So i'll be getting a 2.5 spacer and a AAL. I'll also be getting new shocks, I really want the Donahoe racing shocks and coilovers. Also, thinking of getting new upper control arms, probly Total Chaos. Does any one have any objections to this set up? Im open to all comments, just make them smart and back up your points if you have any.

 

If you're getting the Donahoe's than you don't need a leveling kit since they're adjustable. Honestly I wouldn't bother getting the UCAs. Get the Donahoes and some 35" Toyo Open Country M/Ts.

 

Sounds good on the tires. I wasnt 100% on wich ones. They will be mounted on my stock 20's. I herd that when you crank the coilovers they lose there ride. So thats why I wanted the spacer, is that true?

 

What wheels you getting?

Amen!

 

To some degree, you're not going to be unhappy though.

 

About how much do the Donahoe's cost?

I've only used BFG AT's and MT's tire on my trucks since I started driving and I've never had a single problem or a single flat tire. I do like the looks of the Toyo MT's though; I like the fact that they have smaller tread cuts/sipes that probably make them outperform the BFG MT's on wet or icy pavement conditions. At this point I'd have a hard time switching... I'm pretty loyal to BFG now.

I agree w/ Thumper... just go w/ a cranked Donahoe instead of stacking a leveling kit on top of it.

The TC UCA's are nice, but I don't know if I'd put them on a vehicle with only a 2-3" lift... kinda unnecessary in my opinion.

 

I thought they were going to help out with the ball joints with the 2.5 spacer. But since I dont think i'll be going with the spacer, I wont need the UCAs. Although they look kick butt.

 

The spacer and Donahoes do the same thing. So it wouldn't matter if you went with the Donahoes vs the spacer, it's still going to do the same thing to your angles. I just don't like the replacement UCAs especially considering where you live!

 

Thumps on it.

No matter how you accomplish your lift, without some actual drop brackets like what comes in the 4+ inch kits, you're going to add angle to your ball joints.

I just think Donahoes and TC UCA's are way overkill for an otherwise stock suspension.

When you add a leveling kit or adjustable coilover shocks to achieve lift, whatever you gain in height, you loose in suspension travel. So if you put a 2.5" leveling kit on the truck and it started with 8.5" of suspension travel, you're down to 6" of travel. With that little bit of suspension travel the Donahoes are barely going to stroke and the ball joints are going to wear out faster.

So yes I guess the TC UCA's would hold up better than the stock ball joints in the UCA's, but either way I think you're going about the whole lift process the wrong way. That's just my opinion. With the Donahoe's and TC UCA's you're buying some nice high end equipment, but it's kind of hurting your overall suspension performance.

I would say the ideal setup for the Donahoes would be on a truck with either a ProComp stage 1 lift or a CST lift because they use the stock coilover shocks. You would use all their lift hardware brackets, but then add the Donahoes at 0" lift.