What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I have the same one and am totally happy with it thus far... about a year old.

 

Interesting concept. Looks better than bags. I assume this is in addition to AAL or blocks? A little spendy as an 'addition to' but the 5100 lift is pretty inexpensive.

 

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Nope. No AAL or blocks required. That's the beauty of the system. Totally DIY and is adjustable if one decided to add a topper for example.

 

I saw this on my local dealership's website. $69 for a bed mat!

 

I'm looking at their kit now. Never heard of them before and I'm struggling to understand the physics of how they are supposed to work.

 

It was a TW member that told me about it 2+ years ago. I purchased them to beef up my suspension when pulling a pop-up camper. Stability was greatly improved when towing. Also, had to make a slight adjustment due to the change in location and static height of the camper when I broke the crank on the camper and had to weld on a different jack. A few turns of the coil springs and I was lifted high enough to just back under the hitch and lower the camper without bottoming out the jack on the camper.

 

I think it depends on how the truck is being used. If just hauling and work then the Roadmaster should work fine. If it’s being taken off road more often than not I would go with a 3 leaf progressive AAL. I take mine off-road and don’t use it for work at all. I went with the 3 leaf AAL and left the overload leaf out which helps with articulation. The ride is great on the road as well. Just my .02

 

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I have been off road with my Taco a few times and have not experienced any issues except for cleaning in that area afterwards. I would say extreme off roading would not work well with this type of suspension enhancement though.

 

That is roughly what mine shows, between 266 to 275 when I fill up. I do drive it like idc about mpg's, also like to warm it up and spend my lunch on it at idle 3 to 4 times a week.

 

Same here, bought it for a trip to Smoky Mountains. We had 4 people in my truck, so all of our stuff was in the bed. Kept everything pretty dry, even though it rained 4/8 days.

 

I'm trying to wrap my head around how it would raise the ass enough to level or go slightly higher than the front after raising the perch on the front. It does that? I get the axle wrap prevention and stabilizing the dynamic arc of the spring but seems like it would have to arc the bajeezus out of an OEM leaf to achieve height.

 

When installing the axle is hanging so the arc of the springs is maximized. Then you set the tension on the springs and lower the vehicle. I got about a 1.5" lift in the rear by setting at the minimum suggested spring tension.

 

265/75r16 Cooper Evolution MT.

 

Okay...I can envision that working. My next concern/question is whether the device is designed for that? Being in absolute tension ALL the time and not just at compression cycles on the leaf. Now you have me intrigued so I need to investigate more beyond eTrailer's site.

 

Here is a good pic of the installation.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/roadmaster-active-suspension.679959/#post-26655176

 

Still doesn't really help me understand how this is actually supposed to... work.

 

Looks like it adds tension to the leafsprings to take some of the load off them (letting the bolt-on spring take some load), thereby increasing payload capacity?

Air bags are another option if you're looking to overload, but requires more accouterments to function.

 

So the whole time it's pulling hard on the axle, effectively turning the front half of the leaf springs into a bow, with this device being the bow-string? That seems like it would sag over time, requiring regular adjustments since it's constantly under tension. Also, it would need to be adjusted each time you change the weight of the vehicle, right?

How is this better than airbags that I can hook up to a compressor and level the truck from inside the cab with the flick of a switch? I haven't compared the prices between the options so maybe the full airbag system is significantly more expensive?