2016 Tacoma Review from a Forester (no, not the car)

Really like the gen3 DCSBTRDOR in white and/or silver.

 

"Body roll is way too excessive in the corners and unacceptable. The truck leans over on tight cornerslike it's about to wallow over.Toyota musthave used a smaller sway bar if I recall on TRD OR."

Thats not good news for me... I was hoping OR would have stiffer suspension than Sports

 

You should expect a stiffer ride out of the sport. The off-road is softer so you aren't bouncing into the ceiling all the time. The sport is meant to handle on-road cornering better. It is relative though. It's not like you want super soft suspension off-roading, just compared to a vehicle meant to road-handle.

 

I see, in that case, depending on how OR feels, gonna look into adding strut bars, sway bars etc...

 

Why would it be?
The very nature of "sport" is tighter/stiffer suspension. Where, off road requires more articulation/softer suspension.

 

You are telling this to someone who is new to Tacoma.

 

Great review. I appreciate the insight. Can't wait to get more updates on this and see how she treats you. Excited for my first Taco to get here in a few weeks! DCSB OR BBP Tech/JBL

 

^sports also have more robust sway bars to limit on-road body roll, while ORs have smaller ones to increase articulation.

 

Have any new comments for your truck?

 

Like others have said, the OR is the softest shock. I have a 13' Sport 4 door longbed. The stock set-up "was" so sloppy. Body lean in corners was awful. I had the Bilstein 5100 shocks installed on my Sport 08 Access Cab and loved them. Its about a $950 upgrade installed. Disclaimer, they are stiff because they are meant to be installed on full-size trucks. They will soften up over time...mine have. I love them and my Taco drives like a race truck in the corners now.