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Coilover setup??

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Bubbabooie, Nov 4, 2012.

  1. Nov 4, 2012 at 6:28 PM
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    Bubbabooie

    Bubbabooie [OP] Member

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    Whats up guys. I do 75% driving daily and 25% going off-road. I what to upgrade my suspension from spacers in the front but don't now what exactly. What do y'all think of ICON adjustable or TOYTEC adjustable because I was mostly looking at them. Would like to know what y'all have on y'all rigs.
     
  2. Nov 4, 2012 at 6:35 PM
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    badger

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    My top 3 are Icon, Fox, and King,..in no special order. I have Fox and love them.
     
  3. Nov 4, 2012 at 6:38 PM
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    mutilatedjak

    mutilatedjak n00b waffle

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    I have kings and love them. No direct experience with icon or Toytec, but both get good reviews by people here.
    Icons have digressive valving while pretty much every other brand is progressive. Your choice will also be influenced by what type of off roading you do.
    Try searching through the suspension threads for more info,
     
  4. Nov 5, 2012 at 5:29 AM
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    When I put coilovers on my truck, do I have to put UCA's or can I just leave to the stock UCA's on?
     
  5. Nov 5, 2012 at 5:31 AM
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    Depends on how much lift you want.
     
  6. Nov 5, 2012 at 5:39 AM
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    I've got Icon extended travel coilovers and I love 'em. If I had to do it all over again I would go with Icon again.
     
  7. Nov 5, 2012 at 5:41 AM
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    If you go with extended travel coilovers then you will need aftermarket UCA's.
     
  8. Nov 5, 2012 at 10:42 AM
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    Simple answer yes and no heh heh.

    Depends on how high you crank them. 1 in probably not, 2 to 3 in most likely. Upgrading your UCAs is always nice but if you want to save some $$$$ then get the COs first, get it aligned, if it can't be aligned properly then get the UCAs next. If you end up not needing then that's like $600 saved for other mods.
     
  9. Nov 5, 2012 at 11:19 AM
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    X1000
     
  10. Nov 5, 2012 at 11:21 AM
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    The general rule is, above 2.5 inches its a good idea to change out UCA's since the geometry changes as you go higher. Up to that you're probably ok.
     

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