Comfort Tacoma 1997 4x4?

I want to have more comfort in my 1997 4x4 Tacoma. What can I add or change?

 

What do you find uncomfortable about it?
Answer that, and start there.

 

I have my Tacoma for family use; I've never used heavy loads on it. I want to feel comfortable when I cross the street's bumps, so the suspension feels smooth. I've driven other, more modern Tacomas, and they feel comfortable. I think that at 24 year, I should consider changing the shocks or seats on my Tacoma, I'm not sure. I hope you can understand what I mean.

 

You can spend thousands like I did replacing the entire front and rear suspension, engine mounts, and transmission mount. Maybe you can find an honest old school Toyota mechanic who knows what every piece feels like on old trucks when failing and can limit your spending effectively, but odds are that everything is more or less failing.

 

If all the suspension is original at 24 years old you should absolutely look into new springs and shocks.

 

Agreed, start with these, best price you'll find on assembled coilovers and shocks and as close to stock as you can get. One day job. The rest of the suspension is a much more expensive story, but these will smooth the ride a bit.

 

Get high ratio tires 265/75 - XX. Then keep the tire pressure low (26-30 lbs).

 

Bushings, springs, and shocks are the primary thing to change. Then you could look at seats once those are addressed. Look at Toyota Time Timmy on YouTube for how to’s on the front end since he does 3rd Gen 4Runners which have identical front suspension and steering components (minus ball joints and outer tie rods, but they’re basically the same design as far as working on them goes).

 

Replace all your bushings, buy Kings suspension, lower your tire air pressure. You'll have the most comfortable vehicle after that

 

Bilstein shocks are more than enough to give a comfortable ride. I have 2.5 kings all around on my wife’s 4runner and oem take off bilsteins on my 08 and there’s no problem with them whatsoever making the truck drive and feel like new with replaced upper and lower arms.

 

Don't laugh. Sheepskin seat covers. Not kidding. My wife actually prefers riding in the truck over my Lexus RX350 because of those old, ugly, but cozy and thick sheepskins.