Smoother ride

What's up everyone, I got an 06 tacoma with a rought country 6 inch lift. Right now it rides so rough lol. Was wondering what some of the first things yall would upgrade??

 

Ditch the rough country lift is the best thing IMO

 

Easier said than done. RC 6” lifts require cutting the crossmember off. OP you’ll have to get a new crossmember first before lowering and replacing that suspension.

 

Do you have full shocks/coil overs on the front? Or is it giant spacers on the factory struts?

 

Just the giant spacer on the stock ones

 

I bet good set of shocks would help.. Most of the 4-6" kits I have seen do pretty much the same thing as far as how it lifts, drop brackets/spacers. RC has never had a good reputation for shocks so I bet a good set of say bilstein set at stock height or close to it would ride better.

 

I'm definitely going to upgrade my shocks first anything else that might help?

 

Also it sways all over the road. What would you do to fix that? I know control arms would help but there just expensive lol.

 

I'd check for any worn components first , get an alignment and post the results here.

 

Thanks man

 

That’s a very tall lift for a taco. What size tires?

 

33 12.50

 

Check your tire inflation pressure. I once had a shop wildly over-inflate my tires, and that was the symptom - it was all over the place. I let air out to my desired pressure, and problem solved. And if that's at least part of your problem, reducing tire pressure could also help the ride a bit as well...

 

Last time I checked it i think it was 40 psi with 33 12.50s

 

What information are you looking for?
I have a drop bracket lift as well and thought a plush ride wasn’t even attainable... until I purchased a whole set of coil overs and rear shocks as well.
You can go cheaper route and get some Bilstein which will give you a better ride.. or go all out and get fox or kings. You can always find some used ones on here for a good price.

Control arms aren’t the first thing you should worry about, especially if it’s just used on the road. Upgraded Control arms will usually be better for more articulation in off roading.

And what do you mean by swaying all over the road?
Excessive body roll? Or alignment is off?

 

My alignment is off by a little, but if I'm on any sort of back road or just any road thats slightly rough it just throws me everywhere. It also feels like my steering takes a second to grab if that makes since.

 

my door jam says 30 PSI Cold

 

40 psi seems high to me. I would think you'd want lower 30's, but I don't know about your tires - I run a pretty stock situation.

Maybe try something lower?

 

tire pressure could be a bit high. I run 30 in front and 28 in rear on 305-70-17 load range D tires. 34-1200-17lt