Thoughts on This lift?

Anyone got any idea on raising the whole truck like 2" ? Most everything I've found is 3 inches. I Want 5100's and eibach springs but to get like 2" lift and I think it'd look pretty good with the nose still a little lower than the rear.

 

Ome 881coils are 1.75"-2"

 

Take your leaf springs into a shop and get them re-arched with the AAL. You'll be shocked how much difference the re-arch makes.

 

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go ahead and do 5100's and eibach coils on the front and probably level it out first, save some money, then get an AAL and 5100's on the back like you said. Although I don't think my stock springs are worn out. How do you tell if they need to be replaced/ re-arched?

 

I'd just compare the arch to the AAL. It should be slightly more aggressive. Not much.

 

If you want 2" lift then eibachs are gonna give you a full 3" maybe a tad bit over 3". An AAL will probably level you out for a bit but after it settles you may be sitting with a little bro lean, which means the front is higher than the rear.

There are other options besides an AAL that can provide the lift you need on the rear and maintain that lift/ increase payload. It's a chevy leaf spring swap. Basically you gotta find some heavy duty springs off a chevy and cut the leafs down to fit under the main toyota leaf. I did it for my dad's truck and it's awesome, leafs are very strong. I've also heard ford springs work and dodge.

 

I have the eibach coils with bilsteins on the front and I easily got 3"+ out of the front suspension. I then added Dakar leaf springs which gave me 2.25" lift and I was still sitting a little higher up front. I needed to add 1.5" lift shackles in order to bring the rear up .5" higher than the front and to gain some rake.

Just an example since your looking at the same front setup that I have.

 

Even on lowest setting? I guess you get the lift out of the springs, so if you want less lift up front you need different springs than the eibachs?

 

What do people mean when they say preloading? I.e. "Preloading eibach springs with 5100's"

 

Preloading an EIBACH spring would be moving the "C" clip up a notch on the Bilstein shock and throwing a EIBACH on there. That's an example because the EIBACH springs are made for the lowest setting in those Bilstein shocks. If you adjust it any higher it's like your compressing the spring even more, which gives you the rough ride and more than enough height which could cause damage.

As for the Eibachs the lift is all in the spring, let it to its job. If you want less lift then OME is gonna be your best bet.

 

Yea...after a ton of research, Im thinking of doing:
OME 881s
Billies 5100 f/r
AAL (temporary)

I only want to run 265/75/16.
Also want just a little lift.

 

Pretty sure I'm gonna do the same too. Just asked a lift shop here in Denton how much to install and they said $400 , (200 for front, 200 for rear) Seems a little steep to me.

 

$400 is a good price if your not able to do it yourself. Most places want to charge $400 for just the front. If I were you I'd save that $400 and take the day to do it yourself, it's very doable.

 

Nice looking ride ...........
Make sure you post some pics after the lift

 

Thanks! Will do. I'm gonna wait for another paycheck though so it'll be 2-4 weeks :/

 

One more question, if I go the full 3 inch eibach/bilstein lift how's it gone look with my current tire/wheel setup? They're 265/70/16 on 16x7 rims