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Suspension & AxleTechnical discussions regarding alignment, stock and modified suspensions, lift kits, axles, hub conversions, gearing and steering.
This is a discussion thread titled "r.c.d lift info", within the Suspension & Axle forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
Ditto to that. I haven't "really" wheeled since I put the 35's on with the stock gears, but a month or so from now that will be a different story. I'll be running 4.88s, a little bit of over kill w/ the auto tranny, but it will also leave me some wiggle room if I decide to go w/ 37's.
Regearing really isnt that bad, just gotta fork over the $$ to get it done
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This post is the reason I haven't been on for a while...I decided to come back to see if the RCD was out and I am seriously amazed that it isn't...I remember back at the LA Auto Show I saw the white tundra with the 6inch lift and I talked to someone at RCD and they told me by 2004 it would be out... I am still waiting for this kit, since no other kit is available and since the ones that are in my opinion, are pitiful. I was almost even tempted to buy the Fabtech 2.5 inch, but too pricey for the lift, and just for me not worth it, not after seeing the RCD lift. So, here we are, almost on Feb of 2004 and I am losing patience, so I have decided that if by March the kit isnt out, I am going to kill all employees and family members related or even indirectly associated with RCD and it's affiliates. Thank you.
Abel
p.s. I am kidding, most likely, if the kit isn't out soon , I will kill myself. Any word on the price of the kit, and a realisitic date that I can purchase it ?
Thanks again. PLease make this kit we have been waiting long time!!!
<snip>I am going to kill all employees and family members related or even indirectly associated with RCD and it's affiliates. Thank you.
Abel
p.s. I am kidding, most likely, if the kit isn't out soon , I will kill myself. Any word on the price of the kit, and a realisitic date that I can purchase it ?
Thanks again. PLease make this kit we have been waiting long time!!!
NOT EVEN A BIT FUNNY!
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Ditto to that. I haven't "really" wheeled since I put the 35's on with the stock gears, but a month or so from now that will be a different story. I'll be running 4.88s, a little bit of over kill w/ the auto tranny, but it will also leave me some wiggle room if I decide to go w/ 37's.
Regearing really isnt that bad, just gotta fork over the $$ to get it done
i dont know a whole lot about regearing and that. i know that it is good to go to lower gears for offroading and for over all power gains at slower speeds, but i guess my question is how much does it cost to get that done, what gears would you recommend going to, where can i get it done(any mechanic, a dealer, who whould be best) i also wanted to know about getting bigger brakes. with such a big tire (37's) bigger brakes is must right? and is it just bigger front rotors and calipers or front and back and can the rear remain drum or should the be converted to disc brakes and where would you go to get those. i know i asked a lot, but any info would help out this novice
LOL, and I thought the ranger people that we strung along forever were hardcore!!! Dude, it is reality, I FINALLY got a response back from the company that's building our sway bar and I'm hoping they are going to build a couple samples like this week and hopefully ship next week so that we can get the 4WD tested. I've been waiting on them since returning from the holiday break.
I'll say this early cause the Ranger guys drove me crazy with this... Price is COMPLETELY OUTTA MY CONTROL. I get quotes on outsourced parts and try to figure out how to build the kits as cost effective as possible but when it comes down to what the final cost to the end consumer will be. I usually find out after the people buying the kit do. In other words, I'm the VERY last person to know what the final MSRP/List price on the kit is once it's determined. One thing I can say on the price of this kit, it may be pricy because there is ONE part that we have not been able to outsource through anyone but toyota which REALLY surprised me.
Realistic date to be on the market... I get my *** chewed for this all the time but I 100% disagree with our marketing department. I swear they just throw out release dates off the top of their head to keep you guys happy without even talking to me. I'm the one that can give you the most to date if NOTHING goes wrong release date and they don't ask me for that info... with that said and I'm sure it'll come around to haunt me. Let's say I get the sway bars in end of next week (assuming my outsourced company is on the ball and gets their shiat taken care of). Fit test the following week or two depending on our designer's schedule. Assuming the fit test goes smooth, the truck then will go to Bilstein for shock valving developement. They usually have the truck for a week and trust me, you don't want this to be your truck, they beat the CRAP outta it developing the shocks, sounds like a fun job though!!! That sounds like say... 1.5 months to production starts assuming ALL goes smooth and there's no hang ups. Production, we usually call about 3 months from start to finish to flow through our facility, remeber... we've got like 8 bajillion other kits that we make so it get's tossed in the line up... So, figure out those numbers and that's probably realistic assuming our vendors deliver on time and our fit test goes smooth (which from the 2WD we did I'm expecting it to.)
SirHK100, Looks like were 5-6 months out then, unless my math is off. Hopefully my factory rubber lasts that long. I am counting on good timing here. I want to get one on my truck when my tires need replacing so I don't double-dip on the tires. Thanks for the update.
If you guys are looking for a 2004 Tundra Double Cab to test this on... I have a brand new 2WD you can use - and I live in Chula Vista.
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Originally Posted by sirhk100
As said above, yes it will work on 2WD. You'll end up with a handfull of extra bolts to add to your bolt bucket in the garage.
Selling the spindles alone won't do anything for you. They are built to work with the new geometery the kit is giving the steering components and the distance between the upper and lower control arm. If you're thinking of doing some sort of custom thing, you'd have to call our marketing dept and talk to them. My guess is that they won't do it though.
What do you mean by a conversion kit for the rear 5100? The kit will come with a set of 5100 shocks for the rear valved specifically for our system. I'm confused as to what you want to know?
I can't 100% answer the aftermarket c/o question but I don't see why you couldn't. I'll try to go down and look at the kit on our truck to see if it looks like there's any reason you couldn't. You probably wouldn't want to use them to crank it up higher then what our kit does for you in the front if you're 4WD though cause the angles on the CV's may get extreme. That would be your own judgment though at that point. 2WD I don't see why you couldn't crank it up.
Ummm, custom uppers... Depends on what's different about them. If the pivot oints and upper B/J is in the same locations in reference to the stock I don't see any reason. I'll have to look at it and see what it would do if they aren't. Give me some info on what you're thinking. And I'll see what I can get back to you with.
Yeah, we know... That's why we bumped it up ahead of the Dodge guys. I guess it's their turn to sit and wait and hear the marketing 3 months out excuse...
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you put with it!
2WD Double Cab
Linear Mode
