounds .of additional weight .


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[DSRunner]

So I installed the kit on my '17 trd off-road along with JBA UCAs and im a little disappointed at how much rake I maintained. Installed at first notch, and after an alignment and driving several hundred miles over a couple weeks I measure ~21.5 inches in the front and ~22.5 in the back. Everything on the front end is stock. Did I do something wrong??

I'd like to upload a pic but struggling with resizing to " 136kb"...

I have the same issue. My lift came out to 21.75" and 22" for the front. Have you reached out to Eibach? I'd be interested in their response. I'm going thru Wheeler's to resolve this since I bought thru them.

 

[mark@eibach]

I have the same issue. My lift came out to 21.75" and 22" for the front. Have you reached out to Eibach? I'd be interested in their response. I'm going thru Wheeler's to resolve this since I bought thru them.

Are you both running our spring in the rear?

 

[DSRunner]

Are you both running our spring in the rear?

I am not. I'm using the ICON 2" for the rears.

 

[mark@eibach]

I am not. I'm using the ICON 2" for the rears.

We call out a 1" lift for our our rear spring, so using an Icon 2" will certainly be more lift in the rear.

 

[DSRunner]

We call out a 1" lift for our our rear spring, so using an Icon 2" will certainly be more lift in the rear.

Thanks Mark. I think you might be getting me mixed up with [MENTION=151355]daesonn[/MENTION] who was disappointed about his/her rake. I'm happy with the 2" lift I got in the rear but the issue was with my front lift. I'm only getting 2" (driver front) & 1.75" (driver passenger) with the Eibach Pro Truck coil & struts. I was hoping to get 2.75".

 

[mark@eibach]

Ah, sorry about that you're right!

 

[4251craigt]

Thanks Mark. I think you might be getting me mixed up with [MENTION=151355]daesonn[/MENTION] who was disappointed about his/her rake. I'm happy with the 2" lift I got in the rear but the issue was with my front lift. I'm only getting 2" (driver front) & 1.75" (driver passenger) with the Eibach Pro Truck coil & struts. I was hoping to get 2.75".

Doesn’t make sense... it’s a 2.75 front lift , how are you only getting 2 & 1.75...?

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[DSRunner]

Doesn’t make sense... it’s a 2.75 front lift , how are you only getting 2 & 1.75...?


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I did some more measuring this weekend. To account for differences due to slight slopes, I took multiple measurements. My driver side ranged from 1.75" - 2" of lift and passenger side ranged from 2.25" - 2.5" depending on the direction I parked. Talked to Dave from Eibach and he mentioned its likely due to my higher rear 2" Icon coil (compared to the 1" Eibach coil) shifting the more weight to the front. That makes sense to me but didn't realize it would make that much of a difference. Anyways, I ended up ordering some top plate spacers to get me closer to 2.75".

 

[Runnin4MO]

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Originally Posted by 4Runnin4Fun View Post
I had the same assumption, bottom clip to eliminate factory rake. I called Eibach and spoke to an engineer, he explained that I should probably use the second clip to eliminate factory rake and the third if you have added weight up front.


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When and who did you speak to at Eibach? I called them 2 weeks ago and got this response...

When I spoke with Eibach they said a lot of folks with no added weight choose to place it on the 2nd clip right from the start and are very happy with the height. I on the other hand have an extra 220#going up front and said I will definitely need to be on the 2nd clip anyway. I asked, will I need to go to the 3rd clip because I want to sit right at 3"with all the weight, he said it will sit at about 2.9"with that weight on the 2nd clip.... If I go to the third it will effect the handling to much.

Mark, can you verify what clip to put the fronts on to get almost 3" WITH an added 220# bumper and 90# full roof rack? We're getting conflicting info from Eibach support.

Thanks!

 

[mark@eibach]

Mark, can you verify what clip to put the fronts on to get almost 3" WITH an added 220# bumper and 90# full roof rack? We're getting conflicting info from Eibach support.

Thanks!

