Terrible ride on a 2021 Limited

That year.....It was the small Chrysler.

70's cars were huge. A typical engine was 350 cu. inch. Some models had 455 and 502 cu inch engines. A 302 cu in was a small engine.

 

windchill pearl?? ha ha ha ha ha~!!!!!

 

Come on now - limited owner - what else did you expect

 

That was Chrysler's direct competition with a Chevy Monte Carlo, think they called them personal sport coupe's.

 

I wanted a Buick Reviera with the boat tail.

 

Yesterday I saw a pristine square-headlight ford LTD running down the road.

My first thought was: really? You chose that car as your resto project?

 

Growing up in the 70’s seemed like every third car was an LTD.

 

I took my drivers test in an Ford LTD. I had a choice between it and a Ford Pinto with a 4 speed manual and although I could drive a manual I hadn’t been driving one long so I thought the auto would be easier even if the Ltd was much bigger.

 

Back when TV had bunny ears it seemed like every show destroyed at least one LTD per episode. A good Saturday morning cereal fest brought the untimely end of 7 LTDs along with the occasional dodge and a smattering of surplus army jeeps, all for our amusement.

 

You might like the OR shocks with smaller wheels better. My TRD OR feels super smooth and comfortable, but that may be because my other vehicles are a modded E30 and a couple motorcycles..

 

Ive had a 21 limited Tacoma now for 6 months and I honestly don’t remember my 07 standard Tacoma being as bumpy on my new one.. haven’t replaced factory tires yet but do you have any recommendations on how to change that?

 

I changed the stock firestones on mine to goodyear AT tires that were a size wider formally used on my 2001 tundra. They helped a little. Imo, its the tacoma wheelbase, and type leaf springs used in combination with the shocks. It is what it is, unless major suspension changes are done. $$$

 

Ya, change your state of mind. The Tacomas not going to change.

 

Had a 2016 SR5. Went to a 2020 OR. huge difference in how soft the ride is. Just pick up a set of the bilsteins on Craigslist off a stock OR that somebody took out for a lift or whatever. You’ll notice a huge difference. Or 200 bucks for new ones

 

I have a DCLB 2021 SR5. Frankly, it rides like a jittery mess, and honestly it seems even worse the smoother the road is, because it picks up every little crack and tilt in the pavement.

Granted, I only have about 1300 miles on it, so I'm trying to give it more time. Have a Lomax folding bed cap, bed mat, and running boards, and lowered the tire PSI to 32. Thought the extra weight and tires matching the recommended door sticker level would help, but if anything it's gotten worse in the last 500 miles. It's like the wheels are octagon shaped or something.

I haven't brought it back to the dealer yet even though I did talk to a service manager who just mentioned the tire PSI. I think I'll have to take someone in the car and maybe they'll be like "oh yeah, one of the tires is defective!". Haven't gotten around to bothering yet though. Figure I'll wait for the first 10k service.

That said? I don't know. I'm kind of getting used to it. I just feel bad for my passengers with every bump or crack in the road sends shudders through the cab, or getting random shakes on what looks like flat blacktop highways. But the truck feels tight and solid still in a weird way. Like Instead of swaying all over with the road it wants to maintain a rigid shape at all costs, and transfers the feeling to me in the driver's seat as well.

It's kind of reassuring to think that it's not going to budge in snow or rain or gravel or rocks, etc. If anything it makes me think I could drive over a landmine and it'll still keep on truckin'.

 

I had all the same complaints with my 2020 sr5 when it had less than 5k miles. Changing the tires, and running lower air pressure helped. I complained to my dealer, which replied the suspension takes time to settle in on these trucks. He's right, either i've gotten use to the truck or its riding much better with 13k miles on it. While still not a cushy ride as my 2001 tundra was, its acceptable.

 

That's good to know. My comparisons are a 2005 Tundra and a 2003 very small 2WD Tacoma which I remember riding more car like, so the stiff jankiness of the 2020 kind of caught me off guard.

I thought about changing the shocks to the Bilstein 5100's everyone talks about here, but most likely will just give it some time and see if it breaks in a bit on its own.

People say it gets better with a tonneau cover on the back, but to me it seems worse without the air pushing down into the bed, almost like it's lighter back there. My gas mileage has improved, though!

What kind of tires did you get?

 

What is your tire pressure????

If your over about 30 psi on stock tires, the ride will begin to suffer.

 

You bought a truck not a luxury car or SUV . Trucks typically ride hard in comparison to cars .
It’s supposed to be that way.
Next time around I would suggest maybe a Ridgeline. They are more much more car like .

 

I have the factory tonneau cover, and that definitely helps soften the ride, so does adding a couple hundred lbs in the bed. As far as the tires, nothing special, just used a spare set of goodyear adventure with kevlar that were to go on my tundra when i had it. I ended up selling it but kept the new tires. Their size is 265/70 16's, whats recommended for my tacoma anyways, so it all worked out. I'm running 29 psi in them currently. They seem to working fine, and didn't really hurt fuel economy at all.