True ride Height!

How Can I Tell The True Height Of my Lift? I am at 46 inches Even front and rear from ground to highest point of my wheel well??

 

Have someone with a stock tundra measure their fender to center of hub. So tires don’t come into the equation...

 

damn, I'm at barely 40" with leveled coilovers and 33's.
are you running 35"s ?

 

Yes I am running 35”s ..

 

I’m 31 inches from the center of the hub to my wheel well .. stock tundra measured 22 inches from the center of the hub to the wheel well..

 

Correct air inflation & level ground = easy measurement.

36" at all 4 wheels.

 

when I did my lift and tires, I took all these measurements and I made a little chart:

 

More people should measure center of hub to fender more. Rules out a lot of other items like tires and ground etc. thanks for posting this!

 

Agree w/Bluebottle: Hub center to fender is best method to measure. Here are my std v. lift deminsions & results:

Before: After:
LF= 22.0 29.5
LR= 23.0 28.0

RF= 22.25 29.75
RR= 23.50 28.50

Front C/O’s purposefully cranked to highest setting eccentrics would allow. I did this to see how much C/O’s would settle. Was actually surprised after 600 miles of mixed OTR & trail driving that they only settled 1/2”. Once I bring bring back for re-torque, I will lower the front 1.25” to bring back to level rake. I also expect to re-align due to this adjustment. Note: Did some aggressive trail rides this weekend~Did not experience any tire rubs to either front inner fender trim or body mounts. So, I figure there is some room to adjust/reduce front lift w/o any issue. May actually improve OTR ride/handling. Overall, I love the mod quality, off-road performance, lift appearance, OTR ride & mpg. (14.2) However, a few disappointments are: Handling under light utility (1000lbs) tow sucks, rig feels like it’s on roller skates, loading the bed w/gear is more “work” than anticipated and the ~25% reduction to turning radius is a “real” buzz-killer. Hope this feedback helps.

6” procomp stage 2, Uniball UCA’s, 35x12.50x20 AT’s. Bakflip2, Weathertech, Linex. All other mods: no functional value just ^$.

 

sweet. keep them coming so we can compile a library. And folks - don't forget to add what type of truck/lift you have. I will fix everything to the OP for easy viewing everyones lift / #'s.

With my ToyTec Radflos and CB +3 shackles out back. These are center of hub to fender measurements.

FL = 24.94"
FR = 25.14"
RL = 25.30"
RR = 25.30"

Wish I recorded my truck stock which is why I created this thread. Trying to figure how much lift I have on these coilovers!

 

I am going to compile the data onto this thread - https://www.tundras.com/threads/stock-ride-height-measurement-request-hub-to-fender.19016/

 

Nice! Thank you for doing this. Very convenient.

 

Using your “after” lift measures above, and my “before” lift or stock measures, it looks like you got almost 3” of front lift on those Toytec Radflos. Is that what you were expecting? Although our sample data size is small, it appears there is about .25” of variance from truck to truck in front stock height.

 

Yes but I cranked the coilovers from out of the box. I wanted 3” of lift but thinking of lowering a bit to get a better ride.

The variance can also be by people measuring. So I expected that but at least we have data now.

 

Interesting comment about “lowering” your front lift to get a better ride. After my original lift install, I too opted to lower front lift by 1” with a coilover adjustment.

I did this only to adjust the front to rear rake or stance. I hated the lower in the rear stance/appearance even though ride comfort and performance were great. I just hated the appearance. Now I am perfectly level.

To lower the front, the coil overs had to be pulled so that they could be individually compressed in order to make the height adjustment. Additionally, I also had to have another alignment done because lowering front ride height also changed caster degree. The point of me explaining all of this is to say; ride quality, specifically steering response and return DID improve noticeably. I was not expecting this benefit.

Lastly, I want to acknowledge the Fort Worth, TX 4wheel parts shop. Not because they did the original install - which they did. But because they also did this coilover adjustment to “reduce” front ride height when I took it back in for my 500 mi re-torque. This was done because I commented that I was not happy with the rake and wanted their opinion on whether changing leaf packs or adding extended shackles would be Best. Instead, they suggested, .....wait for it......to take off each coilover, adjusted each accordingly, and re-install with another alignment....at no charge! Seriously N/C, I asked? Yep. They said they simply wanted me to be happy. Wow! Now, that is what I call legit customer service. These guys are “real” professionals. Nuff said.

 

I have a 2006 4x2 SR5 with TRD package. The truck as the 16 inch aluminum rims. My truck is fairly tall. It looks more like the 4x4 ride height. I look under the vehicle and it does not appear to have a lift kit of any kind. What are the stock ride height for 4x2, 4x4, with any special package such as SR5, toll package, TRD, etc.? A table, a web site or something?

 

...difference between the factory ride height (found in your truck's service manual) and its current ride height. This measurement is usually taken between the axle and frame of the vehicle. So, if the ride height specified by the manual is 6 inches and your truck's is 12 inches, the vehicle has about 6 inches of lift. Link: https://realtruck.com/blog/shock-absorbers-for-lifted-trucks/

 

Did you do a differential drop kit on this set-up?