Falcon Shocks for Tacoma by TeraFlex - new suspension options for 2016+

The sway bar relocation brackets are supposed to come with this kit, right? I plan on installing Wednesday so I decided to open it up and look at it. I’ve looked through all the boxes at least ten times and looked through all the packaging don’t see them.



*I contacted teraflex. They sent me some in mail.

 

Correct. They’re little aluminum blocks about 3” long and 1” tall. Pretty simple looking.

 

One other thought: be sure the grease zerks are pointing the right direction so they’re all accessible when installed.

 

Got mine installed last night. Getting it aligned now.

 

nice!
You’ll like em! I swear mine feel better after a couple thousand miles. These trucks look so much better once they’re leveled in front!

 

Did anyone else only get about an inch of lift up front on the max height?

 

I got about an 1.5” on the middle setting. Do you have a heavy bumper or winch?

 

Nope, brand new springs too. Did you replace the top hats? What was your center of hub to fender? Super weird.

I am on ICON leafs, but that should matter that much.

 

No I didn’t replace my top hats and my springs had maybe 20k miles. I don’t know what my measurements were. I do have an access cab not sure if that makes a difference. But I’m icon add a leafs also

 

I got about 1.25 in back and 2 in the front with middle Level setting.

 

What was your center of hub to fender front??

 

A little less than 21 on drivers side a little more on the passenger side. I have a shim to correct my lean but didn’t use it and it’s pretty much gone

Was asked about this. I made mistake I’m at 23”

 

How do u like the falcon shocks. Any issues? How do they compare to any other brands you tried?what vrands have u tried? Plz be specific. Really interested in these

 

it all comes down to what you plan to do in your truck. What performance needs do you have/expect? For what these shocks were designed for, they do very well.

i have run OME, Bilstein, Rancho, and Fox. While some models of Fox and Bilstein are better, i would say these feel as good if not better than the Fox Trd pro shocks. The build quality is the best i have seen. No issues at all.
I will be a customer of Terraflex/Falcon from here on. For my use needs, these are perfect. When you compare these to other brands offerings in the same performance range, these are the best out there in my opinion.
In other words, you can’t compare these to top of them line fox or king remote reservoir fronts/rears, but when you compare them to bilstein 6112 or fox trd pro, i say these are best.
Everyones opinion may differ. Thats just my experience of running offroad shocks on various trucks/jeeps/suvs since i began driving in 1989. I love the feel of these

 

I have bilstein 4600s they have good habdling but a tad stiff. Woukd you say the falcons are not as stiff on road or more stiff?

 

Those are essentially stock shocks that come on the trd offroad. the falcons ride better in my opinion. Fwiw, the falcons are a far better shock all around than bilstein 4600’s. The falcon front shocks are also adjustable- 3 different settings you can set them to- stock, leveled, or slight lift to accomodate for either a rear block lift or if you have a heavy front aftermarket bumper. The bilstein 4600’s do not adjust

 

I believe the toyota bilsteins are valved differently .i have a sr so I had Hitachi on mine at first . when you say a better ride what do you mean. More controlled? A little stiffer? How are the falcons in your.opinion on small.imperfections? Do you know if the falcons are digressive like the bilsteins?

 

The only way to tell how the ride is to try and find someone that has them and ride in it. I have them and I would say the ride isn’t bad the front is stiffer or firmer if you will and the shock are digressive I believe. On quick hard bumps it’s stiff but the they do get softer the faster you go. Mine are the adjustables in the rear and on the soft setting they are pretty soft and ride plush.

 

sounds like you have more info on the shocks than i do- id say contact falcon/terra flex directly with your questions

 

What is everyone getting for lift on lowest and level settings? I'm asking because I'd only like to end up with a max of 1.5 in the front and pair that with kit block or a 1.5 add-a-leaf in the back to keep roughly the same rack. Second question, would it be possible to run the longer rear shock from the lift kit without using a block or add-a-leaf?