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Eibach pro lift and 1inch rear blocks

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by nibx1911, Dec 10, 2020.

  1. Dec 10, 2020 at 5:11 PM
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    Hello all, I hope I am not missing this answer somewhere but I ordered the eibach pro lift and 1 inch rear blocks for my 2019 dbl cab trd manual transmission, and the sales rep said to set on second notch with the spacer in rear. Will the truck be level? All I have is a bed cover and don't want the front higher than the rear. Thanks!
     
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    Second notch I believe gives somewhere around 2.75-3" of lift up front. The truck has ~1" of rake on stock configuration. So adding 3" up front and 1" in the back would result in the front end being an inch higher than the rear.

    First notch should give about 2" in the front and would put your truck pretty much level.

    Now, if you have an aftermarket bumper + winch + other heavy crap up front, then second notch might work.
     
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    So why when I gave eibach my truck specs that is the suggested usage. I just got a po on those small blocks and don't need them? Way more expensive than anywhere else too.
     
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    Are you using your factory coil?
     
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    No. I'm using eibach
     
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    Edit: I just checked and I have it set on the first notch. Sorry.

    It will be perfectly level set up that way. I have the same truck and same lift except auto transmission with a Diamondback cover and it’s perfectly level.
     
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    If the ride isn't bad I'd rather send the blocks back if the rep is wrong, I would think he should have known but that not what hundreds of pages reads. I'm going to need a solution sadly. Thanks.
     
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    On Eibach website it says if using their pro lift coils on the bottom setting you get 2” and to only use the top 2 if you have extra weight on the front.
     
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    Thanks!
     
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    Is it the stage 1 or the pro lift preassmbled coilover?
     
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    Sounds like there may be variances in the trucks or kits?
     
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    Stage 1, im going to put it together myself. Its the pro lift and ill re use the top hats.
     
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    I edited my above post. I’m actually on the first notch and it sits level.
     
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    Bottom notch = 2” and the rear block = level.
     
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    I read that also, but not what eibach told me to do is whats confusing
     
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    Maybe they though you were reusing your oem coils and misspoke.
     
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    I can get different blocks or aal, is the ride quality the same on second notch?
     
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    No, I talked to the same rep twice and the coils were ordered in the pro kit.
     
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    I'm 2nd notch with 2" add a leaf and it's level. You're not getting level with a block but the second notch looks great.
     
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    It will be stiffer and more lift. So you’ll have to something different in the rear and then with more than 2” in the front, per their site the top notches give more than 2.5” you’ll need to look at ucas for the front for alignment purposes. Then higher in the rear and driveline angles come into play.
     
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