Likely another dumb suspension question related to my PRO

I just put a 1.3" lift on my 2021 pro via the Eibach pro spring upgrades. I'm looking to put a bumper on there, but don't want to lose a bunch of gaines. How much weight can I put up front before that starts to happen? One I'm looking at is about 60 lbs. I'm 175 lbs and am typically the only one in there (we use my wife's RAV4 for most family traveling).

 

For reading: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/winch-effect-on-stock.754212/

Yes, it is going to sag. How much? Can't say.

 

Open up the hood and place 60lbs in the there like some weights wrapped up in a blanket or something that will give an idea of how much they’ll sag.

 

Can you write me in an hour to make sure I take that weight off before I drive to work? Kid has been keeping me up at night, so that's some dumb shit I would do...good idea. I can use those pandemic-inspired dumbbells that have been collecting dust.

 

Ask Eibach!

 

Put a couple cinder blocks on the front of your hood.

 

You stop that with your logic. At least first say something about pros being a waste of money or something.

 

I have always thought the Tacomas could use a nice hood ornament like Bentley's. Smart!

 

Rock out to Laibach!

 

You could always add a .25 spacer on top of the shock on each side and maintain or even gain a little lift with the bumper. .25 will give you another .5 lift.

 

Would be a good idea if I were a DIY mechanic, but I just spent about 800 having the new springs installed.

 

"A 65 lb bumper would be split between both sides, so now you are looking at 37 lbs per corner, which is not very much when you are talking about a spring rate of 620 lbs/in. There might be a slight bit of change in height, but you'd have to measure to probably see the difference. I doubt it would be noticeable to the eye.

- Team Eibach"

 

Start stocking up on tools, and watch Utube vids. tacoma/4runners are some of the easiest vehicles to work on when it comes to suspension.

If you were close to me, I would add the spacers for you, be done in 60-90 min, and only charge a small fee for it.

 

Hey, I appreciate it. That's some good advice, but my garage is full to the brim of woodworking tools! I do have a socket set if that count for anything, but I never can find that damn 10mm.

 

Yeah OP, if it were me I would try to find a way to balance some 45lb/20kg plates in there and maybe leave it overnight?

 

Really? No one? Y'all have gotten soft. This person needs a math refresher course. That being said, it is tough to imagine I'd see much of a compression with 32.5 on each side; though, I'm not sure if that logic makes a ton of sense when it's distributed weight rather than divided.

 

https://xkcd.com/2585/
Maybe it was just rounding error?

 

haha, alright, benefit of the doubt. Rounding never hurt anything...