Leveling Kit

[TJE]

I'm pretty dedicated to Toyo AT 3s, as this point. I feel it's the best AT on the market. They are 34.8" O.D.

My brother has a set on his Silverado. He swears by them.

 

[Bannerman]

My brother has a set on his Silverado. He swears by them.

I had them on my Tacoma and I have them on my wife 4Runner. They Perform in all conditions.

 

[TXTremor94]

Finally got my 2" FactionFab leveling kit added as well as the 1.25" rear blocks from Rough Country. I haven't put a tape to it but it sits pretty much dead even. I'll add photos of the CV angle but it doesn't look near as steep as some others I've seen. I spend a lot of time on ranches and undeveloped property so I felt like the leveling kit was necessary, plus the rake is awful. My first trip out to a property I was hearing a lot of squeaking from both the front and back end. I'm taking it back by the shop I used to have them check on things. If the squeaking continues I'm going to need to go another route but I'm hoping that the new parts just need to settle in. Overall I'm much happier with the look but am not real happy with the noises that my customers and myself have to listen to. Any advice as far as greasing/lubricating anything?

 

[High_Country]

@Bannerman , you installed the lift yourself, right? Any issues or troubles? Did you follow any particular video instructions (Stage 3 has a good spacer lift install video)?
I'll be installing my AS 2.0 lift this weekend perhaps. Just curious. And then come my 285's! I promise I'm not copying.

 

[Bannerman]

@Bannerman , you installed the lift yourself, right? Any issues or troubles? Did you follow any particular video instructions (Stage 3 has a good spacer lift install video)?
I'll be installing my AS 2.0 lift this weekend perhaps. Just curious. And then come my 285's! I promise I'm not copying.

Yes. First side took about 1.5 hours, second side took maybe 40 minutes. It’s easier when you know what you’re doing I guess. Just mark your LCA bolts. Mine were pretty close, just the toe needed to be adjusted.

 

[FaKtor34]

A Good light coat of grease on the surfaces should quiet the squeaking for a while, it may eventually come back though, it the nature of the suspension, once things wear in it should quiet down. I've even seen some shops do a light sanding on metal to metal contact portions and that has seemed to help sometimes even more than the light coat of grease.

 

[caslim]

How is the CV angle with the 2"? A full droop does the UCA touch the coilover? I just did a 2.5" on my buddy's '04 2wd, and it was a pain to get the upper ball joint re-attached to the spindle.

 

[TXTremor94]

A Good light coat of grease on the surfaces should quiet the squeaking for a while, it may eventually come back though, it the nature of the suspension, once things wear in it should quiet down. I've even seen some shops do a light sanding on metal to metal contact portions and that has seemed to help sometimes even more than the light coat of grease.

Embarrassingly enough, I sprayed some WD-40 Silicone lubricant all over the rear blocks and some different points up front. Hitting bumps today and yesterday afternoon I didn't hear near as much sound. I'm hoping they wear in a bit and those sounds go away, although I think I may go with a full suspension setup down the road. I can get by with the spacers/blocks for now.

 

[Bannerman]

How is the CV angle with the 2"? A full droop does the UCA touch the coilover? I just did a 2.5" on my buddy's '04 2wd, and it was a pain to get the upper ball joint re-attached to the spindle.

Go back one page to see my CV Angle, before and after 2" (which gave me way more than 2" of lift).

 

[Bannerman]

Oh yes this will do nicely. 285/75R18

 

[caslim]

Go back one page to see my CV Angle, before and after 2" (which gave me way more than 2" of lift).

Thanks for sharing! Do you still think you will go with the 1.5" or are you comfortable with these cv angles? Thanks for the input! It's hard to get a good view with pictures.

 

[Bannerman]

Thanks for sharing! Do you still think you will go with the 1.5" or are you comfortable with these cv angles? Thanks for the input! It's hard to get a good view with pictures.

At this point, I will probably keep the 2.0s because this is a temp solution until I decide what new coil overs I want. If it was to do it again, I would do the 1.5s but it's not worth the effort to redo it to drop a small amount.

 

[MidlandTremor]

@Bannerman Please forgive the repeat questions;

1) what is the overall height of those toyo at3 285/75/r18s

2) do you think a 285/75/r18 Nitto ridge grappler @ 35.08” will fit (stock rims) with the 2.0/2.3” spacer without any rubbing/trimming?

I have the 2.5” on order; but can return for the 2.3 easily

Truck looks great!! & I will definitely be swapping to the black lugs

 

[Bannerman]

@Bannerman Please forgive the repeat questions;

1) what is the overall height of those toyo at3 285/75/r18s

2) do you think a 285/75/r18 Nitto ridge grappler @ 35.08” will fit (stock rims) with the 2.0/2.3” spacer without any rubbing/trimming?

I have the 2.5” on order; but can return for the 2.3 easily

Truck looks great!! & I will definitely be swapping to the black lugs

The 285/75R18 Toyos that I have AND the Nittos you are wanting will both be 34.8" tall. The 2.0/2.3 AS spacer is what I have installed and there seems to be plenty of room. In short, you should be good to go!

 

[MidlandTremor]

10-4; I must have misread the info on discount tire

 

[Bannerman]

10-4; I must have misread the info on discount tire

Also possible it's wrong on the site. I always recommend looking at the manufactures website to make sure it's correct.

 

[MidlandTremor]

From Nitto website; did you see it shown somewhere else as 34.8”? Am I looking at the correct tire? I only see one option in the LT line

Sorry for being a thorn in the a$$

 

[TJE]

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From Nitto website; did you see it shown somewhere else as 34.8”? Am I looking at the correct tire? I only see one option in the LT line

Sorry for being a thorn in the a$$

If you convert 285/75R18 to inches it comes out to 34.8"

 

[FaKtor34]

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From Nitto website; did you see it shown somewhere else as 34.8”? Am I looking at the correct tire? I only see one option in the LT line

Sorry for being a thorn in the a$$

That's without a load number most likely while some manufacturers do vary that's a bigger variance than the norm.

 

[Bannerman]

That's without a load number most likely while some manufacturers do vary that's a bigger variance than the norm.

Toyo owns Nitto so that would be strange but not impossible. My working theory is that Nittos webmaster can’t do math.