Suspension Advice

[Vulgarian]

Try Going over washboard or through some Sand dunes on 100 degree day or take a trip through Death Valley at 100 degrees at decent speed. They'll heat up. A RR should not be a effort or pain. I'm assuming you're talking about mounting ? The shock manufacturer should supply the correct brackets or you can have some fabbed up.

Also post #17 is just wow. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Pun intended.

Exactly! I go fly fishing and climbing in places that require 60 miles of washboard road to get there. It's a pure suffer fest in the seventh level of hell and on roads like this you will get fade.

 

[elemint]

Keep it stock. Everything you are doing has been done since the invention of the automobile. In 1930 it would probably cost you $50k for the stock suspension you have now.

Okay guys... I think it's time for me to upgrade my suspension. The bildtein 5100s have been good to me, but I want MOAR! I was looking forward to the ARB group buy and picking up the BP51s, but it looks like there is no 4Runner specific set up available yet (FJ version fits, but isn't specifically tuned for the 5th gen)


My options are as follows:

Icon: 2.5 Remote Reservoir up front and 2.0 Remote Reservoir in the back with Saw 1.5

Or

Bilstein: 6112s front 5160s in the rear with saw 1.5


I haven't heard much about the 2.0 icon rears, but I think they come standard in the stage 1-3 kits. Does anyone think the icon set up I'm proposing is worth the extra 1K over the Bilstein set up?


I do off road quite regularly but the extreme stuff isn't a common occurrence for me. I would like to get into driving fast through desert roads though...

 

[WanderinWhitlows]

Well, good luck with the opinions Marco. Bowing out before I read the "set it on fire and just walk" comments.

 

[CrazyNorwegian]

There is a lot of talk about going with different brands and why to go with this, and why not to go with that.

I went with icon based on my own research and not what other people told me. The truck is my daily driver so most of my miles are on the road. I decided to go with icon because they use digessive valving. This means they are stiffer at lower speeds and softer at higher speeds. It has a much more stable feel on the streets and handles better then most family sedans I've driven. The downside of this is at lower speeds while off road it will ride a little bit rough, but not uncomfortable. The better feel on road out weighs this. Now when going fast off road the the digessive shocks become softer and it just glides over stuff. The same affect happens on the freeway while going fast over rough pavement.

Pretty much all other shocks use progressive valving which is the exact opposite of this.

Now... Yes the remote reservoir set up is a bit overkill for most people. The nice thing about the front 2.5's is that you can always add them later.

As for the rears, the 2.0 are pretty cheap. I'd go with those first. If you ever blow one out then upgrade.

 

[Marcocopuffs]

Great points... I'm going to go with the icon set up I proposed. Didn't know you could add the remote reservoir in the future.



When's the next desert run?!

There is a lot of talk about going with different brands and why to go with this, and why not to go with that.

I went with icon based on my own research and not what other people told me. The truck is my daily driver so most of my miles are on the road. I decided to go with icon because they use digessive valving. This means they are stiffer at lower speeds and softer at higher speeds. It has a much more stable feel on the streets and handles better then most family sedans I've driven. The downside of this is at lower speeds while off road it will ride a little bit rough, but not uncomfortable. The better feel on road out weighs this. Now when going fast off road the the digessive shocks become softer and it just glides over stuff. The same affect happens on the freeway while going fast over rough pavement.

Pretty much all other shocks use progressive valving which is the exact opposite of this.

Now... Yes the remote reservoir set up is a bit overkill for most people. The nice thing about the front 2.5's is that you can always add them later.

As for the rears, the 2.0 are pretty cheap. I'd go with those first. If you ever blow one out then upgrade.

 

[Marcocopuffs]

Okay so I've secured front icon coilovers from a 2nd gen Tacoma. I plan on taking them to Icon for a rebuild. Should I get these revalved for the 5th gen? Or are the coilovers basically the same?