Rear shocks. What should I get?

So you removed the shackles and put new bushings in where the leafs attach and also the secondary other bushings on the shackle?

 

I tow a single axle occasionally up to about 4k lbs. Could go more weight, but don’t want to even with the larger WL upgrade. At 4k lbs., the truck goes ‘level’ with the trailer hitched. I’ve never bottomed out on the bumps with the trailer at 4k. Truck actually drives nicer with the heavier trailer ride wise. Its just with the brakes I’m ginger.

Hauling weight in the bed, I know when I get to the 1400lb limit in the truck because the bump stop will be about an inch off the frame in park position. I’ve confirmed the inch measurement at 1400lbs at the scales numerous times so I know its accurate. She’ll bottom out on a hard dip or speed barrier with that weight. Wouldn’t want to go higher weights even with airbags which, admittedly, I’ve never used.

 

The leaf spring has new bushings in on both ends. The front end goes in the hanger, the rear end attaches to the shackle. The shackle has it's own set of bushings where it attaches to the frame, mine weren't cracked or distorted at all so I just bolted them back up.

My leafs came with a fancy graphite impregnated bushing, not sure if poly or delrin but no squeaks or visible wear and it's been several years.

 

Just finished installing the

$220 Timbren TORTUN4 Suspension Enhancement System

Timbren SES on my Tundra. Very simple install but only because I'm fortunate enough to have purchased a Tundra that spent all it's life in the AZ desert, aka no rust. I thought I'd try this option vs airbags since there is nothing to maintain or adjust. All I'm after right now is to prevent excessive sag when pulling my trailer or loading a couple of bikes in the bed.

 

Looks great. I really wanted to change my rear bump stops but after research found I basically had to do a u bolt flip to get the pedestal to mount to. Looking at yours it doesn’t flip the u bolts. Do you mind sharing where ya got the part? Thanks

 

It was either Archive garage or Wheelers for mine. Both were not cheap as I recall.

 

$220 Timbren TORTUN4 Suspension Enhancement System

https://www.amazon.com/Timbren-TORTUN4-Suspension-Enhancement-System/dp/B001TNBTJI

I just loosened the U-bolts to remove the stock bump stops and put these in it's place. No flip required.


Here's a picture with better lighting...

 

Cool. Thanks. I never noticed that one from Timbren. The archive garage one was cool because it flipped the bolts and had a pedestal to mount the bump stops or a pad for hydro bumps. I guess in the end I chickened out caus3 it was more than the cost of the shocks I put in

 

I actually bought Fox 2.5 smoothbodies to put on my 4runner but realized I couldn5 make use of the travel and would even possibly pull my kdss piston if I chased the rabbit down the hole far enough. So I looked into putting it in the Tindra as it was designed for the Tundra albeit 2007+ years. Anyhow, the shock bucket, brake lines and every othe4 damn thing is in the way of putting those shocks in without a lot of cutting, welding and fab. I guess I would have maybe been cool with it but it was a lot of money and work for it to still be mid travel., then that shock wasn’t ideal for long travel so it was a huge cluster f. That’s when I looked at the bump stops as well. I then bought Bilstein 5100’s to replace my 18 year old B8lstein’s and they ride like crap. They are worse than the old ones. On another thread I said 8 probably got a defective set but the whole adventure has been disappointment after dissapoinment..so now I’m looking at Fox 2.0. Anybody running these?or maybe Eibach

 

With the Timbren kit, does it lift any height for the rear? Is it comfortable like in factory setup? Thanks.

 

My friend used https://www.sdtrucksprings.com/ and spoke to Mike C. Gave great options. The guy knows what he is talking about. Plus they have a low price guarantee.

As far a shocks, I like the Bilstein's that came with the TRD Sport package. I also have them in my Chevy. But for the track use I preferred the Koni shocks I previously had.

 

It does not add any lift but it does prevent excessive sag/squat when loaded. The factory ride is unchanged so it's still comfortable but you will hear it thump onto the bump stop on something like a speed bump. Worried me at first but it's doing what it's supposed to do. It's a firm rubber bellow so it sounds worse than it is when it hits if you're unloaded, but when loaded the Timbren's are pressed up against the bump stops. I hauled my trailer yesterday about 100 miles and there were no noises or issues, the Timbren's kept the rear of the truck from sagging with the weight of the trailer.

I'm still considering a pair of HD leaf springs but I'm a little reluctant in case the ride is too harsh unloaded. For now the Timbren's are working just fine for my needs.

 

I installed the HD leafs and have a shell on my truck. The HD leafs aren't too harsh at all, I was worried, but I'm really glad I went with the HD.

 

That's good to know, thanks.

I cant seem to find a listing that specifies HD (4/1 5 leaves) for a 2wd Access Cab, does anyone know if the rear springs for the 4wd AC will fit the 2wd?

 

I see. I'm currently using Hellwig EZ helper spring kit. It make a slightly rougher ride over bumps, but is still acceptable. And when I go off-road that's filled with palm size hard rocks, the Hellwig really makes it harsher due to constant bouncing off the rocks.