jberry's Soccer Mom Short Bus

Trying to be EAF like the millennials. Sure as hell could have used it this weekend though.

 

I haven't figured it out completely. In theory, linked suspension is the same thing as a-arm suspension, so I have a rough idea of what I'm going to start with. But won't know till I drive it.
And unless you copy me exactly (shock length, shock diameter, shock upper and lower mounting, bypass tube configuration, unsprung weight, sprung weight, spring length, spring rate, link length, link position, etc.), the valving will only be close if at all. I'm pretty confident I'm going to have to pull the bypasses a couple times to get it right.

Weird that everyone keeps asking that question. I bought the 4runner brand new in late 2006. It's not really new, just building it up to serve our family requirements. I'm not selling the taco or the tundra. We're a Toyota family, got the whole trifecta. I'm keeping the taco for solo trips, or "date" trips with the wife. If the boys are going, we're taking the hoe-runner.

I like it! The welding leaves a lot to be desired in terms of aesthetics. But it went together pretty quickly and good instructions. I like the clamping design it has around the door. Holds my weight and the wife's combined just fine with no wiggles or dents. It's juuuuuuust enough weight where the rear door shocks still lift the tailgate, but doesn't go up all the way. That could also be chalked up to nearly 10 year old air shocks as well. All in all, so far, so good.

At this point, the only way I would buy a third gen would be if I won the lotto, just so I could light the fucker on fire and post a video of it to make the 3rd genlings cry (after I ripped out the 8.75 rear end and threw it under the 4runner).

 

Nice! Close to what I was going to start with.
BTW, in case you didn't know, bypasses don't have free bleed holes in the piston like smooth bodies/coilovers. Good choice plugging 1 free bleed for the weight you have.

 

No. You would have a double bleed with bypasses and freebleeds in the piston.

 

Great tires, but any 285 suuuuuuuuucks with the stock 3.73s.
I'm very happy with the 4.56 gears and 285s.

 

The other think to keep in mind is your resi hose come off the top of the shock. Bypass resi's come off the bottom. When they come off the bottom, all the fluid displaced by the shaft during compression has to go through the shock valving (or bypass tubes). When the hose comes off the top, as the shaft displaces fluid it goes path of least resistance (which is normally through the resi hose). So to compensate you have to run more valving.

Purely a power issue. Driving up a 9% grade with my expo trailer behind me sucked ass.
285's are easy to fit. On the old wheels (stock 1st gen tundra wheels) with 5" backspacing I barely had to nip the front bumper, remove the mudflaps, and cut some of the fender splash apron. 5 minutes of work.
With the new wheels with 4.3" backspacing, I had to cut a lot more plastic and had to cut the cab mount (I'll weld in CMC plates as soon as I pick them them from @RelentlessFab). But it drives A LOT better with the wheels pushed out. Even my wife noticed and she's normally pretty inattentive to those kinds of things.

 

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