This is rough, but if you take the 220 / 2 you get load per corner. Then take the 90 / 4 you get 22.5 roof rack per corner. SO your total added weight to each front spring is 132.5.

If your spring is 650lbin. it takes 650lb to compress the spring 1 inch. Now divide 650 by 132.5 and you get 0.2, so approximately 1/4" compression at the spring. I don't have the motion ratio in front of me though, so its hard to say what that looks like at the fender well.

 

[biratley]

This is rough, but if you take the 220 / 2 you get load per corner. Then take the 90 / 4 you get 22.5 roof rack per corner. SO your total added weight to each front spring is 132.5.



If your spring is 650lbin. it takes 650lb to compress the spring 1 inch. Now divide 650 by 132.5 and you get 0.2, so approximately 1/4" compression at the spring. I don't have the motion ratio in front of me though, so its hard to say what that looks like at the fender well.

How much will ride comfort and travel be affected by going to the 2nd or 3rd perch


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[mark@eibach]

How much will ride comfort and travel be affected by going to the 2nd or 3rd perch


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As long as the shock at rest is not in the top-out zone then ride comfort should not be effected. We designed the damper to function within the 2.75" height range so provided you are around that range at static you'll retain the same amount of up and down travel. If anything, the additional weight will make it slightly more compliant then rigs with no weight on the front.

 

[thomas1]

Just got off the phone with Eibach, thanks for talking me through everything, Kevin @ Eibach! Super helpful.

With the sale going on, just ordered the Eibach Coilover 2.0 System instead of the Stage 1. Preassembled saves me shop labor and I like how adjustable it is and I can go lower in front.

Anyone running this system?

I did exactly the same. Have you gotten any updates on delivery? I was told in December parts were on backorder and they expected to ship in January. Emailed last week and was told parts were in and kits would be going out early this week. Called today and was told parts were backordered and weren't due in until 2/26.

Maybe Mark knows something different?

 

[bear1998]

I did exactly the same. Have you gotten any updates on delivery? I was told in December parts were on backorder and they expected to ship in January. Emailed last week and was told parts were in and kits would be going out early this week. Called today and was told parts were backordered and weren't due in until 2/26.

Maybe Mark knows something different?

I ordered the Pro Truck Lift Kit from Wheelers....first i was told mid January...now im told early to mid February....if its not shipped by the 15 th of February...im cancelling my order n getting my money back...going to another manufacturer.
This is BULLSHIT!!!

 

[biratley]

I ordered the Pro Truck Lift Kit from Wheelers....first i was told mid January...now im told early to mid February....if its not shipped by the 15 th of February...im cancelling my order n getting my money back...going to another manufacturer.

This is BULLSHIT!!!

Good luck with that , almost all manufactures are on backorder #covid


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[bear1998]

Good luck with that , almost all manufactures are on backorder #covid


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I can understand the backorders...but to keep putting back shipping dates is not right. Seema like bait n switch.
If the world would stop tomorrow...im sure it would be covid

 

[thomas1]

I ordered the Pro Truck Lift Kit from Wheelers....first i was told mid January...now im told early to mid February....if its not shipped by the 15 th of February...im cancelling my order n getting my money back...going to another manufacturer.
This is BULLSHIT!!!

I ordered directly through Eibach, I don’t think they charge you until the product ships.

 

[nimby]

I ordered the Pro Truck Lift Kit from Wheelers....first i was told mid January...now im told early to mid February....if its not shipped by the 15 th of February...im cancelling my order n getting my money back...going to another manufacturer.
This is BULLSHIT!!!

 

[thomas1]

I did exactly the same. Have you gotten any updates on delivery? I was told in December parts were on backorder and they expected to ship in January. Emailed last week and was told parts were in and kits would be going out early this week. Called today and was told parts were backordered and weren't due in until 2/26.

Maybe Mark knows something different?

Spoke to Tanner, earlier. They are now waiting on rear shocks. He’s sending out the rest of my 2.0 kit.