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Urgent!!! What is the spring colour code for trd off-road front springs ??? Red green and red blue ?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Chris.taco.2016, Oct 14, 2016.

  1. Oct 14, 2016 at 3:56 PM
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    Chris.taco.2016

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    So not the exact answer was hoping for red blue and red green differences I think red green is driver side
     
  2. Oct 14, 2016 at 3:59 PM
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    Count the coils. The one with more is drivers side
     
  3. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:00 PM
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    Look the exact same
     
  4. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:02 PM
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    Anyone with a trd off-road able to see the paint marks on their coils??
     
  5. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:04 PM
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    Awaiting you and your peers to prune threads (like you volunteered to do) so that this place can have a shred of credibility.

    To OP: I just went down and looked at my coils and did not see any specific olor markings. They both have a brown plastic sleeve on the top coil, and the passenger side had a gold marking on it. Otherwise they looked identical.
     
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  6. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:05 PM
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    If no one figures it out tonight I'll check when I get home at 7am
     
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    He's got a third gen.
     
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    Whoops didn't see that
     
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    Myself and my "peers" were asked to enforce the code of conduct...nothing in there about off topic posts in a thread and in fact it's long been this way and has always worked well for TW
     
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    Canada decided to drive on the same side of the road as us (U.S.), so why do they still put a U in color, eh?
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    Where are the markings? Didn't see anything on mine
     
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    I wonder if my neighbor would notice me under their truck at 7am
     
  13. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:13 PM
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    Thanks for all the help guys but I have it confirmed I think, red green is driver and red blue is passenger
     
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  14. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:14 PM
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    My response to Moe2o4's post was about his answer, he was giving colors for the shocks, drivel...the OP was asking about the springs, then it deteriorated even further with the 'count the coils' posting. My gawd, the coils are the same, the spring rate is just slightly higher on the drivers side to take care of the 'taco lean'.
     
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    Noob.
     
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    Spring rate is the same. The OAL is the difference.


    Gawd.
     
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    If they haven't been disassembled, you should be able to tell which is which by the way the bottom of the coil is timed.
    It should face the rear.

    ETA; if the front is 12 o'clock they sit at 7 o'clock
     
  19. Oct 14, 2016 at 4:17 PM
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    Then why the different color coding for each side. Good grief, it ain't rocket science, drivers side has a slightly higher spring rate to compensate for the overloaded gas tank/battery/driver on same side...
     
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