All-Pro Suspension anyone?

I've searched and haven't found anyone who has put an All-Pro kit on their 3rd gens yet.

This is the kit I am referring to: Trying to spec out a Taco to replace my Raptor, and I've been spoiled by the great suspension!

 

Not a bad price. Pull the trigger, let me know how it is

 

You could build a similar kit on headstrong for cheaper.

 

http://www.headstrongoffroad.com/store/p186/Performance_Bilstein_Kit_(HS05BK-2).html

 

^^^3rd Gen guys with this lift?

How does it compare to the Fox 2.5's?

 

I'm just waiting to see what TRD comes out with for the Pro that I'm sure will come along in the next year or two. My issue with the 6112 is there don't seem to be any lift springs and the way to lift with it is to preload, which limits travel. I want a strut that gives more travel with a lift spring for height, which you can do with the 5100 and some OME springs, but the 5100 is smaller diameter body. I've also seen some bad reviews of the 5160's showing lots of corrosion, but I guess that can happen with any shock. I know Icon offers special coating for their stuff that is supposed to help prevent corrosion, but I'm still just patiently waiting to see what's going to happen with the TRD Pro suspension. I'm not real concerned with a huge lift, I just want a little more clearance in the front and better performance at speed over rough terrain. However, if I was going to buy something today I'd probably give the 6112+5160 combo from HSO a whirl, and hope that down the road someone offers a lift spring for the 6112.

 

Just so you know the Bilstien coils are just 14" length Eibach (3" ID) powder coated black and branded as Bilsteins. If you don't want to preload the coils all you would have to do is figure out the spring rate Bilstein selected (likely 550 or 600) and go to a higher rate.

As far as preloading limiting travel vs choosing a higher rate coil and no additional preload, the end result is the same. The overall travel is not changed, that remains as is, you are just making it so you have more range of motion in your uptravel cycle and less in the down due to the lift and not the coil or preload on it.

 

Thanks for the info! I'm new to lifts, so still learning lots and lots of stuff.

 

I'll admit I'm pretty Taco clueless. Trying to figure it out but there are only 1 or 2 examples of what I'm trying to do.