Spring Rate and Length help

[3cent.Taco]

Need some feedback here.

I got my suspension installed onto my truck and because of an unforeseen foobar, which I may detail later, I can't get enough front end lift on my truck because I have the wrong springs. Long story short, my dilemma stands at getting a 14" 600 lb spring or going to a 650 lb spring at a length I'm unsure of. I currently have the Fox 2.5 with the stock springs from Fox, I think they are 13" 600 lb springs.

My truck has a front bumper, front skid plate, aux battery, and a winch and I'm trying to achieve about 2.5" of lift in the front. Let me know if I need to drop any more information.

 

[joechef]

I also have Fox 2.5s up front. I recently added a hybrid front bumper (no winch) and was worried I’d have too much rake since I already have more preload than is probably ideal. I have front skid, sliders, LCA skids, roof rack w/ 40” lightbar and now a 100lb bumper. I have the HD Dakar leaf pack in the rear with a camper shell and a DIY sleeping platform / drawer system.

I called Eibach and their advice was to size up the coils in the following order as needed:
-13” 600lbs (stock on Fox 2.5s)
-14” 600lbs
-14” 650lbs
-14” 700lbs

I ended up deciding to keep the stock coils for now, although if I add more weight I’ll re-evaluate.

In your case I think it would probably make sense to upgrade the coils to a 14”, although I’m not sure whether you’d want 600 or 650s. If it were me I’d probably lean on the softer side although you may want to give Eibach a call.

 

[3cent.Taco]

I also have Fox 2.5s up front. I recently added a hybrid front bumper (no winch) and was worried I’d have too much rake since I already have more preload than is probably ideal. I have front skid, sliders, LCA skids, roof rack w/ 40” lightbar and now a 100lb bumper. I have the HD Dakar leaf pack in the rear with a camper shell and a DIY sleeping platform / drawer system.

I called Eibach and their advice was to size up the coils in the following order as needed:
-13” 600lbs (stock on Fox 2.5s)
-14” 600lbs
-14” 650lbs
-14” 700lbs

I ended up deciding to keep the stock coils for now, although if I add more weight I’ll re-evaluate.

In your case I think it would probably make sense to upgrade the coils to a 14”, although I’m not sure whether you’d want 600 or 650s. If it were me I’d probably lean on the softer side although you may want to give Eibach a call.

So, I ended up getting a 14" 600 lb coil. That's what should have been sent to me in the first place. I'm not sure why or how my set up got sent to me incorrectly - I'm still trying to figure that part out. Anyway, they said the 14" 600 lb will give me a softer ride since my truck is my daily driver 90% of the time. I'm hoping I can get enough lift with these. Thanks for you feed back!

 

[CapnJack]

So just an informational question--- what is stock length and spring rating?

 

[3cent.Taco]

So just an informational question--- what is stock length and spring rating?

Not sure if you’re asking on stock Tacomas, but on the Fox 2.5 they are 13” 600 lb.

 

[CapnJack]

I was curious on the factory stock springs

 

[3cent.Taco]

I was curious on the factory stock springs

I'm not really sure. It'll differ between models.

 

[Alex_Gonzales95]

How much lift did you get out of the 14" coils? I'm looking to run the same thing and hopefully get 3" of lift with the recommended amount of preload.

 

[3cent.Taco]

How much lift did you get out of the 14" coils? I'm looking to run the same thing and hopefully get 3" of lift with the recommended amount of preload.

I didn't measure the pre-load or anything like that. My shop took care of doing the switch for me and setting it. They did achieve about 2.5" in the front with all the weight I had on the truck and I'm satisfied with the ride height and feel.