Not looking to lift, just shock/coil/springs and tire question.

I have a 2018 TRD Off Road. Stock height and tire size is fine for my uses. Our property is 20 miles from pavement down county and property owner maintained roads. Mostly dirt with some crushed limestone here and there. Lots of washboard with a few cattle guards and some perpendicular and parallel ruts here and there. The red clay dirt gets slick as snot with even the slightest bit of moisture and some of the washes are deep and wide, mostly passable with sand like powdery dirt in them a few days after the rains.

So the questions.....

1. Want to replace the stock shocks, coils and possibly rear springs with something to smooth out the ride and prolong the life of the rest of the undercarriage. Adjustable with the possibility of one day going to a larger diameter tire is an acceptable suggestion. But for now just something that keeps the stock ride height.

2. Currently running the stock Goodyear Wrangler AT w/Kevlar. They seem to do just fine, not the greatest traction in the red clay when slick, but acceptable. Was considering sticking with same for the kevlar to keep the gotcha plants from puncturing holes in the sides, but it appears they are going to wear very fast on these roads. Not really wanting to go to a mud tire. Anyone recommend a slightly more aggressive AT tire that is decent in mud, but has a compound that will give longer life on my roads.

Currently making the round trip 2-3 times a week getting set up, that will drop in the future once solar and water are set and the trip will probably be 1 to 2 times a week.

 

If you plan on staying stock height, you could slap some Bilstein 5100s on there to soften the ride a little. Since you're considering new tires anyway, you may want to look at a larger diameter, maybe 265/75R16 (31.7 in) or 255/85R16 (33 in), which should fit w/o a lift. A larger sidewall can also help the ride quality. The 265s are available in all varieties, load ranges, etc., but the 255s are very limited and generally run in E load, which may deteriorate ride quality.

OME makes a relatively mild lift kit with Bilstein 5100s that adds a rear leaf spring, but I'm not certain about the impact on ride quality. Eibach makes a kit that includes a new front coil, supposedly improving ride quality.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/eibach-pro-lift-kit.545060/

I'm in a similar situation in my current set-up, so I've decided to go with the Eibach kit and move up to 17" wheels with 255/75R17 (32") tires. This will allow me to raise the front a little (not quite level), raise the truck a little, put on larger tires, and soften the ride.

 

My use case is pretty similar. I'm on Kings at basically stock height. Just a 1" level up front. 265 KO2s. The kings are fantastic. KO2s decent. When the red clay gets wet it's crazy slick. KO2s do the job but a real mud tire would be better. But KO2s are still decent on road so tradeoffs and all.

 

Duratracs are an AT hybrid. They should perform better in the mud than stock tires without going for a full MT

 

Thanks for the input gent. I'll start with the suggestions and do some reading and research.