Sick of the Revtek...

So basically, the ride quality of the RevTek 3" lift sucks! I commute on the highway for school everyday and whenever I hit a pothole, I feel it...really bad! It's to the point where it gets so rough that my whole change tray comes off whenever I go over a speed bump or pothole.

I hope I am not the only one that experiences this for those who have spacer kits also.

Anyways, I have a 2WD and I noticed that many people have expensive coil overs such as Icon's with rear add-a-leafs, etc. Would I be wasting money if I invest in such a type of suspension option? I do plan on doing minimum off-roading in the near future when I move to the central coast, however, I only have a 2WD. I want the best quality ride possible, I miss stock but don't want to go back!

Summer is here which means new, long hours = big bucks. I can save enough to lift this truck the way it's suppose to be. I was thinking I could go with Icon Coilovers, Total Chaos UCA's, and Alcan Leaf Springs.

Give me your thoughts/suggestions!

 

perfect set up highly recommend the icons im saving up for them right now. also i have the 5100s on a 1.75 lift when i put them on i got new tire that day. but on the drive home my truck was way too rough then checked the tire pressure the shop had them at 55 psi (they are a max of 65 psi) so i lowered the pressure to 40 in the front and 34 in the back it helped so much it also stopped better and took turns better. just putting out a suggestion.

 

hmmm...haven't really paid any attention to the tire pressure...

 

there are so many different options you can go with a 3 inch lift. I suggest going to the suspension threads and see whatpeople installed and how much they spent. You can find really good setups with new shocks + coils and an add-a-leaf to get a good ride for a 3inch lift.

 

I hate my spacer lift too. Its going away in a few weeks.

 

The Icons, TC's, and Alcan leafs are a good setup.

 

Mine is the same. With the weight of my tires and the stock shocks, my truck tends to 'slide' a little bit when I hit big bumps and washboarding. I just figure I'll save money with this for a 6" later down the road.

 

What kind of brand are you going with? Stage 1 or 2?

 

I had Donahoe Racing (Icons) on my Tundra and it was the best riding truck I ever had. Well worth the investment, you do get what you pay for, suspension is the best investment in my opinion, next would be a great stereo... Good luck, if you can afford the full lift and UCAs go for it!

Rob

 

I still feel the pain of the revtek maybe one day things will change

 

OME coils
OME shocks (or 5100's if on a budget)


= no more horrible ride

 

I don't remember, I haven't looked at it for awhile. I do know I wasn't looking at going overboard with it. Which brings me to this:

edit: nvm what I just deleted here.

 

My original setup was Toytec spacer lift with the Toytec aal and stock shocks. My truck looked great but the ride was horrible. I recently made the switch to Icon coilovers with TC UCA's. I left the rear aal and went with Bilstein 5125's in the rear.

I got the Icon's on ebay because I got a special promotion from them for $100 off an auction. I picked them up for 650.00, brand new. I got the TC UCA's from DSMS (ebay) for $650.00. I got the 5125's from ebay for $189.00

My ride is much better now!

 

thats a good deal on the icons, does the seller have any more at that price??