Re: ReadyLift vs. Truxxx - Some unanswered questions
agswin, the kit is ready, but I don't believe it is ready to ship yet. Due to an enormous demand for our Ford kit, production on the 69-5075 was sidelined for spell so production could ramp up to fill a distributor order. I'll check tomorrow to see what the status is on the kit.
FPS, I've brought that interest up with the powers that be, based largely on what I've read here. While we agree there is an enormous amount of interest in 4-5" lifts for the Tundra, we've yet to decide what means would be (1) the safest method to achieve that goal and (2) the most economical for the consumer. Our goal is to provide the products that level and mildly lift trucks while maintaining the factory ride and geometry, and do so without having to cut or drill into your truck, or compress springs, cut off bolts, etc. We also feel it is very important that the suspension of the truck retains a more than acceptable level of correct geometry.
We do have plans for some exciting new products, some of which are being run through the engineering phase to see if the end result will still fall within our key standards mentioned above. Safety and functionality are our primary standards. We won't make or sell a kit that we feel could jeopardize a life, result in damage to a truck, or not provide the ride quality and geometry the mass consumer demands.
We've looked into spindle lifts for the Tundra and I can safely say you won't be seeing any as a direct replacement-spindle only-type lift any time soon for the 4x4 models. The spindle/ball joint/and control arm design makes doing so very challenging to say the least. For the 2WD it could be possible, but the spindles won't be cheap. From what I've seen having spent time under the Tundras in the R&D department, it doesn't look like a direct replacement lift spindle for a Tundra could provide any more than 1" of lift, and that is pushing it...and with out altering track width. A lift spindle of greater lifting measurement could be made, but the front track width will have to increase at least 1.5" on each side. That brings wheel and overall fitment and looks issues into the equasion, an equasion that I think it is safe to say most people probably wouldn't want unless you were to plan on installing wider fender flares, etc.
We have some other things in the works but I am not at liberty to disclose them as they are still in the R&D phase. You can rest assured it won't be a taller strut spacer as we feel, for all of the features mentioned earlier, that a 3" lift strut extension is the maximum limit the Tundra will accept given our requirements.
When and if some of these new products for the Tundra are approved and put into production, you can bet I'll be the first one to give you a heads up of what you can expect to have available from ReadyLift.
Last edited by Team Readylift; 04-03-2008 at 02:16 AM.
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