Rough Country Vertex coilovers???

Yes I adjusted them on the truck. Jacked up the front and used the RC spanner they offer BUT, you have to grind/file the rounded part of it so it fits in the strut tower. After you do you can adjust them

 

I believe that is fender to hub measurements not fender yo ground, but interesting that's a full 3" of lift.

 

Correct. Fender to center of hub.

 

Is it cool you could get a fender to ground measurements as well? And if I recall correctly, you have not adjusted the coilovers yet, yeah?

 

Yeah I can do that. I have not adjusted my coilovers yet. But I need to

 

Fender to center hub is really the only way to accurately measure your lift. Tire pressure, ground level, ect. influence ground to fender. My SR5 was 21 front and 22 rear stock.

 

Update on this - I have adjusted the 3.5" fronts down to give me a solid lift height and save my other components. Paired with their 'forged' Uppers, I get quite the amount of downtravel and need to limit it. Truck looks great and I love the ride. I have them set at 4 and it is soft with the Geolandars. They're pretty great for mid to mild off-roading on dirt and gravel, but beware on rocky trails. Note: The RC UCA nuts are rusted already, even after dousing them with some Fluid Film. Can't avoid it. I am pretty annoyed with the resi-mounts, as well. They made way too much noise when they were initially mounted. Bounced off the frame basically 24/7. They were since adjusted.

 

What nuts rusted? Could you post up a pic?

 

Sure that’s not stock hardware?? RC doesn’t provide hardware

 

Had to get rid off tholis eibach 700# to a 650# that eibach 700# was way too stiff the ride was horrible. With the new 650 coil is perfect!

 

Has anybody experience extra squeaking or rattling after their lift

 

Yes the rear leaf pack bushing squeak like crazy, really annoying. No problems at all with the from coil overs though

 

I have the same exact suspension / uca setup it is great!!!

 

any good comparisons between these and other big brands? have kings on one of my tacomas and was looking at icons for the other. all in shipped to the door the comparable icon kit with leafs, uca, and adjustable remote resi shocks is about 8 grand. i can get the vertex kit shipped to the door for 4600. i been searching and have yet to see a video of somebody actually putting these shocks to work. just people driving on smooth ass paved roads talking about how goof they are.

 

All I can say is their customer service is great, if something breaks they replace it almost no questions asked. Maybe try em out beat the hell out of em for the first couple months and see. I’m a pavement pounder honestly, and the issues I’ve had is squeaky leaf spring bushings(almost a given) and the UCA rubber boots seem to dry out and crack. I’ve never had an issue with the coil overs themselves leaking ect. However, I’m only running their V2 monotube shocks in the rear. The Vertex shocks are pretty solid for daily use, very comfortable on road.

 

from what ive seen online they are non rebuildable. or atleast nobody rebuilds them. if that is true then its a hard pass for me.

 

I'd love to see this, too. They have been great for me in Mid-Michigan. I have the fronts. My rears are 5125s. If I don't have a lot of weight in the back, I buck like a horse.

 

#1 - yep. pretty sure.
#2 - Upper Control Arm.

 

I’ve not done a whole lot of “hi speed” off road stuff, just because there’s not much of that type of terrain around my area. But I have done some. I can’t say if they’re as good as Kings or Fox w/DSC, but this is my experience… For daily driving they’re more than good enough. Same for slow speed off road. The little bit of hi speed off roading I have done with them, they’ve exceeded my expectations. I’m sure other top brands are better, but for the price point I don’t think you can beat the vertex line of coilovers/shocks especially for having adjusters. It’s probably the best product RC makes. I wish I could say the same about their winches…