Replacing shocks on 2.5" lift, thinking Radflo but want your thoughts

Hi All,

So I've been running a Bilstein 6112/5160 2.5" lift with the heavy billy spring (stock UCAs) and OME Dakar 600+ and a AAL, and they are dead after 2 years of use. I was told by a well regarded overland shop that 2 years is about what guys are getting out of the Bilsteins if lucky. Their suggestion was to go to Radflo, but I didn't get much of an explanation. They are of course a Radflo dealer, but that's not a negative hit on their recommendation. I see good things mentioned here and there on the forums, but it's not a typical shock for tacoma owners so there's not a lot of anecdotal data to take in. I'd love to know your thoughts on radflo vs what I might have not considered.

Context for use: Ive got a very heavy DCLB (7k lb on the scale fully kitted out with all my gear) that spends a lot of time in the backcountry in the southeast and then mountain west. Im in a point life wise where I "live" out of it traveling the country bouncing from national forest to blm to nat forest 6-7 months of the year, working from a starlink and hitting trails on my bike. A lot of that time is spent in 4wd or 4low and the suspension gets used/pushed. I hope to keep that trend up. It is also my daily driver.

At 7K lbs essentially constant load I like idea of the ROAM 2.5 series with the adjustable compression to get a handle on body roll (always puckers my ykw in off camber driving) and get the shocks dialed to the weight or when it truck is unloaded and more lie 6000'ish lbs. The 6112/5160s were not handling the sheer weight of my setup (first set of upgraded shocks, I learned a lot), and Im not gonna throw money at something that can not handle my weight. And 2 years is way too short a lifespan for the money. I absolutely get the idea that the Roams might need to be rebuilt in that time frame, and I'll have to be ok with that cause there's not really an alternative from what I can tell and it tracks with the wear I am already seeing on the under matched billys. I also don't want to go thru the hassle/cost of UCAs right now, they have not been necessary. I'll be doing the install and didn't need that for the 2.5" lift, which is what I want to keep the truck at for simplicity and reliability.

Anyone got any thoughts on Radflo, and Radflow for this application? Things to consider or keep in mind? Maybe unrealistic expectations or assumptions I'm making? Many thanks in advance. Ken

Here's some older teaser shots of the setup, I now have a GFC camper top instead of the RSI.

 

IMO go through @AccuTune Offroad tell them all
Your weight. They will tune shocks to specific weight of your rig. That being said they only have Fox and king not radflo. I’m running Kings and they are great on and off road. I also had 6112’s. Was a big difference super stoked on my set up.

Good luck

 

For the price, I would highly recommend going with tuned Fox or King through us. We have a few options to look at, and we will tune them based on the trucks weight and how you plan to drive it mostly. I imagine the shocks you have now gave out early since they are likely not intended for that kind of weight. A 2.5" diameter shock body is probably something you would benefit from. Here are some shock packages to take a look at. Shoot over a private message if you have any questions, happy to help.
https://accutuneoffroad.com/product...-tacoma-2020-2005/2005-tacoma-shock-packages/

 

2 years?
Surly they last longer than 2 years.