lavaboy2 said:
if the v6 coils are stiff i'd imagine the tundra coils are worse. maybe tundra coils on a v6 but not on a 4cyl unless you really don't like your kidneys.
i took this from the NE ttora site
"I have heard people asking in the past if Tundra coils would work on the Tacoma. Well I got them on mine and they increased the ride height by about 2 to 2.5 inches but they are too stiff.
For me, too stiff is better than too soft on the street. However it is possible to break the shocks if I pounded on them off road and let the suspension rebound hard when I catch air since the shock is the part that limits the down travel.I could install limiting straps and that would prevent the shocks from getting yanked apart.
I highly recommend that Tundra coils should not be used on any Tacoma that is lighter than a 4wd V-6! These coils almost topped out my suspension! I only have like 1.5" down travel now and I think stock is like 3.5 to 3.75" down travel.
This is how it is done:
If you get your hands on Tundra coilovers you can either just use the Tundra coils on your Tacoma shock, or you can use the Tundra shock and coil, but you need to re-use the Tacoma upper spring plate on that shock because the Tundra upper plate will not fit in the Tacoma upper spring bucket. To change out the springs you need a coil compressor (or strut compressor). Do not remove the upper center nut on the top of the shock until it is in a spring compressor or the spring will fly off and could cause serious injury or death. To remove a front Tacoma/Tundra coilover, jack up the front of your truck like the picture on your Tacoma jack so the tire droops out. remove the bottom bolt. Remove the top 3 nuts and pull the shock out carefully not to let it yank on the brake line. Put it in a spring compressor and swap the springs then do the prior in reverse order.
Kevin -So Cal chapter
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