Im looking at getting a lift here in the next couple of months and im trying to decide what i would like to do for the front. I opting for the adjustable CO's off the bat rather then getting the OME setup and changing it out in a year or 2. Ive had my eyes on Toytecs and SAW 2.0's. I dont do much crawling but i like to do mostly fireroads and getting out on roads less traveled but i want something that will be able to take some technical stuff down the road.

So what are the main differences between toytecs and SAW's? i know the SAW's need to be rebuilt every couple years or so and the toytecs dont. Are the ride characteristics similar or does one stand out more then the other? i Assume the spring rates are also relatively similar or can be ordered either way correct? Anyway, what are your opinons? suggestions?

 

I know toytec's can be ordered with different spring rates, not sure about SAWs. Toytec's are the simplest CO on the market.

IMHO you will be fine for both, unless you do a lot of desert prerunning type stuff, then I would go to a 2.5" shock.

 

i dont really do any desert racing, im up in norcal for a while thats why i was looking at the 2.0s. So its looking like the toytecs are the better choice for the simplicity? Will the OME shocks pair up the bilsteins fairly well?

 

I put a Toytec 2" lift kit in my rig. It was easy to install, straightfoward and actually kinda fun. I had one little problem with install and I called Toytec. The tech guy was more than happy to help. I have had not one problem with it.

 

anymore opinons?

 

bump- anyone?

 

everyone thinks the saw's need to be rebuilt all the time, but i have em in all 4 of my 4runners and never had a prob, my buddy has had the same ones in his 01 tacoma ex cab since 2001 and hasnt done anything to em and has beat the living snot outta them - im partial to the Saw's cause they work great overall. go for em. The ride is sweet and seems the 2.5" are a tad smoother than the 2.0 for some reason.