Best Strategy for Daily Dirt Road Driving and Long Highway trips

Hi everybody,

front end suspension is going out on my 200k mile gen2 taco. I intend to replace the whole front end (and probably the rear) suspension. I drive around 6 miles on heavily pitted winding dirt roads every day (I live deep off road on a ranch), but also drive 600 mile round trip highway commutes at least once a month.

I am in search of a remotely adjustable suspension system to switch between the dirt roads and highways that I drive everyday on. I am pretty new to car modifications and would appreciate any and all help in making this decision.

I want to emphasize that I am looking to optimize lifespan first, then comfort.

also let me know if this is the wrong section of the website to post in, I figured the off road folks would know best for this.

 

@AccuTune Offroad

Welcome to TW.
I tagged a member here on TW who should be able to give you some options.

 

appreciate it, thanks!

 

A simple strategy already at your disposal is to actually use 4WD as well. I've found that 2WD increases hopping from the rear axle due to axle wrap as the tires lose and gain grip skipping over rough and washboard surfaces on dirt roads. Since the rear is the only driven axle, this harshness is maximized. Once in 4WD the front will relieve much of the drive load placed on the rear and reduce a lot of the axle wrap and feel overall better since the IFS doesn't suffer from that same issue.

It's easy enough so give it a try, but I've often found it to be a very noticeable improvement on 4WD IFS trucks.

 

Also would help achieve the recommended 10 miles in 4wd a month.

 

Remotely adjustable? As in adjusting shocks while sitting in the driver's seat?

 

remote adjustability is out of the budget i think, at this point I am just trying to figure out how to maintain the car with all this dust and ruts. wheel bearings are shot, just replaced the sway bar links and lcas myself. shocks and ucas seem fine to me.

debating between buying wheel bearing assembly and seals, or pressing a new bearing into the original hub and replacing the seals.

 

The suspension forum would be your best place. Based on your needs, don't buy racing suspension/shocks, which is mostly what is manufactured in the US. Too much trouble for a daily driver. Look at Australian options (i.e, Dobinson, OME, and Ironman).