Northern Virginia Roll Call

all, a coworker of mine just picked up a 18' TRD Off Road and I told him about this thread... he's learning (so be kind) but he wants to get into off roading and all that....

@Taco_Samo

 

lives in BFE virginia.. not even sure if Nova

 

this is what I told him about the thread in a nutshell:



and

 

well it was OSHA and beard nets this morning.....

thank God @Superman910 and @Darkgoatracer were preoccupied with each other today

 

Interesting I did not know that but makes sense...............

 

So the 3rd spring from left is the 717lb 3rd gen or is that the OME 885? kinda confusing. They don't list how tall the spring on 3rd gens are? Why would they put a 700lb short spring In there? is the 3rd gen heavier in stock config? Now I must read moarrrrr.....

 

I believe the middle coil is the 3rd gen coil. It looks a hair taller than the 2nd gen coil to the left of it. And I do think the 3rd gens are heavier all around. It makes sense because it is a little bigger of a vehicle.

 

The third gen is like 200lbs heavier, not sure how that is spread throughout the truck. Makes more sense if it’s using a shorting spring with higher rate.

 

Tracking now I read it wrong....

 

I'm as Nova as you can get over here.

 

so to clarify on the coil question, I got this from Wheelers:

so it looks like the 888s are the winner

so I think the final setup I've decided on is:
5160 remote res in the rear
Deaver AAL
5100s and 888s up front w/ 1/4" drivers side "taco lean" corrector

now for beer.

 

Go on now.

 

Been wondering about that three way traffic now its clear .....

 

The original TSB spring was because people were complaining about a harsh ride when carrying weight in the bed. Toyota's fix was to add a 4th (overload) spring to the leaf pack. Later the TSB became a recall. I'm not sure if there's any difference between the TSB and recall springs. I had the TSB done on my truck years ago, and I had the recall done when I moved out here 2 years ago.

I'd vote for Side Shooters.

^This. I run Rigid covers on my Cali Raised Side Shooters.

 

@ilubtimmyhos Did you get an alignment?

 

FWIW, I think if you put the stock 3rd gen suspension on a 2nd Gen, I'm told you will get approx. 1.5" lift all around.