2" lift max, what do I need

I ordered 4- 5100's two front and two rear as a kit. The Eibacs you refer to are the stock coils on the truck now I assume as the kit I ordered are just 5100's ? The AAL for the back is a 1.5" two leaf kit with hardware. Si mple and effective......I hope?

 

Toytec sells eibach coils now they are branded for them they are not the coils that come on your truck they give 1.6" of lift and will help your ride quality a lot compaird to 2" from just the 5100s

 

I have the Ironman4x4 lift with an AAL in the rear. I got 2.5" initial lift, but it has settled to 2". I'm also within spec on alignment without UCAs.

Not the best pic, but...


The above pic is on an incline, so it makes it hard to see. However, it is with the lift and 265/70/17 tires.

Here is one after the lift, but still on factory Dunlops.


Here is a pic I took with my phone the day after putting on the lift. Still with the factory tires, but it looks like it has the "bro lean" in this pic. That has since gone away.



I need to get some better pictures.

 

Looks great. exactly what I want. I had the same tire on order( 265 70 17) but decided to go with 275 70 17 instead,just slightly taller. I will have the same lift, just using 5100's and a 1.5" aal in the rear . I''m going to set the 5100's at 2.5 front and expect it will settle to 2" as did yours.

When you say you are on spec for alignment with out UCA's could you please explain what this means? I understand the alignment part don't know what is the UCA. Ahhh, never mind,now I get it, UCA is upper control arm. Some kits come with diff drop hardware and I'm nervous that I could have drive-line or alignment issues , something I was really trying to avoid. I figured a minimal lift plus tire increase would avoid the complexity of the higher lifts mechanically and retain the factory dependability. My truck will be a daily driver 98% of the time going to and from job sites , I do not carry loads very often. I just want a moderate lift with minimal amount of change. I need dependability and safety more than an off-road rock crawler truck.

 

Tony,

I pretty much bought the same OME kit with 884's. Only difference is I am going to run the Icon progressive leaf kit to get 1.5" in the rear. Did you have any issues with vibration after you install? Are you running shims, diff drop, a driveshaft carrier bearing drop or front swaybar relocation brackets? Just curious if I need any of those or if you are having any issues.

Thanks Tim

 

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I didn't run the differential drop because the consensus on TW is that they're not needed on 2nd Gens, and I didn't need the carrier bearing drop or swaybar relocation brackets either. I have no vibes and the alignment is fine with stock UCAs. The whole reason I did the 2" lift was to avoid all the headaches that you start getting at 2.5"+. The 265/75/16s clear without any rubbing. I've been very happy with this OME setup, both on and offroad.

And actually, I'm replacing my AAL and factory overload leaf with the Icon progressive leaf kit as well, to get a little more load carrying capacity without jacking up the back end with a Dakar.

 

Thanks for the help. Hopefully all goes well with my install and I don't have any issues.

 

To give you an idea, this is what 5100s set at 0 with 884x coils and 1.5 aal looks like. Sits a tad higher in the rear. Level if you haul something.

 

With the 5100's set at 0 for the front I assume this still lifts the front 1.5" or so which is why with the 1.5"aal in the rear , rear remains a little higher?

Was this a kit or did you just buy the 5100's and aal separately?

This is exactly what I was intending to do. A minimal lift with minimal additional components. Keeping the lift 2" or so and adding a one up size tire is more than enough for my daily driver, occasional weekend warrior.