PTR13-35150 - Bilstein TRD PRO kit - Upgrade??

Leave the OL in and see where it settles at. If its too high then take the OL out. It's really not hard at all to change them out once you've done it.

 

Here's some info from HS I pulled from another thread... if you're thinking about a full leaf pack replacement, here are several options:

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here are quite a few options for full leaf pack replacements. I find it helpful to provide my customers with a comparison that I created of the different ones we offer. This way they can see which one may suit their specific needs. We can also have a custom Deaver pack made as well.

There are two different OME leaf packs: the EL095R which they consider their light/medium duty leaf pack and the EL096R which they consider to be heavy duty. Either of the OME Dakar full leaf pack replacements will provide quite a bit more hauling, towing, and off-road capability over the stock pack. However both will be stiffer since you are adding more steel out back. The EL095R will affect this less since it has one less leaf spring in the pack. ARB spec's out their light/medium duty EL095R pack to provide around 2.75” of lift over stock on an 05-15 running 0lbs to GVW and around 2" on a 2016+ running the same amount of weight. The heavy duty pack has one extra leaf in it and will increase the load capacity by around 15%. ARB slates this pack to provide around 2.75” of lift over stock on an 05-15 running around 660lbs of constant weight and around 2" on a 2016+ running the same amount of weight. With either pack the amount of weight you add to the rear end will directly affect the amount of lift you see from the packs (meaning, if you add 1000lb to the bed of your Tacoma and are running the heavy duty pack you will no longer see that 2.75" of lift) For me, I find it hard to equate things to heavy or light/medium duty. Because it really depends on how much weight is being added, if the weight is consistent or not, and where the weight is being added to. Now ARB does have theEL046XL add-a-leaf which directly converts the light/medium duty pack into the heavy duty one or it can be addedinto the heavy duty into an even heavier duty pack. It will add around 15mm of lift and a 15% higher spring rate. The add-a-leaf is not something that weusually recommend if you are just looking to gain lift height. There are other ways to gain more lift withoutaffecting the ride quality like the add-a-leaf does. After the redesign I created this write up on TW in case you wanted to check it out. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/new-ome-dakar-leaf-pack-review.489540/

The Skyjacker leaf pack acts more like a stock replacement and provides a a similar ride quality but a little bit more capabilities in terms of supporting asmall amount of weight in the back ofthe truck. They are spec'd out a 2"-2.25" lift increase but from the feedback I have from my customers most only seearound a 1" increase.

The Deaver J66 leaf spring pack will provide a nicer on-road ride then most of the other after-market leaf packs and is known to perform very well off-road. It is spec'd out to provide around 1.5" of lift over stock. If you do have consistent weight in the bed of the truck, tow or haul this pack wasn't really designed with that in mind so it can be lacking in that area.

The Deaver U402 picks up where the J66 leaves off. This pack features 7 main leaves and 2 overloads and is designed in a way to help support weight andprovide lift. It can have additional leafs added to support additional amounts of weight as well. The basic U402 pack will provide around 3" of lift on a Tacoma running around 300-400lbs of additional weight in the bed. If the weight is lessthan that then the lift will be more and the ride will in-turn be stiffer. The U402 II will provide around 3" of lift on a Tacoma running around 500-700lbs ofadditional weight and the U402 III pack will provide around the same amount of lift with an additional 700lb+ weight. Again the less weight the more lift and potentially a stiffer ride quality.

 

The site I got mine from must not of added the addition Tacoma years then. That is the exact model number I got for my 2014: RTC515 for $108 which comes with two single leafs and two center bolts with free shipping currently. They have others that have tips if you are worried about squeaking but I don't know anything about the others. Like I said, my leaf packs don't squeak so I didn't even think about that when I ordered.

http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index...4&make_select=654&model_select=8688&x=62&y=10

 

The dealership is going to replace all the Teflon pads as per the TSB although I don't think this will fix it much as the squeak strated to become very defined when my leafs got flat and constantly rubing on the overload! I think the skyjacker RTC515 will get some arch back and hopeully reduce the squeak a bit! I don' mind a bit of sound but the way it is now if my window down I hear it none stop going down the road.

 

How do you like the ride? I'm on the fence on swapping someone my pro springs for Baja.

 

I may have this backwards, but seems like it was if you leave ol in, no grinding. Out, gotta grind. 2nd gen anyway

 

Has the rear settled any?
Received my HS AAL now trying to decide if I really want the OL. Don’t want “leveled” look I like my rake but don’t want to be too high in the rear neither.

 

What I meant by "settles" is that each truck will end up a little different when modifying the suspension. Put the OL in and see how your truck looks after driving it a week. What else have you done to the suspension?

 

I did the rear shocks last week, will tackle the front, AAL and ECGS bushing this weekend or next

 

I got my cap installed yesterday, i think im going to end up with an AAL by summer.
As of now, I still have rake, but i can see that changing knowing how tacoma leaves are.

 

Here is my truck with the same setup

 

Yeah, I think I’m def leaving the OL in fits the look I want thanks @Jon8251

 

what was the part number for the replacement rubber washers that goes on top of the shocks? Don't recall what page that was discussed!

 

I've seen people using the Rancho ones and just ordered a set myself. The part number is

$22 Rancho RS979 Suspension Shock Absorber Bushing Set

Rancho RS979.

 

I'm liking the 10$ rancho's off Amazon! Toyota part number don't pull up on there to see the price diffrence! But it' just some bushings should be good to go!

 

Before: DSF 20.5” DSR 22”
After: DSF 22” DSR 23”

Used 1” Toytec block in the rear. I already had them from a previous project I never got done. Drove home 15miles I really like it. It is harsher on very small bumps, but much nicer on bigger stuff like potholes.

 

Saw someone on Craigslist offering this set for $1,100...

 

Hello,

I have a bit of a strange question. I wanted to know for anyone with this kit, were the part numbers on the front 2 coils different from one another? Also, is the kit suppose to come with 4 hardware bags?

 

so I bought the kit and Dakars to go along with it for my Gen2. The dakars came with shackle bushings so I've tried to take out the bushing on one leaf pack so far and it's been the biggest hassle of the day so far, more so even than both front shocks. I'm going to probably skip this on the second leaf pack and leave the oem one in but does anyone know of a way to get this damn thing out of there?