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Shocks & coil overs

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Coryjt, Oct 21, 2019.

  1. Oct 21, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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    Coryjt

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    Any shocks that give 2inch-3inch that you guys recommend? I know that the bilstein 5100 are good but I’ve heard mixed reviews
     
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    No mixed reviews; they're favored among the forum and are a great value.

    It's just the type of spring people use them with; there are different ratings to support various degrees of weight.

    OME is another good way to go.

    How much are you looking to spend?

    What is your intended use?

    How mechanically inclined are you?
     
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    I’m willing to spend some money I off road all the time. I have two inch spacers up front with 33’s now I’m looking for some good shocks and springs
     
  4. Oct 21, 2019 at 1:08 PM
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    the list goes on, depends on why you want to spend
     
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    02hilux What do you mean there’s no road, I’m here

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    Willing to spend some more $$? Do a solid axle swap, lol.
     
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    Spacers are junk for off-road, and in general.

    I'll let others chime in on height settings for Bilsteins, and OME springs, etc. as I'm not familiar with them but if you off road a lot, I'd suggest replacing your upper control arms to both help with articulation and to achieve the desired caster needed when getting a lifted truck aligned.
     
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    Insert escalated quickly meme*
     
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    Really depends on what “off-road” is to you, your spacer is fine for the majority of forest road cruising
     
  9. Oct 21, 2019 at 1:11 PM
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    Thanks I appreciate it and yeah the spacers aren’t for me anymore that’s why I want some bad ass suspension
     
  10. Oct 21, 2019 at 1:12 PM
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    I’m 4x4 with rear wheel drive and a locker
     
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    So’s half the forum
     
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    Get your truck where it needs to be, and get yourself some Bilsteins or OME.

    Take your truck farther than what you're doing already; you'll be surprised how capable our trucks are.

    If you are really pushing things, consider doing a bigger mod and opt for higher performance shocks. The plus side is, you keep your now-older-shocks and swap them in place whenever you need to rebuild your performance shocks.

    Win win.
     
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    Haha yes
     
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    You’ll find most trucks here are over built and a lot of people use their trucks to flex their wallets.

    Start simple and move up, if you need to.
     
  15. Oct 21, 2019 at 1:18 PM
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    Flex our e-peen too, you forgot that.
     
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    @Coryjt

    Benefit of having an extra set of shocks around; my Fox rear blew -



    Put my Bilstein's in -



    Waiting until my days off to ship them to Fox.
     
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    From my research if your in need of everything. leafs/shocks/springs/Etc. The full 2in or 3in OME kit is the way to go. $1200 shipped to your door.

    Someone has a break down for springs on here as well. 880->883s but I believe it goes something like this

    880 - single cab
    881 - 3.4 extended cab
    882 - 3.4 double cab, and 3.4 extended cab with heavy armor
    883 - Armour on 3.4 double cab

    only get the add a leaf if you carry a ton of weight all the time in the bed plus a camper cap.



    https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/2001-...5275301221__aud-320825497867:pla-668540567449
     
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    Ooh,

    try to stay under 2 inches of lift too, it’s more better
     
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