A moderator with a Tacoma? (Not anymore, traded in.) {Come on over to new build thread}

I definitely spend time there, very beautiful area with lots of lakes and nice trails to ride around on.

 

High of 63 tomorrow, perhaps I'll finally get my rear shocks on

 

I'm definitely going to remove the tires and put it on jackstands because I'm removing 5160s and adding mt64s. The 5160s have the resi mount (easiest to remove by dropping spare tire) and the mt64s require drilling to mount up the special lower mount.

 

Replaced these:


With these:



Initial thoughts as far as design and installation goes, I of course am not a fan of the special lower mount that is required both because it requires drilling into the vehicle and because it is just an extra step and or complication towards installing rear shocks. Also the right side shock guard looks like it will absolutely get destroyed if I hit a rock with the lowest point. I still need to go give it a test drive and will definitely report back here with hopefully a positive review. Even though the 5160s do not look all that great they actually were still performing just fine (just couldn't keep up with my rowdiness) so anyone in the UP or Wisconsin who wants them let me know and we can figure something out.

 

Cross-posted from the Wisconsin thread:

Preliminary results are in! So far the mt64s are indeed an upgrade from 5160s. They are fantastic on-road and on my railroad tracks that I benchmark suspension changes on they were slightly better on the downhill jump (all four off the ground and then on the ground at roughly the same time) and a fair bit better when going uphill (nose pops up, compresses, rear pops up and compresses, kind of a teeter totter action.) Also, having slightly better shocks combined with the most recent iteration of Perry Parts 3D printed bump stops means that the bottom outs while definitely noticeable were not painfully so in the way that stock was. Obviously there are still A LOT of conditions (like washboard, potholes, hard on the gas on various surfaces, etc) that I still am going to put them through but things are looking good so far.

 

Much better! From this:



To this!