My 2002 Tundra V8 SR5 AC utilizes 14" stock coils (not sure about the spring rate lbs/in). To lift the truck 2" via the Bilstein 5100s, the spring perch is raised along the shock body to create preload sufficient to hold the vehicle up 2" above stock.

Can the same approximate lift be created by installing a 2" longer coil (16"), say from Eibach (http://www.kartek.com/Product/Shocks/Eibach/Eibach25Springs.html), and leaving the spring perch at the stock setting? If so, is there any benefit or drawback to this structure? If not, why not?

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Call Eibach. I don't see why it wouldn't work, as long as the top and bottom mount still measure the same 14" they are now. Maybe you'll get a better ride from the billsteins having them set at a setting where they aren't so stiff.

Your truck is SSOOOO Clean! Wheres all the rust??? ;-)

Your truck is SSOOOO Clean! Wheres all the rust??? ;-)

No rust on this one! Nice dry summers, no snowy roads (and no salt) and an owner who spends quite a bit of time underneath with Simple Green and WD-40 does the trick!