1st gen coilover upgrade

Hi, I recently received a set of toytec lift coilovers and TC uniball UCAs and wanted to do a budget “mid travel” setup with my 1st gen. One of the toytec coilovers was blown and I found out they don’t make rebuild kits for them so after finding that out I decided to start looking into getting other coilovers however I can’t afford the fancy kings or fox shocks for my rig. I was looking into 5100s but am concerned about how stiff it would be (I ideally am trying to fit 33s or 32.5s) I was also looking into FOA 2.0 x 6” coilovers since I have the top hats to fit to my truck and was wondering if anyone had any input on next steps. Thanks!

 

Welcome to TW... so first off, stay away from FOA, by the time you get anything working reasonably from them you'll have spent the same as getting good parts.

Let's start with what your budget is, and how firm is it?

 

Good to know lol, I’d ideally like to keep it under a grand but know to a degree that can be difficult.

 

Can get a pair of Fox coilovers for $1000 almost in the nose.
https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/s...IFP,_4.9",_0-2"_Lift_-_985-02-003_(PAIR).html

 

that’s not too bad. Has anyone had experiences with anything a little cheaper, because it would be cool to have a bit left over for the rear. If not I might be running a little bit of a squat until I can save up enough for something in the rear

 

Do these provide any lift? What is the primary benefit of these shocks over a set of 4600 Bilsteins?

 

0-2" per the website ........

 

Check out this thread to get some ideas on cheaper shocks Old Man Emu with lift coils.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/old-man-emu-setups-on-1st-gens.141055/

 

Optimal ride quality due to tunability and rebuildable for long last.

 

Bilstein 6112 front and 5160 rears (or 5100s to fit your budget) are excellent value for money before stretching to rebuildable shocks like Kings

 

Ended up finding a steal on a set of 2.5 kings for the rig and they ride amazing