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Default Re: PROPOSED GROUP BUY: Road Armor Bumpers for Tundra & Tacoma

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Originally Posted by CT-Tundra View Post
Just a note on weight (from direct experience)- you'll need at the very least spacers on the front end. I have almost the same amount of wieght in winch and mount on my truck and with a 2-3" spacer kit- the body is dead level. The factory coilovers feel stiffer, but I actually like it just fine. Will this shorten the lift span of the factory coilovers? Maybe, but those things are EXTREMELY heavy duty and very strong. Most coilover compressors have a hard time even getting started on the factory Tundra coilovers.
Without a winch for this bumper you should be fine for stock coilovers.

If anyone decides to run a winch I would get custom coils done or go with a Donahoe Shock setup in which the coil springrate is 750lbs. over the stocks' 650 lbs. per coil. Other coilovers will not have more than the 650 lbs stock setting unless you get them put on there.
Spacer lifts are fine and good for running bigger tires and leveling the truck out.
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03' Access Cab Toyota Tundra V-8 4.7L, 4x4
305/70/16 BFG Muds on 4" B/S Wheelers' Offroad Steel Rims
Donahoe Racing Coilovers (cranked 2.5")
Total Chaos Upper Control Arms and Rack Bushings.
ORS upper mount shock hoop kit / FOX Racing 2.0" Reservoir 11" travel shocks w/ Deaver G57 10 pack rear springs
ARB Sahara Bumper with Fog Light Kit and KC SlimLites in Front