Snow Plow Setups (coils/shocks)

Hey folks,

I'm curious what the very few of you, who run a snow plow for winter, are using for front suspension on your 2nd gen Tundra's?

I have a Western Midweight plow, coming in around 700lbs and I installed the Timbren bump stops, which helps, but the front suspension seems to be on the soft side.

I have a BDS 4.5"lift, with the OEM front suspension. The OEM shocks are just slid into a sleeve to extend them.

Have any of you run heavier Coil springs, shocks, other setups?
Looking to get stronger coil springs, without lifting, since I am already lifted.
Thanks,

 

Update for any future folks with the same question..I installed some of these Rubber coil spring spacers from Amazon (not the Sumo Spring overpriced ones) and the results are great.

$28 Heavy-Duty Round Rubber Coil Spring Spacer for Car,Universal Coil Spring Booster 2 Pack

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0C46P8132?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Without any load on the front end, the truck already drives better and I feel way less road bumps. The OEM front coils on the 2ng gen area soft, so this helped tremendously.

 

So you’re running a heavy ass plow off the front of your truck that’s lifted with some sort of “sleeve” extension on the factory shock and now a rubber spacer thingy from Amazon.

You need higher spring rate front coils.

 

Nobody on planet makes higher rate spring coils for my setup.
I have the 4.5" BDS lift, which uses the OEM front shocks and coils with a Sleeve extension.
All aftermarket higher spring rate coils will lift the front end which I cannot have because of the 4.5" sleeve.
https://bds-suspension.com/cdn/shop/files/BDS_Toyota_814FS_819FS.jpg?v=1752851769

 

Did you ask Fox or Rough country about spring rates? They both make a 4.5" lifted shock / spring combo for the 2nd gen. Fox would be the most likely to have options on the coil if there are any. They would replace your sleeve + factory shock + rubber spacer thing if so.

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/814f-07-15-tundra-bds-45-rr-coilover-suspension-lift-kit.html

https://theyotagarage.com/products/...GJeMT4d2TSuAAxMRg5ElaW30ZazpWC3nmSpxLNkKezOzj