Why isn't there more info on ADS suspension?

In case you are interested here is a link to their story. They have their own sister company ADS Mach which has all of the machining equipment's so they make everything in house as well.

https://www.adsshocks.com/

 

That means you! I bought mine from HS! You guys helped out with my end decision of giving ADS a try. Will PM you.

 

Sounds good. I will do what I can to help and get a response as soon as I can

 

Do you happen to have a link to the guide that you are referring to from Icon so I can see if they have something similar?

 

Can you explain this a little more? I was thinking about getting the ADS ext travel coil overs, and I can’t find set up instructions on them

 

From what I could tell, they go in like other coil overs. @Texoma installed them for me so maybe he can answer any questions you may have

 

They are legit bolt and go with an alignment unless you add on the remote resi's. Torque the tower bolts and LCA bolt to stock specs. Ask headstrong what the initial adjustment is set to and make sure you measure ride height before you install them.

 

Set up? Or install? Install is basically like all the other CO's. Res mounts to the front with the sway bar mount, rear I think I remember drilling a hole in the frame to mount. Set up, I'd recommend calling ADS and asking them about max preload per the spring height and weight. I couldn't find anything clear on this subject.

 

Thanks. And HS said the extended come preset at 2.5. What I’m unsure of is, can the extended travel be set to higher than 3 in? Compared to standard travel.

 

That depends on the allowable pre load based on the height and weight of spring. They usually don't come maxed out, so achieving more lift is possible, but it depends on a few factors such as front end weight, coil spring size and weight, and what UCA'S you'll have.

 

I was going to go with 700lb coil and I’m currently running SPC LR UCAs. I figure I get the 700 because I want to get a bumper down the line.

 

You'll want to decrease your pre load to almost nothing til you get the bumper if you get 700# coils

 

Correct me if i’m Wrong, you say I should decrease preload till I get the bumper, because the more preload I have, without an actual load on the CO , will give me a stiffer ride? Sorry, I’m trying to understand the meaning of preload. I came across this tread that explained things a little for me, might be useful to some. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fox-2-5-coilover-pre-load-questions.494917/page-5

 

The stiffer coil will hold the weight of your truck up higher and the ride will be rough

 

Are they really a switch up though? I mean, I have icon shocks, and my car rides just as well as my buddies in fox shocks. What could possibly be so much better about these? How much different is ADS compared to Icon?

 

They all ride different in different situations. Its personal preference. I like the way my Icons reside better than when I had Kings.

 

Exactly. It’s too hard to say. The only real way to compare, would be to have 6 entirely stock tacomas (base models) and have one have Icon, the other king, the other fox, the other ADS, the other Radflo, the other Bilstein and go from there lmao.

too much is at play. And honestly these shocks have different purposes off road. Unless of course you’re talking about on road performance.

but yeah, I’ve never been in a truck with kings. I think icons ride better in my truck than my buddy’s
Fox’s. Never been In A truck with anything else