Front Lift question

I have a 2012 Tacoma 4x4 and I put a Fat Bobs garage 3" lift on it.
It contains a strut mounts and a add a leaf in the rear.

I am not happy with the ride and front just seems rough. Would replacing the stock struts to the 5100s make a huge difference?

Any suggestions?

 

Its the spacers not the shocks that are giving you the crapy ride.

 

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Maybe look into a coil / 5100 shock combo and ditch the spacers.

A lot of peeps having success with OME coils and bilstiens at the first notch. The Eibachs are another coil option to get lift, but I hear they ride a bit more ruff.

 

Is this the kit?

http://4x4.fatbobsgarage.com/toyota...add-a-leafs-4wd2wd-2005-2013-6-lug-p2147.aspx

If so, not sure how you thought a $150 kit was going to be good. You get what you pay for. If you want a good ride you need to do it right. New shocks, springs and leafs. Not spacers.

 

I just noticed you were from livermore. Im from pleasanton.
Add this to your setup and have swat customs do the install. He is cheap and does great work. If you have the money do 5100s in the back to. And you can add a lean spacer to the front drivers side if you want.
http://swatcustoms.com/

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/ToytecEibach-front-coil-lift-springs_p_14.html

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Front-height-Adjustable-5100-Bilstein-Shocks_p_21.html

 

Didn't really think about the kit making the ride better. Just have a little extra money right now to do something about it.

 

If this is the kit you are at least not using a coil compressor spacer, which is even worse. I’ve seen kits that incorporate the use of both top plate spacers and coil ones.

With this kit the ride sucks because you essentially took quite a bit from your down travel to push the truck up. The problem with this is when you hit dips or holes your suspension has very little droop from its neutral position and more so falls until the wheels plated.

 

If you have the money. I have this setup with the dakar leaf pack and the 5160s and it rides great.

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/3-lift-kit-with-Bilstein-5100-Height-Adj-Coilovers_p_364.html

 

I would do that buy already have the add a leaf in the rear with new shocks.
I just really need more height in the front end.

 

Then get the coils I posted ealier and the 5100s if you want them.