What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I've got no experience with 4600s...but the Hitachi Shocks I had for 47 months were very spongy and skipped on turns with uneven pavement.

Me taking those same turns now and I notice the 5100s stay more engaged with the road. (Subjective)

The 5100s still feel plush like the ride of the 2024 Tacoma Limited I had as a loaner while my TRD Lift was installed at dealership this past April.

I purposely got an Automatic Transmission Sport DCSB because it would be my daily driver.

35K+ miles later, I have exactly what I've wanted since buying my new truck on May 14, 2021.

 

I think everyone has a subjective opinion on ride quality, I've had numerous people agree the 5100's are too stiff on road and you can feel every single bump and others disagree.

I have zero added weight, and the 4600's where very noticeably softer and more comfortable for me. However I was able to hit the bumps a lot sooner so that tracks. Eventually I might get an Accutune setup with Fox or Kings but I've heard that Eibachs are the middle ground between the 5100 and stock 4600's

The 5100's are definitely great off road at speed, I've straight up jumped rail road tracks and not touched the bumps and it was very impressively soft for such a bargain on the 5100's

On road however it's stiffer than my 1 ton Leaf sprung F350 and I remember when it was better THAN the ford.

 

Agreed...very subjective.

We all have different experiences.

Every owner will acquire their choice of shocks...or any other upgraded item.

There shouldn't be any persuasion to say, "one is better than the other" in these discussions. (Subjective being key with testimony)

Take the testimonies for what they are, which should not lead to opposing/stating any one experience is better than another.

This is a great community and I'll always look to it for personal opinion-based stories that determine which way I/we proceed with upgrades.

 

I bet you keep jumping rail road tracks,
Something will soften !!

 

After a 2 week delay (thanks tariffs!) I had my Topper installed at Stellarbuilt in Sac. It worked perfectly as I was headed to Arnold, CA the same day I booked my install appointment! I love it so far. Even after all of the research and drooling over pics online I'm still shocked in the quality of craftsmanship from GFC. I'm slowly copying @pc3coyote with the Spirit of 1876 Shoe rack to fit my 35" spare in the bed. It all just works! Took it on Sourgrass trail and had minimal to no dust inside. Coming from a fiberglass Snugtop, this thing is better in every way for me.

 

Swapped the PCV valve this morning and ordered a set of '20-'23 TRD Pro taillights. Grabbed a set of VLED standard VTAILs while I was at it. Just a smidge more chrome gone!

 

I also have an ELM truck and did the same lighting changes in the back. You'll love how it turns out.

 

That's awesome to hear! When I picked up Kermit and saw the factory blackout stuff I just knew that as much "silver" as possible needed to go. Looked at lots of the aftermarket options and I think Toyota got everything right except for the shiny bits. I'm excited to get them installed!

 

Now that is how to be a good dad.

 

Installed a sweet new heated steering wheel!

 

Working on building out the Homemade Goose Gear Bed system. Already did the base plate custom so now the build out starts, still awaiting my GFC which will tie everything together.

Still have a ton of work to do but it is coming together. Im going to have the side where the jack is on the driverside basic a tool area, so when I open the side door on the GFC ill have all my recovery gear and tools on that side of the rig.

Have a few other ideas but we are just managing.

 

Compared to the hitachi’s, have you noticed less of a rebound with the front suspension? I’m running 5100’s only in the rear with the hitachis up front. It rides like a Cadillac with a loaded bed, but I have noticed the hitachis are spongy as well.

 

One of the "multi-use sand product" bags I decided to keep in the truck bed in case I needed some extra weight for ice ... yeah ... needed more weight to do any good.

But still I never removed the bags ... until today. One of them burst completely across the bottom. Removed the bag and dropped the sand in the rock garden space of my rental house. Landscapers will have more sand to spread around next time ...

NO YOU INVASIVE LOUTS ... NO PICTURES!

 

OMG!

Night & Day on the front suspension...2" up front with the TRD Lift and 1" Blocks on the rear leafs.

Overall, rides like the 2024 Tacoma Limited I drove for 100 miles.

I'm very happy with the improvement in height/ride suspension.

 

A touch under 80k. Had the truck since 45k and in those 35k, the stock Hitachis were toast with normal street driving with maybe 3 trips on the beach each summer for the last 2 years.

 

Picked up my Lone Peak Overland camper last week and finished my bed build out (for now). Kept it simple, storage boxes that hold the fridge, 100Ah lithium battery and electrical setup. Also double as benches for when its shitty out.

 

Ordered a set of Morimoto Evo Hybdrid headlights and Diode Dynamics OEM Style Fog Lights last night. Decided to get the Hybrid headlights over the more expensive EVO version since the added features were not a priority for me personally. Can't wait to receive and install them

 

hell yeah brother, very nice purchase
maybe ill do the same one day but my truck is pretty much ready as is

 

Very happy with my hybrids. Just be sure to go into vehicle settings through the radio head unit and turn off DRLs or you will likely have hyperflash.

 

Leaning over towards your glove box when you get pulled over makes cops super nervous. Smart thing to do is sit upright with your hands on the wheel.