Shocks for better ride (TRD OR)

The stock bump stops are like hockey pucks, wheelers or duro bumps are way better.

 

If you are trying to save money:

Front - 5100's with the stock Springs can get you 1.5-2 in the front (Although its going to be stiffer than stock). You can also add a thin spacer on top too boost it a little or to offset the taco lean. (.25-.4")

Rear 5100's and either do the Icon 3 add a leaf by itself, or pair it with a .5-1" block. Or spend the money on a full leaf pack.

Looks like you are in Northern CO. If you want to save money on the install, then drive down to me and I can have it done in about 4 hours as a side job.

 

4600 if your not lifting it. Cheap, easy, and better than OEM OR shocks.

 

After a bit more research, it looks like the 5100s aren't much different from the stock 4600s and really more focused on lifting and a bit different valving for a bit firmer ride. If I'm not lifting I thought maybe the 4600, but...

I thought the OEM shocks were the 4600s.

 

@phdog - There is more suspension info than you could ever imagine here

 

My advice is to take everything you hear about the ride quality of various shocks with a grain of salt. Given your use case, I would stick with the stock shocks. If you really want to spend more, pick your budget and then choose a shock in that range and don’t worry too much about it.

 

4600's are the stock ones on OR

 

That has been debated a lot on here and I’ve never seen any solid evidence to support either side.

 

Actually here is some evidence that they are not the same.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-off-road-vs-bilstein-4600’s.646751/

 

If you keep the spring clip on the 6112s in the lowest position so you don't get lots of lift the ride is much better than putting the spring clip in top position for max lift. Also you can't compare directly the
results from a 2 nd gen to a 3rd gen. Even the AC and 4 door are slightly different due to weight.

Type of tires and air pressure also makes a difference

Are you bottoming out on the bump stops on the rear springs?

 

Shock absorbers don’t soak up high frequency vibrations. You can consider them to be a rigid body in that context. Soaking up vibrations is the job of the tires, rubber suspension bushings, rubber body mounts, etc. This also applies to small cracks and bumps.

 

just so you know, Kings aren’t the best (no matter what anyone says), just well marketed. Coilovers aren’t really ideal unless you intend to use them for what they are designed for. If you want a budget quality shock, check out the Eibach 2.0 shocks or the Bilstein 6112’s. Should do you just fine

 

Here’s some general info about shocks that might help you decide.

http://accutuneoffroad.com/articles/digressive-vs-linear-vs-progressive-pistons-shock-valving/

 

Nope.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-off-road-vs-bilstein-4600’s.646751/

 

No, they are not.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-off-road-vs-bilstein-4600’s.646751/

 

I stand corrected on that, thank you for the info.

 

No worries. I was once the same way.

They are close and the exact same colors so it's more confusing than it needs to be.