Goal: Increased load stability and high speed bump compliance

Hello TW faithful,
I am looking to improve the suspension on my truck in two different ways, for specific purposes. FYI this is for a 2017 TRD Sport DCLB.

First, I carry a snowmobile a lot in the winter. I drive between 80-120 km [50-75 miles], the truck handles the weight just fine but it's starting to show some sag as I ride more and more. The truck is used for highway and FSR driving with the sled on board, so it does get worked a fair bit and lateral stability isn't the greatest.

Second, I ride mountain bikes all summer. This means driving dry, poorly maintained FSRs to access riding locations. I find the truck doesn't handle high speed small bumps well, and tends to get shaken around more than I'd like.

I'm looking for a setup that will stabilize / carry well during the winter months, as well as soak up those small - medium bumps at 50-75 km/h [30-45mph] during the summer time.

Budget is around $2500 - $3000 cdn.

Thanks all.
Pics of rides attached for fun.

 

If you don't want to lift the truck, sounds like you just need a set of tuned shocks front/rear. Since you will have different loads in the back of the truck, I would highly suggest getting shocks with adjusters. This will allow you to make the ride smoother based on how much weight is in back. Adjusting will help with ride quality and the sag.

If you purchase from us, we will make sure the shocks are tuned according to how YOU want them, not just a standard off the shelf shock.

Fox Option:
(front) https://accutuneoffroad.com/product...2-5-series-remote-reservoir-4-6-0-2-lift-dsc/
(rear) https://accutuneoffroad.com/product...-remote-reservoir-9-1-0-1-5-lift-cd-adjuster/
roughly: $2,809

King Option:
(front) https://accutuneoffroad.com/product...-5-dia-remote-reservoir-coil-over-w-adjuster/
(rear) https://accutuneoffroad.com/product...ar-2-5-dia-remote-reservoir-shock-w-adjuster/
roughly: $3,198

There are definitely cheaper options, but you may lose some of the adjustability.

 

Thanks for the information. This seems like the right approach, as no lift is required. Is it ok to still have air bags as a part of the setup with either of these rear sets, and only "use" them when I have the heavier loads on board?

 

you guys ship to Canada"?

 

I'm just here for the sweet Ibis, @pcledrew

 

Nothing sweeter, imho. Love it.

 

It should be fine. That snowmobile probably weighs quite a bit, so bags would help keep the rear from sagging

 

About 475lbs ready to ride. It’s not crazy, but when I’m on FSRs with packed snow etc it’s a little bit of a rodeo.

 

I used to load a Yamaha Nytro XTX in the bed of my second gen and tow a single place trailer behind. The XTX is a pig, probably 650lbs. The single place probably added another 50-75lbs of tongue weight. Adding airbags to the truck REALLY helped out. Without it my headlights were aimed for the sky and I would hit the bump stops with regularity.

 

I got a sled setup but might be overkill for you. I have HD Dakars, airbags and rear OME BP-51's. I jumped my taco off the ground with this setup going 100 + km/h loaded on FSR roads with smooth landings. I had airbags with the dakars and didn`t like the springy feeling (I think regular shocks cant compensate for the rebound by the airbags) so added fully adjustable shocks (rebound and dampening), it was definitely an improvement. As Accutune mentioned, I would go with rear adjustable shocks first and you can always add airbags if you feel the suspension is too soft.

 

You jumped this thing!?