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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.
just out of curiousity..are most of you guys who are buying this kit going to run it w/35's?? i sure hope so..i wish there were more tundras with 35's..it looks sooo good! let me know..
I plan on throwing 35's on. I want to get feedback from people before I purchase though, because ideally I want 10" wide tires with decent size tread. I'm thinking 10" so that the tires can stick out of the body of the truck by an inch or two. Any ideas on what it will take to achieve this are welcome.
what is the exact vertical distance from the center of the stock lower control arm pivot point (ie the bolt with the cam on the end) to the same point with the kit installed?
I was able to fit a 10" wide wheel (with 33" tires) on my Tundra with only a 2.5" coilover lift (Fabtech). Wheel offset was the key there. Plus I had to do a lot of trimming around the integrated TRD mudflaps and the plastic trimming below the front bumper but it didn't rub at all after that. Use wheels with proper offset and you can clear the 10" width with 35's (hopefully). It's all trial and error though. So when you get your wheels for your lift, you might want to test fit some wheels first.
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Originally Posted by TundraBlue03
I plan on throwing 35's on. I want to get feedback from people before I purchase though, because ideally I want 10" wide tires with decent size tread. I'm thinking 10" so that the tires can stick out of the body of the truck by an inch or two. Any ideas on what it will take to achieve this are welcome.
I was able to fit a 10" wide wheel (with 33" tires) on my Tundra with only a 2.5" coilover lift (Fabtech). Wheel offset was the key there. Plus I had to do a lot of trimming around the integrated TRD mudflaps and the plastic trimming below the front bumper but it didn't rub at all after that. Use wheels with proper offset and you can clear the 10" width with 35's (hopefully). It's all trial and error though. So when you get your wheels for your lift, you might want to test fit some wheels first.
what is the exact vertical distance from the center of the stock lower control arm pivot point (ie the bolt with the cam on the end) to the same point with the kit installed?
-sean
Well, that's not the only thing that determines the lift height. The combination of moving that mounting point, with a totally different spindle/knuckle than stock, and the new coil-overs, will give a lift of 5.5"-6.5". The overall geometry compared to stock will give the lift, corrected steering, and improved ride.
Upgrades: PA 3" Body Lift, Powertrax No-Slip rear, Detroit ezLocker front, Fabtech/Fox front, Wheeler's AALs, TC Front Diff Drop, 16 x 8 MB Wheels, 285/75R16 Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs, Pioneer Head Unit, Infiniti Reference speakers [front and rear], 150 W bridged amp to bandpass enclosure, 6 CD changer with IR remote, iPod mini and xm hardwired into stereo, Toyota drop in bedliner, and Tonneau cover
Just called RCD
The sales rep said that it's still a couple weeks out til they have the pricing for the kit, but his "high side" guess was $2,600 - 2,800 retail.
I also remember reading from Sirhk100 that the RCD price was going to be higher than that of an aftermarket store.
We'll just have to see, although I also thought someone posted that it was supposed to be around $1,700 - $1,800...
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What part of the steering is corrected? Are you talking about Camber, Caster and/or Toe?
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Originally Posted by klaud
Well, that's not the only thing that determines the lift height. The combination of moving that mounting point, with a totally different spindle/knuckle than stock, and the new coil-overs, will give a lift of 5.5"-6.5". The overall geometry compared to stock will give the lift, corrected steering, and improved ride.
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ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT MAKING A NEW POST??? TRY SEARCH FIRST!!!!!
What part of the steering is corrected? Are you talking about Camber, Caster and/or Toe?
Well, really I meant that it was corrected for the lift. The camber and toe change were optimized for the new suspension configuration. The lifted vehicles change in caster with wheel travel is going to be almost exactly the same as stock.
Just called RCD
The sales rep said that it's still a couple weeks out til they have the pricing for the kit, but his "high side" guess was $2,600 - 2,800 retail.
I also remember reading from Sirhk100 that the RCD price was going to be higher than that of an aftermarket store.
We'll just have to see, although I also thought someone posted that it was supposed to be around $1,700 - $1,800...
Did I win the great RCD price package? I think I guessed $2600. That really is a reasonable price for the type of kit that they've put together. 'Other' brands have gone with spacers and the like and these guys FABBED US A NEW SPINDLE!
Upgrades: PA 3" Body Lift, Powertrax No-Slip rear, Detroit ezLocker front, Fabtech/Fox front, Wheeler's AALs, TC Front Diff Drop, 16 x 8 MB Wheels, 285/75R16 Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs, Pioneer Head Unit, Infiniti Reference speakers [front and rear], 150 W bridged amp to bandpass enclosure, 6 CD changer with IR remote, iPod mini and xm hardwired into stereo, Toyota drop in bedliner, and Tonneau cover
Well, really I meant that it was corrected for the lift. The camber and toe change were optimized for the new suspension configuration. The lifted vehicles change in caster with wheel travel is going to be almost exactly the same as stock.
We still need to have an alignment done after the lift, correct?!
Won't the allignment specs differ from that of the stock truck? Are there any different specs for the truck?
M. Donofrio, I was expecting a $2500 price tag. We'll see if that changes over the next couple weeks. Any info that anyone finds for the price of other retailers would be appreciated here.
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Maybe I'm just not familiar with how much this lifts actually cost, but $2,600 seems pretty high. I realize they made new spindles but spindles seem to be pretty cheap. My buddy just put a new spindle on his CJ and it ran about $40. I don't really see why it would be so expensive to produce new spindles for the tundra. I think the $2,600 would be justified if RCD was providing some performance benefit, but it seems to me that they are simply raising the vehicle and keeping performance similar to stock. I can't see this lift doing anything like the Camburg and TC lifts with new coilovers, which are only a few hundred dollars more. Can anyone educate me as to why this lift is so great and worth the $2,600? It doesn't seem to be that much different than Tuffcountry other than the 1" and new spindles and tuffcountry is almost half the cost. Can someone tell me why I should spend the money on this lift over others?
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