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

I think you'll have some competition in that regard...but good luck!

 

Mine arrives Friday. Who has regrets? What would you have done differently? I feel like my 265/70r17’s just wont be large enough. I never intended to change the suspension because I am a TRD fan boy for label only and when this came along it turned my world upside down. Can’t decide on OL Leaf in or out. I wish I could keep it all “factory”. Would the 2015 PRO leafs fit the bill best? Man, this is consuming too much of my brain this past week.

 

I don't think there is a "2015 Pro leaf" pack. Most are going with an aftermarket solution. Either 3 leaf AAL or a full new leaf pack.

 

Look at post 2131. That is what your 265/70-17s will look like wo a OL.

 

Stoked. I’m going for the exact same look but with some scs Ray10s.

 

Here is how mine currently sits- added a 1” block out back, just to get the factory rake back. I may go with an AAL in the future if i find i need it.

 

Dropped my truck off at Mule Expedition Outfitters in Issaquah Wa ( www.dasmule.com ) to get mine installed today along with an ICON AAL.
Will post picks tomorrow

 

Maybe it's the framing of the pic, but it looks nose high to me. Probably just the angle the pic was taken at.

 

I’ll be the first to admit pictures can be deceiving, but it doesn’t look like the rear block restored the factory rake

Still looks like you’ve got some bro lean happening.

 

Beat me to it.

 

Its the driveway- its on a angle. There is 1.25 difference back to front.
When i shot it, i thought the same thing. Ill take another photo later on flat ground.

 

Nice! You going with Overload in?

 

Post-install checking in.

- 2017 TRD Off-Road Access Cab.
- Powder-coated 17" 4Runner Trail wheels
- 265/70/17 BFG KO2's
- Mobtown Offroad powder-coated steel sliders
- Icon 3-Leaf AAL with factory overload removed
- ECGS bushing swap

Pre-lift hub-to-fender (average of three measurements on relatively flat ground):
Driver front: 20.67"
Passenger front: 20.83"
Driver rear: 22"
Passenger rear: 22.17"

Post-lift hub-to-fender (just after install):
Driver front: 22"
Passenger front: 22"
Driver rear: 23.5"
Passenger rear: 23.5"

Net change:
Driver front: +1.33"
Passenger front: +1.17"
Driver rear: +1.5"
Passenger rear: +1.33"

So it looks like I would have been nearly flat (no rake) just after install without any degree of settling and without much weight in the bed. In these measurements and the picture there is approximately 120lbs in the bed. First impressions after approximately 60 miles driven on shitty highway are favorable. There is a rather infamous stretch of Westbound Highway 151 here in South-central Wisconsin that I can only describe as "asphalt whoops" where strips of the highway were removed and replaced with blacktop stripes. This was the section I was looking forward to hitting. In the truck before the kit it was pretty rough, enough to where I typically had to secure my morning coffee if it was topped off. Hitting them this morning I still braced my cup out of instinct but the feel was a lot different, like the difference between an AM wave signal and an FM wave signal. Pretty impressed actually. Round-trip MPG was 19.1mpg which is right in line with pre-install so no material degradation in fuel economy. I'll definitely come back to this post after a week or so and do an update. Camping season is creeping up here so won't be too long before I'm out on the fire roads of the North having some actual fun.

 

I have had mine in for around 600 miles now. Everything is super solid and I go through a rough dirt road everyday at work. Can get some good speed through it. At the beach they felt great over some very soft sand and large divets so everything is going really good now.

 

Sounds like your ride is much softer? That's great to hear! It looks like you had the OR suspension before, which is supposed to be softer than the Sport - and you're now getting a better ride? Did you cross any RR tracks or speed bumps?

 

Are you sure about that? I drove a TRD Sport for the last two days and that thing was squishy as hell. It was pretty nice actually. So far, after this install I'm happy with the change. I've got 150lb sliders on and another 150lb in the bed so that's probably helping keep the ride from being too harsh. Not enough miles on it to give it a fair shake yet. No railroad tracks just yet but plenty of speed bumps. I hit them every day pulling into and out of my parking at work. They didn't really feel much different but I'm going over those at 5-10mph, not 50mph.

 

Very cool - and thanks! I'm not certain regarding the Sport package, just relying on what I have read here. No matter, if you are digging it after the OR suspension that's music to my ears.

 

HS AAL in Rear. Just off the jack stands from installing. Looks nose high but has settled since.

 

looks good. what size tires you got there?

 

Is that with or without Overload leaf?