Suspension help

I might be greedy but want better than factory ride. Have studied quite a bit on this site and any suggestions would be appreciated. I have airlift bags in the rear and wouldn’t mind a lift up to 2 inches in the front. I do lots of miles on washboard dirt roads and mild 4x4 off roading. Kinda leaning towards icon but would love your guys input thanks !

 

Can’t go wrong with those, Kings or ToyTec

 

I just put on a set of Kings and don’t regret any part.......yes it hit the bank but well worth every dollar.

 

I went with Bilstein 6112s up front and set them at 1.9". They ride better than stock, but I doubt they perform as well as Kings or Icons. Other suggestions would be the Fox 2.5" diameter coilover shocks or the TRD Pro suspension, with the TRD Pro probably being more expensive than the Fox's or Icon's. Not sure how their price compares to Kings, though, but King suspension is definitely top notch.

 

I ran Bilstein 6112 on top setting for about a year. 5100s in the rear. Big improvement over stock. I was stock for a year and very disappointed in ride quality. Switched to Icon VS 2.5 F/R early this year and love the setup! Even better daily ride and sucks up big bumps with ease. I also like the adjustments up front. Got it dialed in to the perfect ride quality and lift combo. In the rear I also run a Toytec shackle at the 1” setting. I’ll keep this setup as long as I own the truck. Maybe something a little more glamorous on my next Tundra in 5 years.
For comparison, the Bilstein setup ran about $800 F/R. Icon I think I’m into it for around $1700 total. Those rear Icon 2.5s are not cheap. But damn they’re smooth.

 

I know a it’s a difficult question but how much better is your ride then factory?

 

Honestly, you want the BEST ride quality possible, Elka.

Performance 2.5 suspension system, resi's front and rear with high speed and low speed compression adjustments in all 4 corners, rebuildable, fine tune adjustments at the tip of your fingers.
Its a pretty penny but worth every bit! @Bailey is running this same setup on his. Shoot me a pm and we can chat more about it

 

Pulled the trigger on the Elka kit today, with help from David at toytec. Now just waiting for Santa’s sleigh haha!

 

I run a icon stage 3 with Spc upper control arms. I have diff drop up front and Firestone airbags with a spacer to help with gap. I love the ride of the truck. The tires made it ride a bit more rough. I had stock tires for about a month once lifted and it rode great. But I wanted stiff tire for towing and Offroad. And damn does it handle amazing off road.

 

Enjoy! Love my setup

 

Read your posts and definitely helped me in my decision!! Thanks for the great thread, with all the pics well done. Now can’t wait to do some Utah, Colorado/ Nevada 4 wheeling

 

What tire did you go with ? E rated ?

 

THis system got me piqued...would really like to improve ride quality on road...my current set up provides just the lift but did not deliver on the desired ride quality from stock..

 

So do you have the Elka system?

 

i have the pro comp black series front and rear. it still rides like stock. only difference was the lift it gave

 

Oh ok was worried you had the elka and wasn't happy. I'll keep u posted how the new system rides!!

 

i am not happy with this procomp system..would really appreciate your feedback on elka especially on road as it claims..want to be sure it is worth another 3-4k to spend

 

Well gonna attempt a install today never done any front end work!!

 

First one done

 

congrats on the Elka shocks, the lower end of the shock seems smaller and wouldn't have any contact with the tie rod, my kings do but only at full lock which I don't do anyways but it was just a test to see if there was contact anywhere but I love them.

 

Nice was the install hard?

 

Not much garag

Yeah I’m a little worried they are closer on the sway bar also need to extend them see if they rub anywhere

 

Front was easier than I thought
Working on back now air bags make it a pain.. and installing daystar cradles

 

Hope I don’t have to let the air out of my tires lift is cutting it close to the top of my garage lol!!!

 

Went for a quick ride couldn’t stand not too... first quick test wow!!! Floats on wash board roads . Will test it out more after Xmas but excited about quick test run

 

Nice!!
Glad you’re happy woth your ride quality!

Like @ColoradoTJ said, air bags hurt your ride.
They’re great for towing and hauling, but terrible for washboards and off-roading (from trails to mountains) since they’ve been known to exacerbate bed bump.

 

Looks awesome sir!!! REally like the adjustability for your ride preference!!! Can't wait on your real time review..but then ill have to coz shocks are on backorder