http://www.suspensionconnection.com/.../KT09106L.html

Ok, just wondiner what is so bad about this, had another thread but i think it was deleted because of a bad thread title, and for some reason it didn't update when i tried to fix the title, but oh well.

Also someone had another thread with an "oem lift".... how much would that cost?

 

Nothing wrong with a spacer lift, it just adds height and not additional suspension travel. You probably saw OME, not OEM. OME stands for Old Man Emu which is a suspension company.

 

I think the OEM was referring to the Tundra/Lc lift...which runs about a grand with everything

do some searching about the tundra tundra lift...almost all your questions should be answered if you read that thread

 

I believe the biggest problem with that kit is it's made of plastic and won't last as long as some of the better spacer kit's(Revtek,Toytec & Cornfed)

 

I'm pretty sure the spacers are made out of polyurethane (sp?) which is pretty durable ...revtek's spacer lift also uses polyurethane spacers

 

ok... so for more suspension travel (is that the flex i keep seeing people talk about) i need to go with a real lift and not just the spacers? What is the general rule for bigger tires and lifts? Lets say i got a 2" body lift... what size tires could i put on. Or lets say i got a 2" suspension lift, what size tires could i go to? Most likley i would just get some A/T tires...

Thanks for the help

 

Search, Read a lot, then ask questions. there are a ton of threads like yours out there and people don't tend to respond to them since its

Here is the TRD/OEM lift thread. its long but will answer almost any questions you have about that lift as well as other lift questions.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...light=Lift+FAQ

Here is another awesome FAQ for lifts.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...light=Lift+FAQ

 

I thought Revtek spacers are steel? Toytec & Cornfed are aluminum.

 

is revtek and daystar the same thing?

 

NO.

They use the same concept, but are made from different materials.

 

What he said!

 

btw i have read those, one problem i always run into is i don't know what the heck all of the acrynyms you guys use... i have been reading a lot, and i keep running into all kinds of stuff that i don't even know what it is.... so i have to try to figure that out. But im slowly learning

 

Revtek uses steel and the rear is polyurethane. I have a Revtek kit and have had no problems at all with it. I like the Revtek kit but I haven't done much offroading yet either. I am sure the OME is better but I think the Revtek kit is a very well designed kit that can be installed by anyone with basic mechanical skills.

 

There's nothing really wrong with any of the spacer lift kits...Daystar included. I had the Daystar 2-1/2" lift on my '02 for about a year without any problems. Due to hauling a very heavy load in the rear, my stock springs sagged about 1.5". I've since replaced the rear Daystars and stock coil springs with Land Cruiser coils with fantastic results. The LC coils ride way better than my stock coils with spacers IMO. For now, I've kept the front Daystar setup.

I was told that spacers are great for appearance and light wheeling only. If you're into more serious wheeling or want a higher lift, go with the LC/Tundra setup.

 

Hey chadbobb;

There is nothing wrong with all those spacer lifts!! they simply just space your coil springs from the frame!!
I just put the OEM lift (Tundra/Land Cruiser) From Sonoran Steel!! And its a super smooth ride.
But if you want to keep your lift mild meaning just maybe 2.5" all around go with some Tundra front shocks and coils, and go with something like a Downey rear coil or OME (old man Emu). Because the LC rear coils give you about 3.5" - 4" of lift!!

 

ohhh yeah, it's dead. Nothing wrong with spacer lifts, they provide minimal performance gains, but are cheap,e asy, and make for a better looking truck. Search, there is tons and tons of info out there, or PM somebody that runs one, and ask them how they like it. I had a spacer lift for about a year on mine, and it was fine.

 

my roomate has the revtek spacers on his tacoma, and i thought they looked like a type of plastic (aka polyurethane or something) and let me tell you, the ride SUCKS. He dont call his truck the jackhammer for no reason..... the physics of it are simple: the spacers angle your control arms down more, so any impact goes in more of a vertical direction (into the frame) instead of into compressing the strut. So, id say go for the coilovers from another company, like donoahoe or SAW. They ride awesome. A friend of mine has em on his tundra and its amazing with the uniball upper control arms. just my 2 cents