Need help or I’m selling my Tundra

Hello, Ive got some never ending bed bounce issues that is driving me nuts.


Ive got a 2010 tundra platinum on 6112/5160’s at 2in lift. Ive added 1 CB shim on each side in the front for 2.5in total front and +2 shackles in the rear (1.25in) to help with bed bounce (based on coachbuilders suggestion). It did not help more than slightly making it feel better.


Here in Denver, I'm still going down the road like a bobblehead and its literally nauseating and pushing me to sell and buy another vehicle. I’m running LT 33” in tires on stock 20in platinum/limited wheels (pic attached) and I also have TRD swaybars in front and back. Yes, Ive tried everything besides a super $$$ suspension…


The ride is harsh on these sectioned highways and destroyed roads out here and I honestly don’t enjoy driving the truck because everywhere I go Im oscillating down the road.


I’m trying to figure out a solution and I want to go up to 3in in the front to level it out if possible but thats secondary to getting a smoother and more enjoyable ride.


I’m thinking about buying the trd pro fox suspension and doing coachbuilders trd pro kit to get 3in front and keeping the +2 in the rear, etc. i’m open to other suspension options like King, Icon, emu or Fox since they're comparable in price to trd pro shocks and are supposed to be better than trd pro but i dont know what to do. I dont want to sell it but man Im at the end of the rope here.


Any thoughts on what suspension mods might fix my problem and maintain a 2.5-3in front level?

 

Get the Trd pro shock with no lift. Good luck

 

I have a 2010 4x4 Crewmax. I would try putting 300lbs on the front of the bed-next to the cab, then test drive it. Also, rear sway bar can add to the bumpiness. Test drive it with the sway bar, after that, disconnect one of the linkage and test drive again. It is painstaking task. Been doing this since 2007 on my 2007 Tundra RCSB and now with 2010 Crewmax. Choppy highway here in SoCal--91 freeway.

 

The only thing I have found that works is, as suggested, weight in the bed at JUST the right center of gravity to stop the oscillation. Sometimes I think about drilling and bolting a stack of steel plate inside the Hollow space in that C shaped frame we have. I have also heard of people sandwiching a pool noodle between their spare and the underside just right.
Also, did you see the "updated" super thick rear cab bushings they were giving out at stealerships for a while? They let the truck keep on shaking, and isolate the cab, like those little shocks under the back of a cabover truck.
I think its that non-boxed frame that is oscillating, not the suspension. How else could so many trucks equipped so differently do the same thing? Just about all they have in common is that damned frame design. For instance, My stock 08 2WD 6 cylinder with new OEM softy struts and shocks, and stock wheels and tires does the same exact thing yours does. Always worst over those jointed concrete roads. Doioioi-YOING! I want to know what year tundra got rid of this problem. Surely Toyota quietly fixed this before the third generation ended.

The fact that so many people like us continue to drive this truck is a testament to all of its good qualities.
Because it sucks green donkeys

Good luck, friend.

 

I can attest to what everyone else is saying where there is just not enough weight in the back of the bed to make the suspension do its job. Maybe air-bags would ride a little bit better but honestly the only way I've seen my truck ride better is by having something heavy in the back end of the truck. Whether it be a couple 80 pound concrete bags that I use for work or some heavy ass steal slabs like the Willybar is giving you, having extra weight in the back is night and day difference. Not sure of a practical way to add weight in the correct spot without taking up cargo room but if your desperate then maybe you can figure out a better solution.

Hope you find something that works for you because I'd hate to see you switch to something like a Chevy! (Yuck)

Good Luck!

 

Gonna cost ya but check out Camburg.