3rd Gen Suspension Lift - MEGA THREAD

Heck yeah, down travel is highly overrated!

 

FINALLY! don’t have all the specs but here is my icon stage 5 set up with 35 Falken wildpeaks 0 offset on 17 Method NV 305s. Front is set at 2” back didn’t get any lift. Looking to add dobinson springs and possibly the icon rear links in the future.

 

Just had my stage 5 installed been on and off road for about 100 miles. No sounds or creaking.

 

Ordered Icon stage 4 tubular arm kit. Best price I found was with rogue off-road.

I don’t have off-road trim but install notes state that I’ll need a diff drop kit (icon part 55156). I can’t find this part anywhere, including icons own website.

Only plan on lifting the front 2” and doing a the install myself. I’ll keep y’all posted on how it goes.

 

Idk if ur in southern CA but I got a buddy who owns a shop and gets a really good deal on Icon stuff. Doing a stage 6 on my 22 tundra in a couple weeks when parts come back in. $2800 OTD in stalled alignment etc.

 

Can I get your buddy’s shop info? I’m in San Dimas. Looking around for install prices

thanks

 

Koritas Tire in Yucaipa. Ask for Carlos. Tell him Kris sent you.

 

Any body install the Elka's on their gen 3 yet? I'm looking for more of a fire road ripping and daily driver setup and am considering a king or elka setup and am new to lifts. The elka's look sweet but I can't find a lot about them. Thanks!

 

I have a couple questions, how much dose the OME 2866 springs lift the rear compared to the dobinsons C59-169 spring that says 2” lift? I want to pair these with the Elka front and rear shocks and adjust the front height accordingly for some rake, i haven’t decided on the 2.0 or 2.5 IFP yet. TRD lift dose not use a new panhard track bar with its 2” rear spacer, if I only go 2” max in the rear with a spring will I need adjustable panhard bar at all? One more thing, what’s good to take from the TRD lift other than the UCA and rear break lines I have a credit at the dealership and want to cherry pick from the factory lift parts. I have a parts list here

 

Anyone have a suggestion for what they think would be the most comfortable on-road suspension setup? I have a 2023 1794 TRD OR hybrid, and I want to get the softest, so-to-speak, suspension setup. Not looking to corner hard or anything like that; looking for as plush of a ride as possible.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

Stay with the stock setup. Unless u wanna lift the truck? What’s ur plan with wheels and tires?

 

Don't really want any lift because my wife is short. Wheels and tires I'm probably going to eventually swap out to Methods or similar, with an AT tire.

 

just do a leveling kit so u can fit the tire size u want and give it ur truck a more aggressive look.

 

Thank you.

So I take it coilover setups like Elka and King do not provide any additional on-road comfort?

 

Depends on how how valve them and what spring rate

 

If I could purchase one of the aforementioned setups and have it adjusted to run as soft as possible, that works too. I just don't have any experience with these suspensions.

 

Per rogue off-road website, OME 2862, should raise the rear by .75”

https://rogue-offroad.com/ARB-Rear-Coil--75-_p_13459.html

 

Yes that will work but honestly, your factory shocks are well designed parts. If you’re not going to be doing heavy off-road stuff, ur just throwing ur money away for nothing. Do some YouTube research.

 

Stick with the stock setup…won’t even need a level kit as you can fit up to a 295 tire with no rub with stock or similar offset wheel if you wanted to go methods or other aftermarket.

Oh…stay away from load E tires also as it would be a big culprit in quashing your soft ride dreams

 

I have an Elka set up on my FJ and they’re fantastic both off road and on road.

 

Softer on road Kusala?

 

Elka, unlike everyone else, does custom valve and shim packs for every customer. If you tell them you want softer on road (and therefore less bottom resistance) they can do it easily.

I have elkas on different sxs and one I set up for pillow soft and the other for big impacts. Elka did both to near perfection

 

Good info! Researching lift options but I see this on many of icons setups.

TECH INFO:

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• APPLICATION NOTE #145: WILL NOT WORK WITH HYBRID EQUIPPED VEHICLES.

Any idea the reason it wont work for the hybrid tundras?

 

Thanks a lot AZxp. What helpful and applicable information.

 

PM if you go the Elka route. I will introduce you to the number one elka guy in the US who will best any deal and take the time to listen to what kind of ride you want out of your shocks.

 

@Steveeee as @AZxp pointed out is true...they built my set up to how I wanted. My ride is a little firmer than stock, but still extremely comfortable. The stock suspension would billow forward when stopping and it would turn corners like a boat. No longer the case. It drives like a champ allowing for great long distance rides as well as flying down trail/dirt roads.

 

Thats awesome. Thank you both very much.

 

Yeah, I want to know why they state that. Only thing I can think is needing to preload a little more for the weight.

 

Stupid me, I decided to cross over the speed bump looking thing at target parking lot instead of reversing. Didn’t think truck was that low. Heard a loud thump, was cringing to see what happened. Got out, seems like the go rhino bottom bracket is slightly bent cause it tapped the speed bump. Still isn’t loose, but I’ll try to loosen screws tomorrow and screw in again.
Long story, guess I’m definitely gonna look to raise the trunk slightly so it doesn’t happen again.

Am I safe with keeping UCA stock if I’m only considering 2” rc m1 struts and 1” spacer rear? Thanks

 

Yikes what kind of industrial speed bumps you have in socal that you scrape out