Tacoma Shock Relocation - Trail Series - 2.0 x 12 - 2nd/3rd gen

I get fancy sometimes. I also mess alot of stuff up.

 

Guys, we messed up and shipped ~5 or so of these kits with 2 RH towers.
Can you please open your boxes and check ASAP so we can ship a LH tower out to today or tommorow? (Shutdown March 3rd-15th)
Don't want to mess up your install schedule!

 

i will check mine when i get home.

 

I got 2 passengers, pm sent.

 

Just opened mine looks ok.

 

Yours is shipping today.

So we took care of 4 so far, might be another 1 or 2 out there, let me know

 

This might be a reach but does anyone have any experience using this kit paired with the All-pro expedition leaf packs? Seems like most people are running either the Icon RXT or a Deaver.

 

it’ll work with any leaf pack, you’ll just have to position the shock tabs on the axle accordingly. I’m running OME dakars.

 

Thanks @plurpimpin ! The AP expo springs can reach about 12" shock travel

 

Perfect, thank you! I was concerned if the pack would be too stiff and not allow a full 12" of shock travel or if 14s would be even feasible.

 

thank you eric.

 

In heaven… Just waiting on my longer hoses to show up then I’ll finish mounting the res.

 

Keep an eye on this. In my experience keeping this bracket bolted onto the leaf puts too much stress on the parking brake line while articulated. I cut that bracket off and just let the line hang freely. On some trucks it’s a concern that the line rubs on the leaf pack but wrapping a rubber hose around the brake line alleviated that.

 

It’s actually off now, that was during initial testing. Thanks though!!!

 

Couple lessons learned here. I 100% could be using a 14” shock in my specific configuration. I went with a king 12”. I get full bump, but not 100% full droop. I’m about 1” off, and I mounted the towers as low as they could go. My truck is probably 3.5 - 4” lift in the back, on custom Alcan springs.

For king specifically, if you are going to do air bumps, order 3-5” longer hoses when your shocks are built, this will keep them from touching the bumps, and you can mount the reservoirs parallel with the frame.

lastly, the TC bolt on… $550 air bumps bracket, does not work with U bolt flips, just order the cylinders and weld at your own location. I talked to someone else and he had the same issue with the threaded version. I will be taking them off, and welding the plate to the frame, back 1/2” or so.

 

What leaf pack? I'm looking at the one pic of the shackle fully dropped out.

Open to ideas on the air bump plate. We used to make a raised air bump plate

 

Not sure on the plate, I think it’s just the mounting location of the bump that’s the issue, I’m gonna re weld the bracket on probably this weekend. If I raise the truck up again I’ll snap a pic! The Alcan pack is a 1400LB. It’s a hefty boy, I don’t think may people would run into that problem.

Passenger side drops out ALMOST all the way, and drivers doesn’t, coincidentally that’s the one with a 1/2” plate to fix the taco lean. So just 1/2-1” more I would get full droop. But I could 100% utilize a 14.

 

I almost pulled the trigger on this one but I'm looking for the AG relocation towers for the 2.5 shocks which cost 2x as much. Wondering why?..

 

@ARCHIVE , So I decided to go with the AG towers relocation for the 2.5 shocks. I currently run 285s on a trd pro wheels, and upgrading to 35s soon. Would I need to in stall the 1.5 spacers? And if needed I have the spidertrax 1.25 spacer. Would that work?. prefer not to put spacers and probably upgrade the wheels instead..