Fabtech, ProComp 6" lift or more. Pictures

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Don't do it ! Keep the drop bracket and roll down your window and hang your arm out with your middle finger pointed at everyone.

Seriously...Go measure the ground clearance from the bottom of a mid travel non DB truck's front skid plate to the the ground...then measure yours ...then tell all the people saying DB's decrease ground clearance to fuuuuuuuuuuck offffff.

Just visualize it - your DB bracket is basically level with the bottom of the LCA mounts right...well guess what - so is the skid plate on a non DB truck. In reality my skid probably hangs down lower than your DB. Your spindles are bomb proof and you have the crown clearance of a Jeep, you already have a dialed front end and dialed rear end so you would be lowering your truck and LOSING ground clearance...don't do it the only thing you gain is a lower COG...and with 35 x12.5's your COG is the same as stock or possible even better - what !? Yup...your track width is probably 4-5" wider than OE right ? So call it a 4" track width to 6" lift ratio. Compare that to a guy running a 275 on a 3" lift...

 

Says the guy who went LT after DB.

Get out of here with your logic

 

Don't hate math and science..but seriously how many times have you heard people harp on that lower ground clearance thing - it is pure BS ! bottom of LCA tabs / skids to ground stays the same drop bracket or no drop bracket.

 

A lot when I had a DB. Im not sure anyone ever posted true measurements. Would need to compare apples to apples though which will be tough cause preload and tire sizes.

 

Oh alright... I'm about to dazzle you with some serious math and science...you can completely take suspension adjustment and tire size out of the equation - because that does not change the relationship of the lowest point of the truck hanging down from the frame. You have to remember that all a drop bracket does is move the LCA down. It also moves the diff down on a 4x but again equal relationship.

Take a look at these photos and look at the relationship of the LCA mount to the skid plate, the bottom of that skid plate sits well below the bottom of the LCA. From the bottom of the cam tab to the bottom of the skid plate is over an inch. That is the lowest point and your point of ground clearance.

Now look at the second photo of the drop bracket truck - what's that...oh shit ...the drop bracket tucks up higher and tighter than the non drop bracket truck with a skid plate ! The cam tab is even with the bottom of the drop bracket...what !? The drop bracket actually has an inch more ground clearance...holy fawk !

The only variable in ground clearance is then tire size and pre load BUT equal tire size and equal pre load on both trucks - the drop bracket truck still has more front ground clearance AND better approach angle and better crown clearance in the center of the truck !

So, in closing ( and I've been saying this for years ) to all the drop bracket haters that always default to the " ...and it has less ground clearance " arguement - tell em' all to shut the fook up, case closed, thank you ladies and gentlemen, the next show will be at 7pm...mic drop...

 

Thank God for logic!

 

I have a 6" Fabtech with 5100s and the front rides stiff as a board. What can I do to soften up the ride?

 

A few questions so we can help you -

Is this your first lifted truck ?

Was your truck stock before this lift ?

did you get new wheels and tires at the same time ? If so what exact tires are you running ?

 

No I've had a 2010 Tundra with a 6" lift and a few 4runners with 3" lifts.

I'm guessing it was stock before the lift. I just purchased it yesterday and the lift has been on there for about 2 years.

Wheels are 18x10 Moto Metals and tires are 325/65/18 Goodyear Duratracs.

Previous owner told me some aftermarket UCAs would help with the ride. Can anyone confirm?

 

Amen

 

Can you snap a picture of the 5100's so we can see how they are set and what coils you have ?

 

Isn't the argument against DB lifts regarding articulation not ground clearance?..

 

This thread woke up lol
I like logic and I love my DB

 

It's the factory coils and I believe the 5100s are set on the 2nd perch.

 

No, a drop bracket kit doesn't affect articulation at all...in fact the 6" lift will let you compress more without smacking your fenders. Tons and tons of people have held the belief that the drop bracket itself decreases ground clearance, there have been a million " don't do it " shit show threads on TW over the years.

 

wouldnt you hit bumps before you gain any more bump travel?

 

Hey guys, I'm looking for some likes if you canhelp a fellow out. This is for a upcoming calender. There are a bunch of bad ass rides, I'm just looking for the month of October. Just if only to look at sick pictures of everyone's truck. Lol. Thanks guys

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...eneration-tacomas.454994/page-7#post-13424129

 

likewhoring on the same website you're likewhoring for?

 

I didn't say you would get more travel I just said you would not smack your fenders as quick because of the taller lift. Take the front end for example, with a 6" lift you are sitting 3" higher than most folks which means you can compress 3" before your tire is positioned where most folks are at ride height.. make sense ?