ADS Off-Road Racing Shocks - Information, Pictures, & BS Thread

Perfect, that's what I am looking for. How many miles are on them? Have they ever been rebuilt?

 

Oh. I guess I can finally contribute to this thread since I now have my truck and the shocks.

I ordered my ADS shocks in June and received 'em in November (thanks covid). Setup is 2.5's with reservoirs and clickers all around - extended travel front and extended length rears to pair with Icon RXT leaf packs - custom black Cerakoted. Ordered direct from ADS thru Tyler and he has been fantastic to work with thru the process.

This is absolutely beautifully made equipment.

Once I finally installed them on I learned they were significantly stiffer than I was expecting - even at full soft - which completely caught me off-guard after seeing so many raving reviews of the ride quality on here. Ended up sending them back to ADS for a revalve to soften them up and they got them shipped back out to me the same week (perks of living in AZ). After the revalve they ride immensely better. I came from the '21 Offroad suspension, which I think is the softest available option on these trucks (and I absolutely loved it) so that's about the ride I was expecting. This is still stiffer even paired with 650lb springs, but the ride is pretty good now. I'm happy it's not rattling my new truck anymore. I might still send them back to see if they can fine tune the rebound to be a bit softer, but we're really close after the first revalve.

Anyways, truck is sexy as as hell with the ADS setup and I was happy to support a quality local company. I recommend ADS for sure.

 

Never rebuilt as far as I know, I bought them used on here in 2019 and have put on about 20,000 miles since then

 

nice man.

how many miles on them?

 

A whopping 700 lol. Have <1500 miles on the truck. Everything internally is polished and pressed so there's no break-in period per Tyler.

 

The coils took over 1k miles to break in for me.

 

Yeah the springs might take a bit to break in. I'm actually holding off on contacting ADS again to see if the RXT pack breaks in a bit. I think the issue is mostly still the valving in the shocks because compression is awesome now, but the rebound still needs some fine-tuning to suit my tastes.

 

i have the RXT pack as well and really like it so far. I run airbags with cradles (because I tow a trailer during summer) with the light setting on the pack. What is yours set at?

 

Running them how they came. Should be option 1, but I'm getting more lift than I should. It was advertised at 1.8" without weight in the bed which is a little higher than I wanted to begin with and I'm somewhere around 2.2". Really hoping they settle so I can drop the front down a hair and keep the 1" rake.

 

They likely will, they did for me.

 

anyone know of any place that will tune ADS shocks? revalve/tune for weight? and so on?

 

ADS will, lol.

 

no shit? really? they just need the gross weight and my money?

 

Can't tell if trolling... but yes pretty much. They won't rebuild other brands but they take care of their own. Just let em know what you need.

 

not, it was a legit question. every time I try to call they seem like they are overwhelmed.

 

I can, I've done a few sets for gen 1 and gen 2 tacoma's.

 

pm incoming.

 

I adjusted my ads setup a little before I install them on my truck when it arrives in a month. It was a breeze using a set of heavy duty spring compressors. The setup I bought was the extended travel, 650lb set going on a ‘22 sport tacoma with no added weight up front.. The thread showing on the passenger is .850” and 1” on driver. Any idea how high of a lift over stock this will put my truck?

 

you did extended 650# with no additional front weight? That is what I will be switching to (from 700# extended) with a Lo-Pro bumper and winch. I’ll be curious to know how they ride for you after they break in.

with that much threads showing I would imagine 1.5-2” of lift, which is ideal