eibach vs OME

hey guys i was wondering if you could all help me out with acouple questions that i have.

i have eibachs and 5100 billes up front right now set at .85. i was wondering if it is and why its bad to set the eibachs any higher than that? i have the 5100s out back too and a 2in AAL, the ass end of my truck is higher than the front. and its doesnt seem like the rear is going to settle any more, i just want to level it out.

would it be better to change out to OME 885 coils and either the 10mm or 13mm top plate lift enhancer?

thanks for the help guys

 

why would my truck hate me so much?!!?! i have the drivers side lean spacer already so idk if i could? would i just need to take the lean spacer and just put the 10mm on each side? and i think i might have to get the 10mm if it would work

 

Next setting for a second gen is 1.75, so it's even worse.

Your truck will hate you because the Eibach's are a stiff coil and that's a lot of preload. You're better off getting a taller coil like the 885's and letting the coil do the lifting rather than preloading a shorter coil. The 885's have a lower spring rate than the Eibachs but they're taller. Toytec also makes a new top plate for the Eibach/5100 combo to give you a full 3" lift without preloading the Eibachs past the .85 setting. You'll also have the same ride you have now with the new top plate set-up. You might want to look into that option.

 

No, your concerns are 100% valid, you shouldn't go over the .85 setting with Eibach coils for the exact reasons you stated!

 

Thanks guys for the help. I do have the diff drop already on, so I guess I will have to look imo the top plate spacers. Would i be able to use that in conjunction with the lean spacer?

 

If you're refering to the new top plates from the Toytec kit, I don't see why not but I don't have that kit and can't say for sure. You should ask Toytec if you end up ordering that kit.

 

I can see now whey they made you a mod.

 

Get the 1.5 aal and call it a day. It should even out.

 

But I don't want to lower the rear I want to have the front match the rears height

 

Do you have aftermarket UCA's? You may have gotten away without them on your current set up but going higher may require you to get them or your alignment and handling could suffer.

 

Ya I have light racing UCAs already installed

 

Throw some sandbags in the bed. Lol. Think on the plus side, when u have a load in the bed u wont be nose high. I'm running almost the same setup. See my sig.

 

ya yours is def more level than mine. i think im just gana get the top plate spacer kit from toytec. it says that it adds another 3/4in so i think that will help

 

OP, did you ever put those top plate spacers on? I have same setup as you and looking for more lift in front end. Did they work with the drivers side lean spacer?