I think that two years is long enough to work the bugs out... hell the H2 has been out like 6 months and they've already got like 4 or 5 different lifts that are 6+'' ...I think they can give us one 6'' lift.
I agree with Ted, the H2 suspension is nothing but a Chevy suspension...no biggie! I remembered an RCD rep telling me that one crucial thing about lifting the tundra IFS is keeping the steering stable. That's one area where RCD is really doing their research in. I agree with them totally, with unstable steering you can end up killing yourself and others.
Look at how long it took for Fabtech to come up with a 6" lift for the Tacoma. Since '99 (I believe), the only 6" lift available is the trailmaster for that year. Then after that, noone else made a 6" lift for the tacoma until '02...that's 3 years of waiting. That's because the front suspension of the tacoma was redesigned after '99. That sent everyone back to the drawing board. So I'd expect the same waiting period from other manufacturers.
The 2002 Dodge Ram also has got several different lifts for it already... I'm fairly sure that that was a new design for dodge... and it didn't take 5 years for one lift to come out...
Toyota trucks' IFS suspension is not quite as simple as the other big 3's, especially when it comes to the steering setup.
The other thing is sales. The make/model that sells the most usually catches the eyes of the aftermarket industry. Sad to say the Toyota Tundra is still not up there with the big 3 in sales. Someone had posted here a long time ago some sales numbers from different truck manufacturers.
I know that were not like the Big 3... I'm just mad at all the suspension company's for not givin us anything... I'm thinkin *Dr. Evil voice* "throw me a frickin bone here"... seein all these lift kits for trucks that came out after the tundra just annoys me a little...
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Originally posted by 2DaMax I agree with Ted, the H2 suspension is nothing but a Chevy suspension...no biggie! I remembered an RCD rep telling me that one crucial thing about lifting the tundra IFS is keeping the steering stable. That's one area where RCD is really doing their research in. I agree with them totally, with unstable steering you can end up killing yourself and others.
Look at how long it took for Fabtech to come up with a 6" lift for the Tacoma. Since '99 (I believe), the only 6" lift available is the trailmaster for that year. Then after that, noone else made a 6" lift for the tacoma until '02...that's 3 years of waiting. That's because the front suspension of the tacoma was redesigned after '99. That sent everyone back to the drawing board. So I'd expect the same waiting period from other manufacturers.
I believe the Taco suspension is the same from 1995.5 to present, no? It would be curious to find out how many TC lift kits have been sold. I am guessing not as many as they could have if they reasearched a bit longer!
The biggest problem has been the knuckles! RCD is supposed to be in the works for a heavy duty/longer knuckle to prevent binding of the ball joint.
From what I've seen, the Total Chaos product is the only lift even worth looking at yet (at a cost of $3500)!!
I'm waiting for the knuckle upgrade, and don't care who makes it.
The knuckles have been made, for a while now (see pic below). I saw it at last year's SEMA show. Their biggest challenge is stabilizing and steering being that the tundra has rack n pinion.
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Originally posted by big-o The biggest problem has been the knuckles! RCD is supposed to be in the works for a heavy duty/longer knuckle to prevent binding of the ball joint.
From what I've seen, the Total Chaos product is the only lift even worth looking at yet (at a cost of $3500)!!
I'm waiting for the knuckle upgrade, and don't care who makes it.
The reason engineering is a problem is due to simple economics. If there was more money to be made with a 6" lift for the Tundra, other companies including RCD would already have lifts on the market.
I called. They told me the end of the year. They'll sell the kits, but no in greater numbers than the Chevy/Ford kits, so we have to wait. Its just business.
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