Just wondering what y'all out there think about the Cornfed spacers compared to the ProtechEZlift spacers. No difference? Work the same? Any opinions on this topic is greatly appreicated!

 

Nothing against Protech and his stuff, but I know "Cornbred" has been field tested and is tried and true.

 

hands down, cornfed suspension. it's better design that won't destroy your balljoints.

 

Bump....

Any other opinions?

 

Spacers are spacers...I am thinking we are going to turn some on the CNC, however, it is not rocket science. I have heard issues in regards to Cornfed getting his shipped out, granted he is a busy person in the Navy.

Mike

 

If I HAD to go with spacers, i'd pick cornfed's.

 

What's different about this design compared to Cornfed?

 

the location of the spacer.

proezlift's spacer is located outside of the coil pack, it's installed on top of the coil plate. your downward travel is limited via the strut/shock. so with the spacer on top of the coils, you'll increase your downward travel but you go beyond the travel of your ball joints. if you run this setup, then you should run limiting strap. the only good thing about this setup, the ride stays the same.

cornfed's spacers are located inside the coil pack between the top of the coil and coil plate. so your strut/shock still limits your downward travel with specs of ball joints. the ride does stiffens but this good since stock toyota coils are rated soft (carlike) for 4runners and tacomas.

i ran cornfed spacers in my 99 taco and 96 4runner with no problems. i was his 12th customer since he started his business back in 99.

 

Ahh, ok thanks. I was just assuming they were all installed the same way.

I already run OME HD shocks and 881's up front, I wouldn't want the ride much stiffer than it is already. But I would sure like to get the front leveled off.

I tried 882's originally but I had grease going everywhere, so I went down to 881's. I'm thinking now that they have settled, I may be able to get away with a 1" spacer with 881's to bring the nose up and still not push grease out of the boots.

 

Is ANYONE running the protech ones?




I'm not running either, but I didn't like how protech came in here just to sell his product.

 

I ordered my cornfeds Jan 9th and got them Jan 15.

That's pretty good turnaround.

Hopefully I'll be lifted by the end of the month as all the parts are starting to arrive.



Bill

 

the only difference is that with cornfed's spacers, you need a coil compressor. you can rent them at autozone, buy them for $40, or just take them to your local auto shop.

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I already run OME HD shocks and 881's up front, I wouldn't want the ride much stiffer than it is already. But I would sure like to get the front leveled off.

the ride is not bad with 881 and cornfed spacers. i ran 881 on my taco with a 1.5" or 2" spacer. it rode better with the 881 than my stock OEM coils. but than again, my 881 sagged some.

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I tried 882's originally but I had grease going everywhere, so I went down to 881's. I'm thinking now that they have settled, I may be able to get away with a 1" spacer with 881's to bring the nose up and still not push grease out of the boots.

882 are too tall in my opinion unless you are running an aftermarket bumper or winch to have the additional weight to make the 882 ride decently.

 

For what it's worth, I ordered a set of 1" rear ProTech spacers earlier this year. The owner was a pleasure to deal with on the phone and via email, and had the beautifully anodized spacers on my doorstep in a few days (CA to MD). The machining and finishing was first rate, and the fit to the coil spring was perfect. I've had them installed now for the better part of the year and am very happy.

As others have said, a simple spacer is a simple spacer. I thought I'd give ProTech a try and he did not disappoint.

Andreas

 

882's ride very stiff, i have them on my 4cyl reg cab (beachtaco helped install them) i have a TJM bumper so they did soften/sag after about 6 months and they ride very nice now

turner

 

Doesn't OME make some trimpackers, or something like that? To provide a little bit of lift for leveling purposes. Or am I thinking about something else?

 

You are correct, you can get the 5mm trimpackers for the OME881...they are approx 1/4".

I think the consensus, however, is to not stack any more than 2 on each side

Mike