Carrier shocks

Hey guys I have a 2010 that I just put a leveling kit in and I’m wanting to beef up the rear end a bit. My uncle put Menro Carrier shocks in his Ford . it looks good plus raised his rear in 1 inche and stiffened up the rear a little. I can’t seem to find anything for tundras. Has anybody installed an carrier shock on there tundra??

 

I've never heard of them. Also if his rear was lifted, it wasn't from shocks alone rear shocks don't add lift by themselves. Did he also add a block or extra leaf?

 

In the "Suspension" section there is talk about the Bilstein 5100 and 6112 shocks that is an upgrade and are height adjustable.

Good Luck!

 

Only the fronts are height adjustable

 

OK, was not sure.

Upgraded rear shackles are an easy inexpensive option to get the rear up 1-1.5" and some say stiffen up the ride some.

 

From what my uncle said he lifted his truck and the front was a hair higher then the rear so he added the load carrier shock and it leveled it out. They are like a coil over just none adjustable but I can’t seem to find them for tundras.

 

These say "load adjusting", not height.
For Tundras you might wanna look at Bilsteins. Everything @Pudge said is spot on.

 

Oh so carrier isn't the name brand ,it's a style of shock. They look intersting, kind of a helper spring (coil spring) mounted to a rear shock. I could see how it would add lift now that i see images. I've never seen them used or anyone use them. Leads me to believe there are some downside to them. I'd think they are very stiff and would make the bed pretty bouncy because it combines coils with leafs. Pretty interesting though.

 

I guess you could crank up the "load" adjustment. My guess is they would be be very stiff.

 

Another ‘80s fad that should have stayed there.

Helper airbags (like Firestone Riderite) are a much better way to gain all the advantages without the disadvantages of harsh ride when empty.

 

Ya he didn’t seem to mind them but when it comes to keeping good traction off-road and on snowing roads I feel they wouldn’t allow the rear to flex to keep each tire firm on the ground for traction. I had a Toyota t100 that was horrible in the snow because it had an add A-Leaf suspension in the rear and was very still. My rear end would even kick out in heavy rain.