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rear shocks!!!!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Taco2525, Jan 3, 2018.

  1. Jan 3, 2018 at 9:06 AM
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    Taco2525

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    for the meantime I need a longer shock till I decide what I want to do with my rear end I'm in between the bilstein 5125s or tundra 5100s I've heard the tundra 5100s have a thicker shaft and they are about the same length haven't really heard much about the 5125s..

    there going to be ran with a deaver j66 pack with an extra leaf on each side soon to be 2 extra leafs on each side.
     
  2. Jan 3, 2018 at 9:06 AM
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    Ok, everyone just calm down
     
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    this is serious stuff how can you stay calm
     
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    The only way you are going to know is to pull a shock. compress that side to bump (go and flex the truck) and then measure from center of the eye to the bottom of the flange where the upper shock will mount. This is your maxed length for a fully compressed shock. Subtract another 1/2-3/4 of an inch from that measurement for margin of error and extra bumpstop compression and find a shock with that length for a collapsed length.
     
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    5125 for an affordable shock to make the transition from stock to new leaf packs. Shocks are wear items. You can always go to something more high performance later.
     
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    I just wanna no what people’s opinions are of the 2 I can’t decide which one to buy
     
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    Yea it’s just to have for the meantime until I decide what route I wanna go for the rear
     
  8. Jan 4, 2018 at 7:47 AM
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    "thicker shaft" hehehehehehehe...

    [​IMG]
     
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    You have to get the one that will fit is what im saying. Unless you wanna bend shock mounts or blow up a shock.
     
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    Agreed...you need to get the correct shock for your setup. Do you know how much travel you'll have between the shock mounts? Your shock's compressed length should be shorter than the distance between the mounts when the wheel is stuffed and the extended length should be longer than the distance between the mounts at full droop.
     
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    Oh and just because..

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    12" 5125's with shock relocation :woot:
     
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    Ideally yes. But with where the stock shock mounting locations are you will never be able to fit a shock thats short enough for full bump compression as well as longer than what the full static droop is. Even with stock leaf springs that offer no lift, they droop out further than any shock you can put in the stock location.

    If you are doing a bunch of high speed woops where the rear is drooping out fast and constantly, limiting straps are needed. But under normal trail driving using the rear shocks as "limiting straps" you are perfectly fine. Its the full compression of a shock before full bump compression that will eff things up.
     
  13. Jan 6, 2018 at 9:17 AM
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    so does anyone no anyone thats ran tundra rears on there 2nd gen?
     

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