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Downey off road 3.5 coilover rebuild

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Millave, Oct 16, 2012.

  1. Oct 16, 2012 at 1:28 AM
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    Downey offroad 3.5 coilover & cold air intake, magnaflo, ranch rear Suspention, warn manual hubs, arb front b. with warn wench.
    Hey all, new to this forum thing do bare with me.
    I looking to rebuild my coilover shock built by Downey offroad. Unfortunately Downey has closed and can't find what series of bilsteins they used. Anybody got the Lo down for me?
    2004 4x4 v6
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    Warn manual locking hubs
    OE control arm

    Thanks!
     
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  2. Oct 16, 2012 at 5:12 AM
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    Not to sure if the shock is rebuildable but the spring can be swapped out as long as you know the dimension like length diameter and rate. You can PM call or message Downsouth Motorsports and ask if they can rebuild it.
     
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  3. Oct 16, 2012 at 8:38 AM
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    Actually looking to just replace the shock, and can't find a part number on the shock body. So was hoping someone has done the swap themselves that would have that info?
     
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  5. Oct 19, 2012 at 1:35 AM
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    Downey offroad 3.5 coilover & cold air intake, magnaflo, ranch rear Suspention, warn manual hubs, arb front b. with warn wench.
    Thanks. Found out they are 4600 but they no longer produce them as they were spacifically designed for Downey. Bilsein has original design but cannot reproduce as they belong to Downey offroad. Oh well, guess I'm stuck having buy a new system.
    Anyone have any suggestions?
    I was thinking to go with allpro 3.5 with the 650 coils to compensate for wench, bumper and occasional roof rack when on excursions.
     
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  6. Oct 19, 2012 at 8:51 AM
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    You want 700lb springs then.
     
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  7. Oct 19, 2012 at 10:00 AM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    What is this 3.5 you keep referring to??? Do you mean 2.5?
    You can't even fit a 3.5" coil carrier shock into a factory coil bucket.
     
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  8. Oct 19, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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  9. Oct 21, 2012 at 7:25 PM
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    I think hes talking about a 3.5" lift?? But im not 100% sure..
     
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  10. Oct 21, 2012 at 9:13 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    That doesn't make sense either.
    Going over 3" on a 4x4 first gen is asking for CV problems.
     
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  11. Oct 22, 2012 at 8:32 AM
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    Lol true. Idk ive never even heard of downey. And bilstein 4600 coilovers dont sound like an awesome pair. If your gonna pay for coilovers shouldve gotten something better imo :notsure:
     
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  12. Nov 18, 2012 at 10:25 AM
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    Downey offroad 3.5 coilover & cold air intake, magnaflo, ranch rear Suspention, warn manual hubs, arb front b. with warn wench.
    It is a 3.5" coilover system and Downey offroad was one of the first Toyota spacific aftermarket offroad designers and were the leader in the market for over 15 years. They closed their doors about 6 years ago as the owner decided to retire and sell his manufacturing designs to procomp. And to your comment on cv issues its true, but by switching to manual locking hubs as well as redesigned universal ball joint it was achievable and has served in three of my tacomas and thousands of miles in the backcountry of Baja California. I skipped trying to rebuild and just went with the all pro package as I'm taking my lil beast to across central and South America for the next year.
    Happy trails. And thanks for the interest.
     
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