Bilstein 8100’s finally

Deaver Springs U402, its a stage 2 tacoma spring to help with all the added weight from the rack, tent, fridge, gear, family and dog. Truck gets pretty loaded down when we hit the road. The high lift jack alone made the stockers bottom out.. lol
This was before the suspension upgrade.... Low riding when loaded down

 

Thats not the point. You probably have less then ideal caster numbers, probably have UCA close / hitting coils and are probably close to full extension of the stock upper ball joint at droop.

 

I know, that’s why I got the total chaos. The UCA replacement is a PITA and I didn’t wanna deal with it the other day. I’ll get around to it. But honestly do the numbers look that bad?

 

nope numbers arent bad at all actually. As long as she drives decent you should be good. My only concern would be topping out of the ball joint / uca hitting coil.

 

There is a country mile in between the coil over and the UCA if you look at my second post pictures u see it at full extension. We are talking inches. Rides like a dream. But I agree UCA's are going on, but lets stop lying to ourself's and admit, its purely for style. Which ofcoarse Im good with. I got all the total chaos stuff including the weld on strut gusseting... lol For me its all about a zombie apocalypse, but truth be told, this offload addition is a pretty capable truck right from the get go, everything else was cause I could..

 

you had a shop install these, right? why not just have them install them

 

I'm thinking of getting these for my Pro. What kind of lift are you getting in the front? Curious to see if my 285/75/16 Coopers will clear once I put an SSO lo-pro winch bumper and winch on.
Thanks.

 

Typical TW, dogging on UCA’s when he has the set on the side just not installed.
Who cares.

the setup is dope OP. If the alignment numbers are well within limits and for what you use your truck for, it’s all good. Can’t wait to see the progress!

 

Didn't know about these....great

 

On stock bump stops tho

 

Zone control. Read up on the shocks.

 

Man unreal the trolling over UCA's... lol I think I have been inspired to never put them on just to infuriate everyone that is so filled with hatred and disgust over the matter.

 

I believe they will go from stock to 2.5 inches I have mine at 2 inch. Im sure if Bilstien would have had these made in time they probably would have been on the pro from the factory. Seems weird they went with fox when they obviously already have a good working relationship with bilstien. But hey 2 years later they sure got it right. That being said the pros I have ridden in seem pretty nice right from the stealership.

 

Isn't the ride harsher with that many leafs ?

 

It’s progressive so it’s smoother

 

its actually much smoother. but less lean in the turns and definitely keeps it from bottoming out over bumps. I hit the speed bumps leaving work last night at about 25... And it just ate them up... lol I have to say that these springs and shocks improved my actual ride quality dramatically. feels like a completely different truck and is a joy to drive again.

 

Definitely would love to put this suspension on my truck. Just can’t justify the price right now. Maybe in the future when my truck is paid off. Thanks for the feedback.

Curious on how they perform in a comparison vs. Kings/icons/Fox/ADS/swayaway etc

 

There is a huge price difference between these and Fox. The Fox only seem as expensive as these because you are buying them from Toyota and not Fox.

Toyota will always run the cheapest performance parts available. See the stock Wranglers as an example.

 

Your setup looks epic. My embarrassing amount of keyboard detective work is suggesting these new 8112/8100’s might be the call for my 2018.

BUT... I’ve seen in a couple places that these won’t fit 2018’s ??

Anyone know what the actual issue is? I’d love to pull the trigger... ugh.

 

I think you meant "I didn't want to pay for it".