22 SR-Is a TRD pro suspension a direct swap out?

I have a 22 SR V6 4WD. Someone was selling a TRD Pro suspension when they upgraded. Can I swap that right into my SR???

 

Yes

 

Yes, but keep in mind that the only confirmed difference between the suspension on a SR and Pro is the shock absorbers. All of the other parts of the suspension are likely identical.

CAVEAT: the coil springs have a different color and the newest Pros have a new upper control arm which is probably mostly for looks.

 

Take it before someone else does

 

I know @5nahalf has a counter opinion, but IMHO TRD Pro and all other off-road racing shocks have zero benefit for daily driving. Shock absorbers are at their core energy dissipation devices in the same family as brakes. If you you don’t exceed the capability of your stock shocks to dissipate heat, you don’t need to upgrade. This is slightly over simplified, but pretty close to the full picture.

 

It depends upon whether you're talking about the geometry or the parts; yes, the geometry of the entire suspension is likely identical, however, parts such as the upper control arms are decidedly different.

 

Huh? Are you referring to the UCAs on the latest Pro? I mentioned that. Otherwise, I’m not aware of more than one 3rd gen UCA.

 

Sorry, I was apparently typing my post when you posted your reply.

 

Yes but you will also need a parking brake cable spacer for the rear leaf. Very small minor thing that costs about $15 bucks or so.

You can run without no immediate problem but just get it and forget.

 

You gotta come drive my truck sometime But also a stock truck too.

 

Even for street driving I find the Fox shocks nicer. Previous trucks I've always upgraded to Bilsteins once the OEM shocks wore out. The Fox shocks are very comfortable as a daily driver on choppy urban roads. It is overkill for just street driving but I love the shocks.

 

It depends on what you consider street driving. I do sort of think my truck with King 2.5s might be better at driving over curbs at 15 mph than with the stock shocks, but I think my memory might have faded and I never actually drove over a curb at 15 mph with stock shocks. I would find it interesting to drive a stock off-road again.

 

Hmmm, I've driven all three TRD models on the roads, and by far the best road manners I've experienced are from the TRD Sport. That said, this is certainly one of those "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" kind of things; for road work I prefer a firm/sharp suspension versus a soft sofa(ish) like suspension.

 

Same. They are much nicer on and off road imo

 

I think it would be interesting to drive a stock off-road and refresh my memory. I only had the stock suspension on for 5000 miles. However I also drove a stock 2016 SR5 for 30k miles and I didn't notice one bit of difference between all 3 during normal driving.

 

I just remember my stock offroad suspension being super bouncy. All our roads near me have "waves" in them and it made my truck bounce all over the highway. 35W just north of the river was by far the worst to drive on with my stock offroad suspension

 

It's been a while since I drove that stretch of 35W, but generally on concrete hiways my truck with or without the King 2.5s has a noticeable oscillation on many stretches. I deduce that it is a nature of the expansion grooves, wheelbase, and pickup suspension. I'm skeptical that shocks can help that much. It's not like it makes them overheat. In any case, it doesn't other me much. Trails are much rougher.

 

The big problem with the stock offroad suspension was it was too small to be able to control the truck. I had horrible tire cupping and bouncing with stock, switching to the pro it 100% went away and my tires wear perfect now. That stretch of 35 has gotten better since they redid it.

 

I didn't have that experience. Maybe we have different driving habits?

 

Im convinced its the difference between long and short beds. I have talked to other long bed owners whos trucks do the same.