What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Depends how stiff your springs are.

 

...also if your shocks are hanging short. check brake system too just to be sure nothing is short.

 

Little bit of playing in the sand @godsend

 

Fucking awesome

 

5100s/Eibach. Extended brake lines from wheelers on the way. LR UCAs.

 

Not sure what you mean by leaning toward down ward slope. There is definitely more body roll.

 

How long are your rear shocks? Also how much rear lift is from springs and how much from shackles?

 

5100s in the rear also with wheelers progressive 1.5AAL leaf pack. Overload still in. no shackles.

 

I guess since there is more body roll on turns due to the force when turning, will I experience the same affect when driving on off camber roads where the weight of the body will make the cab lean/roll towards the downward slope of the off camber road? Hopefully that makes sense.

 

Yeah, it seems that Bilstein does not publish the lengths of the 5100 series shocks since they are sold by "application" rather than length. My guess is that the shock matches the OEM lengths which means you might not get much droop. You would have to load it on a ramp to see the full flex rather than just lifting the rear strait up.

I still have the OEMs on while my springs and shocks are on order. I think I only get like 4 inches of droop on a strait rear hang.

 

There are no brakes on the front so if you lift the rear it will want to roll forward and slide sideways. I derped something similar so now I block the tires or use a crowbar to engage the front brakes when lifting the rear.

 

Hmm, I wonder if a line lock would be smart for keeping the front brakes on in emergency lifting situations.

 

I had my 4wd engaged and in first gear lol I'm not that dumb. The ass end was sliding to the side rather than flexing more

 

This wont happen unless you have some really worn out springs and shocks. It rolls from the force of turning, it wont lean simply because the truck is running along a small slope.

 

Thank you. Just the information I was looking for.

 

Wow, these Whiteline LCA bushings are beefy. I'm kinda glad I chickened out on the ES install.

Anybody want an Energy Suspension kit with my old OEM bushings

 

Let me know how these work out, I am due because my alignment cams are seized.

 

Took pics for the sale thread, drafted the ad, still have not posted it, I hop tonight. Newborns fuck with your ability to complete any task no matter how small...
A small sample...

 

Will do. Prolly start a thread just cuz there is so little about bushings on here.

These bushings have a slight step in them you can see on the outside metal sleeve. It is pretty subtle but there are several guys running them with no problem. It might even match the OEM bushings but mine were so corroded I couldn't tell if they had a step. Whiteline doesn't officially support these yet for first gens. Early 2016 they said.