PTR13-35150 - Bilstein TRD PRO kit - Upgrade??

Here's my pic update on a thread in the 2nd gen forum.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...o-suspension-kit.534207/page-17#post-17180116

 

These are 600lb springs. Your off road springs are 550lb. I'm not a suspension guy either. But I just saw in another Pro suspension thread that they were suggesting a 650-700lb spring if you have excess weight up front.

 

Yes, buy it...front springs are 50lb heavier. Should help with the front bumper. It will be 2" or a little less. Otherwise you will spend $1k more on something fairly similar

 

600# springs was what I was looking into getting and what was recommended to me by Marie from Off-road. So with this set-up, seems the perfect fit.

 

Marie knows a lot more than I do!

 

Would my rear sag more than my front when I cross over to HC rear bumper? If so, would I just be able to do AAL?

 

Yes the rear will say once you put more weight on the back. Take the equivalent weight and stick it on the end of your bed for a rough prediction. I'm going with a aal with this kit.

 

Got the fronts on today...

Before:


During:





After:

The driver side gave me a little trouble but the passenger side only took about 30 minutes. I took it around the block a few times and did my best to bounce it around and settle it. I don't have any data that is very reliable due to my driveway being so uneven, but it looks like I gained just shy of 2" and got rid of the Taco lean. I'll be doing the rear tomorrow with the HS 3-leaf AAL.

 

Ok, cool. It will be a while when I do add more weight on the back. Do I need to buy anything else aside from this kit? I have seen people talking about spacers or UCAs, are they necessary?

 

Nice!

Would I need to order anything else besides this kit to make sure there is no lean or the rear sagging lower than the front?

 

Thanks for great post! Definitely looking forward to post-AAL pics too.

 

Any reports of this kit installed with Dakar's yet?

 

Do you have hub to fender measurements¿

 

The Taco lean seems to be taken care of by this kit. Mine is within 1//8" right now, time will tell how it finally settles. As for the rear, you will need to get something unless you like the negative rake "Bro lean" (higher in front). I like about 1" of rake on my truck so I am going with the Headstrong 3-leaf progressive add-a-leaf. I chose this because I wanted to preserve ride quality while not breaking the bank. You can also do a block in the back (may degrade your ride quality) or you can get a full leaf pack (more money). It all comes down to what you are looking for and your budget.

 

Is the negative rake bad with this kit? I don't mind if it is within .5 inches since I will be adding weight up front.

 

My driveway is way less than conducive for any sort of consistent measuring, but here is what I got:

Before front install
LF 20 1/2
RF 21
RR 22 1/4
LR 21 3/8

After
LF 22 1/2
RF 22 1/2
RR 22
LR 21 3/4

 

Thank you! Looks like I will add a 1\4" spacer

 

All depends on what you consider "bad". As I said, I like a bit of positive rake so sitting even is not what I'm looking for and nose high is definitely out of the question. Most folks seem to be 1/2" to 3/4" nose high.

 

So how many diff bearing failures should we expect with all of these newly lifted tacos? Lol.

Anyone else planning to install ecgs at the same time?

 

Lmao. I guess we will find out here shortly.