700 lbs coils

Been looking into resolving my taco lean. I have a icon stage 2 set up with extended travel C/O's. My truck currently has a front/driver side rake. The front sides are about 1 1/2" lower than the rear. I have my driver side C/O set at 1.75" and my passenger set at 1.25". If I were to put some heavier springs (ex: 650 or 700 lbs springs), would that do both lessen the taco lean and generate more lift for the front of my truck? I've heard of people putting a spacer on the driver side, but would rather put a heavier spring in the front since I will eventually get a new front bumper. I'm looking to lift up the front of my truck because when I'm fully stuffed on 33's I'm rubbing. I have already done the CMC and have trimmed the plastic and a bit of the flares. I need advice.

 

Not sure if I can be much help but I have the toytech Eibach 3" springs on 5100's that I had to put on the second or third setting to get 3" out of and have the .5" spacers on both sides and don't get any lean. 700# sounds pretty stout and will probably ride just as shitty as mine does but I'd say give it a shot and see how it goes. Once you pull it apart the first time it's easy to go back and do it again.

 

Bump

 

Nothing?

 

Stiffer springs would help lessen your rake by raising the front end. I have 650 lb springs w Bilstein 6112's, and they do well with an ARB bumper and winch. 700's are probably overkill, unless you've got a steel bumper, winch, and skids. I still have about a half inch of lean, with no spacer. Also, I'm pretty sure the stock Icon 600 lb springs are 13" long. Eibach, Fox, King, etc make them in a 600lb 14" long version. Icon may also do that. So you'd get an inch of lift with the same spring rate.

 

Hold off on the 700lb springs - they'll really affect your ride quality.

I've got the original 650lb springs in mine and just installed a low-pro bumper + winch (about ~130-150lbs total). The front end dropped by a mere 1/8th of an inch. I do have Eibach 700lb springs sitting here at home, but suspect I won't ever need them.

 

agree with the above posts, 700#ers should be reserved for when you're fully armored

 

I do plan on getting a aluminum front bumper and winch pretty soon. Do you recommend that I just get a 14" 650lbs spring instead?

 

I have 14" 700's w/ ARB, 9.5xd warn, 100ft cable, AllPro sliders..

with Alum bumper I would go lighter

 

Definitely no more than 650's. Even 14" 600's might work. But between those two, we're just guessing unless someone else has your exact same setup. Icon might be able to give you some advice over the phone.

 

Also: with this new weight addition, the truck has gotten much more comfortable, while still maintaining the good handling characteristics. I think it now rides as I was hoping it would when I first got the ICONs.

I've got some 120lbs worth of @Mobtown Offroad skids coming in the next little while, and I suspect that even with those, I'll still keep the 650lb coils in place.