Sport vs OR Suspension stock?

Are you active duty military with that avatar?

 

Suspensions felt different to me.

The OR didn't feel as sharp of an impact from the road potholes and whatnot, but is makes the whole cab "bounce" more, if that makes sense.

 

OP: Having driven both 2016 TRD Sport and OR, the Off Road suspension is definetely softer. The Sport is more "street tuned" and will corner better/roll less. The Off Road will soak up bumps better. I hope you the best in your situation. I would stay away from aftrmarket systems in your situation. Hope you can find a solution you're happy with

 

Keep in mind the sport runs a larger wheel with smaller sidewall than the OR with the same diameter tire. You might also consider up sizing the tire to 265/70/17 so you now have the same amount of sidewall as the OR

 

I believe that the stabilizer bar is also different. According to the OEM Toyota part guide two different types of stabilizer bar could be ordered: with Off Road Pkg and without Off Road Pkg.

 

Not sure on 2016s, but 2nd gen OR has a softer sway bar to allow more articulation, and sports have a stiffer bar to keep it flatter in the turns.

 

Shocks (unless you have front shocks with adjustable spring collar) will have no affect on ride height.

It's the front springs and rear leafs that will affect ride height. Springs and leafs will sag over time.

 

same diameter bar?

 

Definitely time for new shocks for me so taking the recommendations here and getting the Bilstein 5100's. Should I change the front springs as well (original with 177k miles) or do they last forever? I had the rear leaf spring TSB done years ago, but I see there's a recall on the rear leafs now. Should I take Toyota up on that? I will get the work done next week because my driver side front wheel bearing needs to be replaced and my steering rods are showing lots of play so I have to replace those. I figure I should get it all done at once.

 

BTW, I resurrected a rather old thread here. But I did just order the Bilsteins from Tire Rack, and I'll have my mechanic get the springs, if you all think I should change those out. Let me know if that would be a waste of money on the springs.