Question about Leer cap and rear suspension

Did a little searching in here and couldn't find what I was looking for, so I'm sorry about posting this because I figure it has already been posted.

BUT I added a Leer 100xr to my 2012 Tacoma DCLB and I'm wondering what you guys suggest for the rear suspension now. I hit some big speed bumps yesterday (the like 4 foot long ones) yesterday doing about 30 ish and the back felt a little saggy and soft with the extra weight. Think I may have hit my bump stops on the first one.

I also plan on adding even more weight to the rear to set it up as a camping/mountain biking/ road tripping rig in the near future. I want to eventually life the truck but its going to be a long ways out so I'm looking for something to do in the mean time to handle the weight.

Thoughts?

Icon add a leaf pack gonna be overkill?
Should I get the Toytec add a leaf?

I dont want the truck to be too "nose down" after.

 

I have firestone ride-rites and they do a pretty good job. then you have an adjustable spring in the back, so the more weight that you add, the more support you can give.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/installed-firestone-ride-rite-air-bags.273337/

 

Go with a full leaf pack. An Add A Leaf will add MAYBE a year and get you a little firmer but then you'll be back where you started and down $150 or so.

 

That cap is about 180 lbs. I've had the same one on my truck 10 years and 179,000 miles with the stock suspension. I did replace all 4 shocks with factory equivalent at about 130,000 miles. I've had some minor issues when loaded heavy, but never unloaded.

 

ooooooo. theres a good thought considering the weight in the rear will be changing a good bit as i put stuff in and take stuff out for building the back out as a camper. a little more than I had wanted to spend though

 

yeah it isnt a huge issue, but once i build the back out (shelves and a sleeping platform and water and gear and bikes) i know that it is going to be too much weight especially after i hit that speed bump the other day

 

yea it was a bit hard to bite the bullet, but its been reallllly nice having them. ive been meaning to get the daystar cradles to go with them, but haven't yet. anyways, im completely happy with them and if you can swing them, you probably wont be sorry!

 

Ive had a fullbuild out of a camper setup in my truck with a mid rise shell. Stock springs sagged about 2.5" so the hitch was maybe 10" off the ground.

For a temorary solution id go with a wheelers 3 leaf aal. Cheaper than icons 3 leaf, so not much is lost on the backside when ya sell it when upgrading to a full leaf pack

I have a dakar pack with a wheelers long aal. It holds the weight very well. Since ive removed a bit of weight the rear is higher. Now but ill be taking the top overload out of the pack to drop it 1/2" once the snow melts

 

Short term solution would be a AAL.

From what I read, wheelers, ICON and Headstrong 3 leaf AAL's are pretty much the same and manufactured by the same company. Again i read that somewhere in the forum. If you are going to do the 3 Leaf AAL, i would suggest to keep your overload in.
Another suggestion would be single Deaver AAL. The single AAL was suggested as a better of the progressive AAL in terms of hauling.
To supplement either leaf packs would either be an airbag system or sumospring bumpstops . The sumosrpings bumpstop would be alot cheaper and as well as easy peasy installation.

Long term, an aftermarket leaf pack.

i say check with Marie from headstrongoffroad or other vendors in this site.

 

Yeah, a different leaf pack is the plan for once I have enough money to lift the whole truck, just looking for something in the meantime. Thanks for your help!

 

I have firestone ride rites and a Deaver AAL on mine.