Bump stops

Has anyone upgraded the oem bump stops? What benefits did you see? I read a review for a sequoia where the guy says it is a must even for on road driving as it reduced body lean for his sequoia. I wonder if the Tacoma can benefit from upgrading these.

 

OEM bump stops are often very stiff, leading to a pretty good shock when you hit them, but still much better than metal on metal without them. There are more gradual bump stops available (not positive yet on 4th gen) that aren't as shocking when they first hit, and get stiffer as they compress further, these can be much more comfortable if you are hitting your bump stop regularly. What the Sequoia guy is probably talking about is like the Timbren's or Sumo springs that take the place of a normal bump stop, but are to help support heavier loads and either engage earlier, or fully fill the gap between the axle and frame even when unloaded. In this case, yeah, they'd increase your "spring rate" if they're engaged from the get go, versus your suspension just having it's normal motion before HITTING the bump stop.

Here's a picture I stole from here on TW of an OEM 2nd/3rd gen bump stop next to a Timbren active offroad bumpstop.




You can imagine how much more gap there would be between the frame and OEM bumpstop. This obviously engages MUCH sooner.





Here's a sumo spring helper spring. No gap between frame and top of the helper.




Then of course you have your full on hydraulic bump stops, which are awesome, but prolly not what you are looking for.





What the sequoia guy is talking about as an improvement is completely subjective. Some people might prefer the stock ride, some people might haul heavy and want the added spring rate, some might hit bumps at high speed and slap their bump stops constantly and prefer a softer hit. There isn't a catch all, this is better 100% of the time.

 

Thanks for the detailed explanation

 

Been looking at these.. Not “sexy” but good reviews.

https://www.perryparts.com/

 

2nd Gen here: I just upgraded my OEM bumpstops to Durobumps, after reading rave reviews on aftermarket Bump Stops, but I was less than impressed with the results.
I have new 5100s (1.75") on the front and 5160s on the rear with a Helwig progressive helper spring. Other than random offroading bumps, my situation was there is a railroad crossing by my house and one particular lane is not made well...and virtually everyones vehicle will bottom out unless you are going 15mph. My tacoma bottoms out with a thud at a normal rate of speed.
I replaced only the fronts first and tested...I only felt a slight improvement and thought...the hard bump must be coming from the rear. I swapped out the rears yesterday and barely noticed any difference.
Overall there was a slight improvement, but it was nowhere near worth the $400 the set cost me(and that was black friday sale price). (Install is simple fronts took 15 minutes, rear took about 1.5 hours). I would not have done it at that price if I would have know it would produce minimal results. And yes, they are well made, etc,etc...they just didn't produce the results many said they would. I dont know why everyone talks up the benefit of these aftermarket bump stops. So $400 later I am back to braking at the tracks as I have always done.

Good Luck on your decision