Coil-Over Comparisons

[flyingwil]

Ok there are 6 major brand name coil over company's for the Taco. I know each has it pros and cons, and I thought I would start a thread to discuss the options.

1. Donahoe
2. Camburg
3. King
4. Sway-A-Way (RaceRunner)
5. Fabtech
6. ALL-PRO

 

[Ric]

Im really not sure about any of them, as Im still running a spacer kit (not for long) but alot of the guys on yotatech are running the Sway a ways, and they seem to like them, but I think they are made more for dessert racing, and I do alot of crawling.
Do a search over there, lots of reading, lol

 

[Willman]

Bump for Donahoes!!!! Great alround coil-overs!!!!

:smiley_drive:

 

[flyingwil]

Hoe's

Ok here are my thoughts on the hoe's:

Donahoe Racing spent several months developing valving and spring rates this CO shock. This front suspension system features:

• Billet Aluminum Upper mount
• Adjustable ride Height from 0" to 3"
• 2.5" Diameter w/ 200 PSI Nitrogen-charged Internal Reservoir
• High Flow Piston (Eliminates Cavitation and combines linear and digressive characteristics with flutter stack compression valving)
• 7wt Oil
• Pre Stressed and shot peened High tensile chrome silicon spring (30% increase on a Tacoma)
• All components CNC from Aircraft grade Aluminum

This system was bolted onto Donahoe's Tacoma Race Truck and won the 2004 SCORE Tecate Baja 1000.

Well as in the other CO's it is rebuild-able and has a hefty price tag Aprox: $995/pair

I am at a loss for Con's.

 

[Dave Bennett]

I like my 'Hoes :ylsmoke:

 

[Willman]

Well as in the other CO's it is rebuild-able and has a hefty price tag Aprox: $995/pair

Keep your eye on Ebay or TTORA for a nice set of used ones.....I got mine off Ebay brand-new for $700 shipped.....

:ylsmoke:

 

[flyingwil]

Camburg's

The Camburgs are also up there and very similar to the Hoe's.

• internal reservoir that is nitrogen charged
• also rebuildable
• Camburg's are 2.5"
• The Camburg 2.5" Coilover system utilizes the same shocks used on 4 time CORR Champion Jeff Kincaid's Toyota Tacoma.
• coils are wound with a special technique to insure the maximum wheel travel and not fatigue under extreme conditions
• 13"x650 lb springs
• nickel plated cylinders
• free-float spring washers
• internal reservoir
• DIRTBAGZ protectors

Well they are manufactured in the USA by Sway-A-Way (The Sway-A-Way's are 2.0" and the Camburg's are 2.5") Jeff Kincaid used Sway-A-Way shocks to help earn him 4 world championships in CORR.

Price ~$850.00 = $100 Cheaper than the Hoe's

 

[flyingwil]

King's

Not too many people running them...

• Internal reservoir
• Billet three piece spring retainer allows for easy height adjustment
• Large 7/8” diameter shaft-hard chrome plated for strength
• Honed and polished bores
• Heat treated stainless steel valving for extreme temperatures
• 6061 T-6 aluminum top plate mounts shock to the stock location with no cutting or welding
• Lower shock mounts with a large spherical bearing for strength and durability
• Allows the use of the stock mounting location and hardware
• Teflon lined bearing for long lasting performance
• Billet lower spring mounting plate for spring alignment

Price ~$ $849.00

 

[flyingwil]

Sway-A-Way (RaceRunner)

Redesigned in 2005, Sway-A-Way introduced their newly re-designed RaceRunner bolt in performance coil-overs that feature both 2.0” & 2.5” diameter CO's.

• 0-3” of adjustable lift
• a “True” hydraulic full extension damper
• big 7/8” hard-chromed shaft
• electroless nickel finish
• 5/8” teflon lined steel spherical bearing

Seems to have an upside down shock compared to the others above...

Pretty cheap price: $689.00 in comparison the to top Dog!

They are smaller and might produce cycling problems in comparison to the 2.5" models.

The 2.5" is the same as the Camburgs, but minus the Dirtbagz as stated from Camburgs website.

 

[flyingwil]

Fabtech

Ummm Yeah, hard to find info on this one...

Rumor, has that it is not the best, but still better than stock.

Dirt Logic 2.5" System

• 2.50” OD take apart shock
• 0"-3.5" height adjustability coming from the threaded body
• performance coil spring

Price= ~$1,030 (I'd rather fork out the dough for the Hoe's)

Performance System

• 2.0” OD take apart race shock
• 0"-3.5" height adjustability coming from the threaded body

Price = ~$980 (AGAIN I'd rather fork out the dough for the Hoe's)

Basic System
Couldn't find any info...

• 0"-3.5" height adjustability coming from the threaded body
• Looks very basic

Seems like a waste of $600 IMO.

 

[flyingwil]

AllPro

AllPro's Tacoma coil-overs feature

• Bilstein shocks
• 550-lb coils
• adjustable, from 0-3" of lift
• custom valved
• factory type rubber shock bushings with steel inserts
• Includes spanner wrenches.

Price = ~$700

 

[erin]

Wil, I went through the same thing when I was searching for a solution. I spent about 2-3 months just reading the forums and seeing witch brands seemed to have the most problems. With the Donahoes, I never read anything but good reviews, all the others seemed to have thier problems, some more then others. It seemed to me that the Sway a ways and Fabtechs had the most people complaining about them compared to the others. Granted this was about 2 yrs ago, so things could have and hopefully did change for the better.

 

[xcmountain80]

Im running Tundra TRD coils / Tacoma 4wd Struts, for overland travel I think they are good. Last month we spent a week in the 4Runner road/expedtion trip. Laden with gear and the ultra slick Hannibal roof top tent it did very well, especially in the mountains with the crazy twists and turns.

Aaron

 

[Scott Brady]

I went with the Donahoes because of the build quality and service. They are great people to work with.

 

[Ursidae69]

Great thread. This is a mod I keep forgetting about, I'm just running spacers in the front.