Too many choices for Coil Overs

dommo · Jan 13, 2012

chris4x4 said: ↑

The difference between the Icons, and the 5100's (essentially what the Toytec is) is huge. The Icons are rebuildable, and you can have the dampening changed to how you want it for free one time, if you order thru DSM. If you are pushing the 5100's you can over heat them easily. I havent been able to get the Icons anywhere near being hot. While the 5100's are going to be a little more supple on the smaller things, the Icons absorb the larger hits very well. They are just "that much better" than the Toytecs. As for the UCA's, unless you constantly tinker with different Camber, and Caster, the the TC's would treat you very well. Im going on 4+ years with the original Uniballs, and they are still silent, and tight.
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Thanks for the response, exactly the sort of comparison I was looking for. Now, when you say "larger hits"...like I said, I dont plan on any desert racing, nothing even close really. Are you just talking about the higher speed situations? If thats the case, then I suppose the 5100's would serve me perfectly fine, no?

Also, how do the 5100's handle *some* extra weight? Im looking to add a winch, but something along the lines of the http://undercoverhwms.com/wp/applications/2005-tacoma/, behind the bumper, not a full winch bumper.

Large · Jan 13, 2012

I'm runnIng 5100s with OME 885x & want that same winch, as far as I'm concerned I think it would be fine.

chris4x4 · Jan 13, 2012

dommo[OP] said: ↑

Thanks for the response, exactly the sort of comparison I was looking for. Now, when you say "larger hits"...like I said, I dont plan on any desert racing, nothing even close really. Are you just talking about the higher speed situations? If thats the case, then I suppose the 5100's would serve me perfectly fine, no?

Also, how do the 5100's handle *some* extra weight? Im looking to add a winch, but something along the lines of the http://undercoverhwms.com/wp/applications/2005-tacoma/, behind the bumper, not a full winch bumper.
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It all depends on the type of terrain you have out there. Where I am (AZ), its all desert, and many of the roads are washboarded badly. I dont like to drive at 20 mph on these, and prefer 30+ mph, so the Icons work best on those roads, at those speeds. The weight the 5100's can handle depends on the spring rate you have.

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