Quote:
Originally Posted by HanSolex
I've searched. I've read the stickies. I've eyeballed builds. At this point, I'm just hopelessly overwhelmed and looking for some advice. I've got a '04 Sport Edition V8 4WD with dead X-REAS, and I'm looking to do Bilsteins and springs to replace them. I had 4600s on my Tacoma and liked them a lot.
Goal is a very mild lift, enough to fit 255/75/17s or so. Don't love the idea of spacers, would like to do it with coils and adjustable perches. I'm not going to be doing King of the Hammers, but I'd like to do rougher forest service roads, BLM land, that sort of thing. No winch or RTT, rig is close to stock weight with a couple people aboard and some light recovery gear.
Initial thought was 5100s front and rear, with Moog FJ springs. But I've heard folks don't like FJ rears – too soft. So I'm confused about what to pair 'em with. Superflex?
TL;DR - please help me pair front and rear springs with Bilsten 5100s for a mild lift and decent ride comfort and close to stock vehicle weight. Thank you!
|
FJ rears aren't too bad. I have them in my 4R since getting rid of the XREAS. I went the route of installing stock Tacoma Bilstien suspension with the FJ coils in the back. You can get new Moog FJ coils from Rock Auto for under $70 shipped, so they are very enticing because of that. Yeah, I can see why people say they are a little soft. Gives a great, plush ride on the road. The Tacoma rear shocks aren't valved right for the 4R tho and I think that is causing a little of the bounciness I get, specifically over speed bumps. I've had no issues driving on the highway or off road. Forgot to note that I am running 265/70/17 with the Tacoma suspension and have no rubbing. These are just slightly shorter than the 255/75/17 that you want to run. I'll be going to a 285/70/17 soon and will see what I need to do for any rubbing then.
My suggestion would be to pair up Dobinson springs with the 5100's or look at a complete Dobinson kit. Since you want new coils (don't reuse the XREAS crap! Not even the coils) the price of the Dobinson kit isn't going to be much higher than what you are already looking at. It's a proven system that will give you the lift and perfomance that you are looking for. You don't need to get the UCAs either, just stick with the stock ones for now and you can change them out later if you decide you want to do some more upgrading. Gives you a solid base suspension that will work great for many years to come.
Dobinsons 1" to 3.5" Lift Kit for Toyota 4Runner 4x4 2003-2009