Eibach Protruck 2 Science Experiment

Pretty sure it was measured at droop, otherwise there is 0 downtravel lol

 

Ya sorry. Reading comprehensive suffers 1st thing in the morning for me lol.

 

sorry... 22 1/2 hub centre to fender on the ground.

 

Ah ok, cool.

Yeah so the 3/8 spacer should work for you as well. Basically exactly the same that I measured beforehand.

 

I just lifted the front, removed wheels, took off bottom shock bolt, took off top nuts, slid coilover out (it's tight but doable), put spacers on, and replaced.

Bolted up, wheels on, dropped to ground.

Back it up and forth to settle suspension.

Marked/loosened LCAs, torqued
Torqued lower shock bolt
Torqued top nuts on coilovers

Wasn't too bad (I don't have sway bar)

 

Got my spacers on, definitely rides better over the speed bumps and doesn't top out as hard as it did, or as quickly rather. Aka you need to hit a significant bump to get them to top out on shock extension. Thanks a ton for the research and guinea pig work @Sand_In_My_Taco

This definitely removes my main complaint from the Eibach stage 2 lift. I'm not sure if it's worth it for some to disassemble nearly the entire front suspension to add this spacer, but if you're already going to be in there then it's definitely worth it to just slide it in there if you're having issues.

 

Awesome! I'm glad it worked out for you as well.

What size spacer did you end up going with? Did you measure before installation?

 

For whatever reason I never think I'm going to get fully into a project and next thing I know, there's parts and tools scattered all over the garage. So I always forget to measure ride height before I mess with anything, going to have to write myself a little note on my toolbox for next time.

I ordered that same one you used, the "1/2" in one that's a bit closer to 3/8 in when measured.

Currently I'm now 22.5in center of hub to fender, I honestly don't know where I was stock but I'm guessing I'm about 1.25in higher than stock, I've got a slim front bumper and a winch now. You can see my threads showing at the bottom of the shock is about 1 7/16. Ride height is good now after these, 1/2in rake.

 

Nice. You lowered the coilovers by 8 turns yeah?

Enjoy! I don't have the clunk anymore myself, however I still have the click....

Woohoo lol

 

yep I spent a ton of time trying to get rid of the taco lean messing with the RF and LF. I went up about 2 turns on each side once I got my 1in lift blocks in the rear in. But still slightly less than when I first got them. I did a ton of clearance work after I got my wheels/tires so I can get away with minimal lift now.

 

That's the ideal way to go.

I need to work out how to make front mudguards work. I have thin aftermarket ones, however I feel I I'll need to trim them, then fab up a bracket to fully support. Hurray for 285s lol.

I'm going to swap my battery to passenger side, and do a little writeup on that. Should help with the taco lean.

 

I've did all of this from the day I installed my eibach 2.0

I've installed the 1/2" spacer just to gain some lift, but also removed it to solve that clunking/thud issue.

I've also removed my sway bar, installed and Uninstaller swaybar relocations kit. No avail. I've now Uninstalled it and switch the fronts back to stock with a 2.5" spacer for now. No complaints. Up next is kings.

 

Conclusion

 

The only correct way to fix the notorious Eibach clunk.

 

Finished the install.

Rides like a dream, no more clunk!