Thanks for sharing. I'm also waiting for the 3R's to come out before deciding on Bilsteins or Eibach.
It’s doubtful that the fronts will be on the same level as the Bilstein 8112’s and definitely not the 8112’S DSA’s but they should be equivalent to the 6112’s.
Agreed, I think it will come down to who wants a progressive vs digressive, ie, are you crawling / daily on the street and want the top plushness, or towing / hauling ass in the baja and want plushness in the middle. Either way I'm excited to see a few reviews in the coming weeks and make a decision. You can't go wrong with the bilstein setup though, that much I know for sure. Tried and true.
Can’t wait to see some reviews of the Stage 3 once these are released.
www.shocksurplus.com
Shock Surplus said in so many words the same thing. That Eibach did not listen to the recommendations they suggested, and they suspect Eibach will be making some changes and relaunching them, but that's just their thoughts, no timeline or real hard data to say that's what will happen. Eibach is usually known for the plush top end, being better for daily driving and crawling. But it seems the valving they chose on the 3R's (known as 2.5"s) were the opposite, stiff top and plush mid. I wouldn't write them off to anyone who can wait a few more weeks.Just got a pretty negative review of the 2.5”s. -edit, this is about the on road ride-
“If you have any experience with cheap performance car coilovers where your man boobs are just jiggling nonstop, that is what they are like.”
Pretty disappointing. Back to the drawing board, open to suggestions! Looking for a good on road ride and improved off road/fire road capability. Focus on on road… she’s a princess that works occasionally
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You'll get quoted 4 hours labor on the low end +alignment cost. With labor prices here just under $200, my estimates were right around $800+200 for alignment.
I have the exact same truck and plan on getting the eibach pro truck 2R as well. As for tires, I plan on going with either the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss or Toyo Open Country RT in 295/70/18 on stock wheels.
I’m rather confused by some guys claiming 2.5” front end lift with the Eibach stage 2 kits when most claim to get barely over an inch of lift, and even Eibach themselves claim only 1.3” of lift. I assume everyone here is talking about a Tremor. In which case, given the 1” factory lift that comes stock, it makes sense that this Eibach kit (which is the same for all F150 trims and not Tremor specific) only lifts another 1-1.5” on a Tremor.
They come from Eibach with the spring height maxed out. It yields about 2"-2.5" over stock Tremor height.
I wonder if this has been changed from when you purchased your kit. Ask Eibach now and they will tell you to expect about 1.3” over stock Tremor height. I did just that last week. And there are a multitude of recent reports here only claiming 1-1.5” of lift using the same kit.
