What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Well to keep it simple, sua gives you more up-travel for going fast, doesn't handle bumps as well as 4-link. That said a lot of guys use it and it goes much more smoothly over big bumps (1-3' or so) than spring over. Budget wise you could do a sua conversion if you find used shocks and cut costs by setting up your own truck. 4 link unless you do all of the fabwork will stretch your budget too much imo.

 

ah would a sua be able to handle the weight? 700-1,000 pounds (RTT, fuel, water, 2 spares, tools and ect.) most of my driving wouldn't see those kind of bumps

 

No need for LT with that much weight... you won't be going fast enough to use it...

 

then stay SOA and get some nice leaf springs and shocks and tune it.

 

I'd like to see you spec out coilovers and do the link geometry for holding that weight, leafsprings aren't terribly tough to spec out in higher spring rates, but trying to get coilovers to handle that weight and ride nicely could be something of a real challenge, probably have to go dualrate and likely dual coil

 

right smack that idea out of the list lol i'll just stick to stock style maybe longer springs and shock relocation. try to get a smoother ride in the rear so it matches the front as well as travel

 

With $6k plus you can have an amazing mid travel and locked front rear...

 

im probably over guessing the weight lol

 

dual rate is dual coil.

But yes. Likely 550/700 I think. Shouldn't be hard to make it ride good. Only shit part is it would only ride good fully loaded and thats it.

Not ideal that is for sure.

 

that was just going to the rear suspension alone. both front and rear will have arb lockers and been re geared

 

Keep a spring compressor welded to the bedcage...

 

That's what I'm saying - put the money you'd put into LT into building a rig that meets your actual needs and you'll have a sick setup. You can always add stuff on later.

 

well when the v8 goes in im probably going have to go with 700 coils anyways. but i need to figure out the weight difference of the 3.4L to the 4.7L

 

He was talking about rear co's for a link setup

 

oooooooohhhhhhhh lmao

 

I just retrofit some headlights! Made a video let me know what you guys think! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80vWeeUSp10

 

i'll just stick with SOA setup. need to get all the gear and weight it. but i dont plan on removing most of the stuff anyways besides water and fuel. but im still in the early stages of the plan.

 

You're planning mods that you don't understand the purposes of. I'd consider reading about other's setup on places like RaceDezert or Pirate4x4 before you just decide that's what you want. The extreme flex of a linked coilover setup looks cool, but are you going to make use of that travel, can you deal with taking a lighter load with you? Just because it costs a whole hell of a lot more doesn't mean it is without drawbacks too. SUA has some awesome benefits but are you prepared to give the specs of your truck's weight and common uses to a spring manufacturer? Prepared to essentially be lower slung by 2-3" that you can only regain with more spring arch at the cost of ride comfort? See what I mean, ups and downs for all of them. I could have a front and rear linked Land Cruiser on 14" King coilovers all around, but for the kind of thing I'm into that's not necessary and doesn't really make my wheeling any easier. What would actually make your truck more usable for what you like to do?

 

Love the chipmunk fenders on it, looks like a decent survivor. How's the interior?