Tapered Blocks and a Smoother Ride (Street Trucks)

I know that if I want to go to extremes to lower my tuck that I need a tapered blocks (3"+) in the rear.

What I am wondering about is will a tapered block that goes from 1.15 to 1.25 cause a problem on my second gen? I have decided to take the lift off my truck, put XR coils (from ryanjboutin) on the front and buy blocks for the rear to level out the ride. I may go lower one day, but for now the lift is beating me to hell and back during my daily commute.

Also, what type of shocks should I get to help soak up pot holes as smoothly as possible? I do try and avoid them but sometimes, especially on the back roads, swerving is not an option.

 

xr billies or the qa-1

 

thank you. is there a difference between the XR and the 5-lug billies? everywhere i look pulls up the same part number.

is this the right qa-1? http://www.qa1.net/qa1_motorsports/index.html

 

Which billies r u talking about? The HD ones? The XR Bilstiens are specific to the xrunner and have a slightly shorter stroke than the stock 5 lug tockicos.

 

Oh and you shouldn't use tapered blocks if it's only going To be an inch or so...at that rate tapering the blocks would actually throw your driveshaft out of alignment cause you'd be overcompensating the angle. (if that makes any sense lol).

 

do you know the part numbers for the XR billies? I can not find anything but the HDs, even on bilstein.com

that's what i thought but wanted to make sure first. thanks.

 

from what i can find, it looks like that XR bilsteins are only available through toyota new, am i correct?

 

yes

 

Thanks guys for answering all my noob questions.

 

front left......48520A9310
front right....48510A9640
rear left.......48540A9200
rear right.....48530A9330

i bought mine new from toyota

 

thank you

 

no problem

 

thanks for the link ryan.

one last question: can i do the 4x4 leafs in the rear instead of blocks?

 

i think i have my new list of mods to do. thanks for all the help.