Ready lift 3” kit with Falcon Coils

Anyone running this full kit? I can’t seem to find much information in regard to users experience on the tundra. Not really familiar with the falcon shocks either. My first pick was a TRD 3” kit, but can’t find it anywhere second choice was probably fox but it’s pricy. I ran eibach coils on my last truck, and they were fine for the price, but want to do a better job of maintaining factory geometry on this truck. Ready lift’s full kit seems like a truly happy medium. But can’t find much information about anyone’s experience with the kit. Are the CVs as reliable as TRD red axles? Any input is appreciated!

 

For reference for others that may come across this thread interested in the lift as well, I’m going to be proceeding with this kit and record my thoughts and opinion in this thread once the kit is installed.

From what I have gathered from professionals in the off-road racing and suspension industry is that this is a heck of a lift for the money with some saying they’d actually much prefer this system over the TRD lift after installing it and becoming familiar with it. Quote “The TRD kit is overhyped 2.0 non adjustable Bilstein shocks. FALCON makes a good product, they are mainly known in the Jeep world but starting to branch out to other applications. We use their CVs on a lot of other brand kits because they hold up well and are less expensive than the TRD.”

It was clear when discussing, that bang for the buck, this kit is hard to beat.

for these reasons this is the direction I will be going. I’ll be happy to provide feedback once installation is complete. Probably won’t be for a few weeks as I’m still working on picking out my wheel setup.

While I won’t be installing the kit myself, I am familiar with aftermarket suspension systems, and I have realistic expectations per money spent on a kit. I hope to track my build progress as best as I can. With there not being much info or feedback out for this kit from the community, I feel it would benefit a lot of people interested in purchasing this kit.

I may even continue to track the rest of my build progress in this thread as well if it generates any interest. I plan on putting a ton of work into this truck, and I think a lot of folks would be interested in seeing what I do and where this goes, because I’m trying a bunch of products that don’t have a lot of information out and available online. I’m not the tutorial guy, but I’ll share my feedback and honest opinion and do my best to document as well.

I don’t believe the factory platinum wheels (20x8 +60mm) will marry up well with the control arms. I’m Leaning towards RRW RR7’s. But considering a few other popular options. Honestly, I’d prefer 18s, so if anyone has some lightweight recommendations, I’d love to hear and see pics. But the weight of the RR7s are extremely appealing, so it’s hard to sway away. And they just look so damn clean. If only they made an 18, I’d give up a few lbs. for that..

I was at first considering 33s for articulation purposes, but I’ve been swayed to the 35s due to so much input from others that the 33s will simply look too small. And ultimately and realistically, with my build, looks really matter to me. I haven’t really done my research yet, so if anyone would like to weight in on their favorite shoes for these trucks and why, it would be appreciated. Leaning towards BFGs as I think they look great on these trucks, but second priority aside from aesthetics would again be weight and performance. They need to be reliable and tough. My line of work puts me in tricky conditions time to time, very far from home. So need a reliable tire that can support that, while also being comfortable and semi quiet on the long interstate hauls. Also I do probably 2.5-5k annual miles towing, but not too crazy. No more than maybe 5-6k max lbs with a good hitch.

As I proceed I’ll also share my true cost from start to finish as I know a lot of people interested in this thread would also probably like to know these figures as well.

I’ll post some before pics of the truck in a following post for viewer reference.

 

Here are some photos of the truck. 2025 wind chill pearl platinum 4x4. I believe it has all available options except factory TRD upgrades or rear airbags.

 

Lift is ordered and I’m going with the 17x8.5 RRW RR7 in Matte black +0 offset. Tires are not selected yet, but I’m leaning towards 35x12.5r20 ridge grapplers. They’re not the best on a spec sheet, but they sure are sexy. Expecting them to cost approximately $425 per tire plus m/b, sensors, and fees. Lift is scheduled to go on in 2.5 weeks, so I got a little time before I have to pull the trigger. Wheels should be here next week, and I may go ahead and get them mounted up to see how the fitment is before the lift. Also, because I’m impatient and excited. Shared below are the invoices for wheels and lift in case anyone is curious.

 

Interested in hearing how things work out. I wanted to go with the Falcons on my 2016 back in the day but they were not available. Ended up doing the Eibach kit and it was pretty good, just always wondered about the Falcon stuff. Keep us updated.

 

I have a similar truck - 24 WCP Platinum Hybrid - and I went with the Rough Country 2" front leveling struts... but if this goes well for you I might upgrade to the Falcon kit.

 

I had eibach’s kit on my previous f150. They’re pretty solid. Loved them at first, but I feel like they really softened up after a while. Still a great kit I’d buy again, but I think this kit will be an upgrade, and I like the idea of being able to easily adjust the rear stiffness.

 

Yeah I was all set on the Falcons due to the rear adjustability and positive reviews but didn't have time to install them until the fall and when I went to pull the trigger I couldn't find them anywhere. Eibach was nice though, perfectly fine for what I need and should be even better with the 2R kit now.

One question about this kit though, I have a TRD OR and not sure if the CV's that come with it are necessary?

 

my understanding is that if you have the red axles, you’re good. If you don’t, it would be wise to upgrade. My truck doesn’t have any TRD upgrades, so I know I need the beefier ones from readylift for the lift’s geometry. I’ve heard really good things about them though, so if I were picking between the red TRD or readylift’s, I’d probably just take the one that’s cheaper tbh.