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I have a black 2000 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD stock w/SNUGTOP camper shell. This is my daily driving vehicle so I want a smooth highway ride as well as a very capable off road rig. I live in the country and out a pretty long dirt driveway that takes a AWD vehicle to get up most of the year, but I have a decent daily freeway commute so I want to be able to go 75 or so and not feel like I am going to tip over. I do not have very much mechanical experience, but I have a friend who is a mechanic and said it would be a piece of cake to help me install whatever I want. Please make any recommendations or suggestions to my build below. I am pretty much trying to do the best build I can without spending more then $4000 or so initially. The suspension and getting bigger tires on it is my first goal. Here is the current build I am looking at:
Pair of Donahoe Coilovers
Camburg Engineering Uni-Ball Upper Control Arm Set
2” lift Deaver Racing High Performance Rear Leaf Spring Set
Bilstein 5100 Rear Shock Set
Wheeler's Tacoma Stock Height Greasable Shackle Set
Greasable Main Spring Eye Bushing Set
DOT extended rear brake line 19” HD Stainless Braided
Need recommendation on brand and size of tires and wheels I should use.
Now I have a couple questions:
Is this the correct type of suspension I should be looking at for my needs?
What would be better parts to go with?
How much more lift beyond this would I have to do to put 35s on it or should 33s be plenty big enough?
What other parts should I add or subtract to make this build better?
It seems like the only rear shock options I have seen for the most part are the Bilstein 5100. Are there other and/or better options?
Should I or do I need to get the Donahoe Racing Tacoma Spacer leveling kit or a 1” differential drop spacer?
How much different would the Total Chaos package be? Would it provide more or less travel?
How will the stability of this vehicle be on the highway and on windy paved roads?
How much will the suspension and tires affect gas mileage? Will it decrease a lot?
With this build will it be easy to make future upgrades?
Can I expect a shorter life span of my truck?
In the future I am hoping to add both a front and rear air locker (ARB most likely), ARB bull bars and a 9000lb wench.
Pair of Donahoe Coilovers
Camburg Engineering Uni-Ball Upper Control Arm Set
2” lift Deaver Racing High Performance Rear Leaf Spring Set
Bilstein 5100 Rear Shock Set
Wheeler's Tacoma Stock Height Greasable Shackle Set
Greasable Main Spring Eye Bushing Set
DOT extended rear brake line 19” HD Stainless Braided
Need recommendation on brand and size of tires and wheels I should use.
Now I have a couple questions:
Is this the correct type of suspension I should be looking at for my needs?
What would be better parts to go with?
How much more lift beyond this would I have to do to put 35s on it or should 33s be plenty big enough?
What other parts should I add or subtract to make this build better?
It seems like the only rear shock options I have seen for the most part are the Bilstein 5100. Are there other and/or better options?
Should I or do I need to get the Donahoe Racing Tacoma Spacer leveling kit or a 1” differential drop spacer?
How much different would the Total Chaos package be? Would it provide more or less travel?
How will the stability of this vehicle be on the highway and on windy paved roads?
How much will the suspension and tires affect gas mileage? Will it decrease a lot?
With this build will it be easy to make future upgrades?
Can I expect a shorter life span of my truck?
In the future I am hoping to add both a front and rear air locker (ARB most likely), ARB bull bars and a 9000lb wench.