Changing stock TRD Sport suspension to Off Road

Hi, I have a 2019 TRD Sport and want to make it softer on rougher off road terrain. The Sport is a bit too stiff. Drives great on pavement though.

I have some Bilstein 4600's to swap the stock Hitachis. Will this be enough or should I also switch the sport linear coil springs to the off road progresssive? Are there any other differences in the sport and off road suspension?

 

Are you looking to keep the same height?

 

Yeah for now. Not looking to lift it at least for a couple years. Just wanting a more pleasant off road experience that isn't so stiff and adding RCI skids.

 

Where did you find this information about the progressive or linear nature of the stock shocks? I have yet to see a plot of the damping curve of any tacoma shock.

 

I've seen it mentioned on a few threads. Here is one:


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-sport-vs-trd-offroad-front-springs.398392/

"anything outside of the TRD off road has the same coils.
Only the TRD off road have the progressive wound coils"

"Linear coils are found on the sport"

 

That is the 2nd gen thread. The coil springs are the same on all the 3rd gens with the possible exception of the pro. Also they all follow hooks law, i.e. they are linear. I thought you were referring to the shocks, which are different across trims.

 

Ok gotcha. Thanks for that info. I know the shocks are different but thought the coil springs were different as well after reading a few threads. I guess they were referring to the 2nd gen and not third gen. Thanks

 

I have a related questions. Would shocks from a TRD Off Road offer better ride quality than the stock SR shocks? If so are OR shocks a direct replacement?

 

The ride quality is quite subjective, but yes they are interchangeable.

 

Good to know. I found some TOR shocks on ebay, but if the ride quality is no better I'll save my money for something better. Thanks!

 

I wouldn’t bother myself. They are not advertised to be better in the road. They are advertised as being better off road. None the less there are reports on this forum they they are “softer” on the road. The definition of softer is in the butt of the beholder. I also think few people understand the difference between on road and off road. Dirt roads and forest service roads are roads.