I just put them on yesterday, so I haven't really driven much with them yet. But in my driveway and garage it does make a small difference. Slightly less brightness, but not much. Nothing significant in my opinion. It projects more yellow than amber. I was about to say it could be a small hindrance if you do a lot of off-roading at night, but really if you are doing that your light bar will more than make up the difference. For mainly a mall-crawler like me, it'll have no difference.
Ah, the million dollar question over the years. It's debatable. It also depends on individuals as all our eyes are different and see light different. For me, selective yellow is easy on my eyes and I adapt to it quickly. I cannot see crap with an amber color. I hate it. I had an amber roof light bar on my previous Pro and couldn't stand it. Never again for me.
I’m curious if you have taken your rig out fully loaded with this leveling kit installed? I just purchased it and not questioning my purpose due to the fact that I’m worried about the rear end sagging when loaded with gear. I think I probably should’ve purchased the front spacer and installed the heavier duty coil in the back.Westcott Designs Lift Kit for the TRD Pro has officially been installed. Thanks to everyone on here who posted theirs up. And big shoutout to Jeff and his team at Westcott for spending the time to sit with me on measurements, etc. And of course, 626 Customs for the flawless install.
The truck drives like a dream and the preload collar all but completely eliminated the famous nose dive.
I did NOT install the 1" top hats. As I suspected, it would have been too high for my taste with it installed. As you'll see my EXACT measurements, you will see that if I installed the top hats, they would have effectively given me an exact level and maybe even a reverse rake. Optically, it would have given me a reverse rake no matter what. And if I loaded up the back, it would unequivocally sagged my truck.
Everyone's rigs vary so take it for what it is, but these are my numbers:
(Measured from bottom of wheel/rim to bottom of fender)
As you can see, it is almost perfectly level, however it has a slight front rake of about .5", which is exactly what I want. NO TOP HAT INSTALLED in the front...just the preload collar. Given these numbers, I'd be nose high if I added the top hats. No other way around that. I knew it.
- Driver Front: 30.88" | 32.25" (1.37" lift)
- Driver Rear: 31.75" | 32.62" (0.87" lift)
- Pass Front: 30.88" | 32.62" (1.74" lift)
- Pass Rear: 32.00" | 32.80". (0.80" lift)
Alignment Specs - From Westcott
Camber: .2 to .4 positive
Toe: .1 out on each side
Caster: 1/5 degree split higher on right side
My Alignment Specs
Video of everything, including my feedback on ride quality and alignment specs coming soon.
As for the 1" top hats, I put them up for sale for anyone interested in them. Brand new. Link below.
Westcott Designs 1" Top Hats For Sale
I have not, but the stock coils are super soft. You load it up, and you will sag, no doubt.
Which heavier duty coil have you researched and how much lift are they expecting to give the rear of your rig? Just curious if that is the way to go vs a .75” puck.
I just ordered these (see picture). The coil will
I would say if you’re planning on putting gear and a significant amount of weight in the back of your vehicle then I would avoid the spacer and go with at least a heavier duty coil. Lesson learned on my part. The spacer won’t account for sag.
I talked to Mike at Exit Offroad, he told me which coils I needed to order, and that would be compatible with my Westcott spacers. He also said I could use their .6" spacer to make the difference and the get the rear lift 1" like I planned with the Westcott rear spacer. The takeaway I got from talking to him was that if you choose the proper coil, you shouldnt have to worry too much about the ride-of course we are never going to get a plush ride unless you upgrade the entire suspension front and rear (Best I can tell from my limited research with this thing so far). I have not installed anything yet, was supposed to have it done this upcoming Sunday, but realized I didn't want to use the rear spacer, wanted to replace the coil instead. So I wil have to wait until I get that to have the install completed. I did order the regular billet top hat (no lift) as well.
