Aftermarket suspension options to improve ride quality (TRD ORP)

[zcmack]

anyone have any news on when Bilstein is coming out with their kit?

looks like its rolling out to dealers now bilstein at jackit

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[porkyfly]

I installed the new Fox 2.5 Performance Series on the 25 orp . They feel very much like the stock Bilsteins, maybe even a bit stiffer.
Need more off road time at high speed for a little more opinion on them.

Did these lift the front over stock height?

 

[porkyfly]

Well, that s**ks. I have the Fox 2.5 shocks in the rear and I was trying to decide what to do in the front. The more I drive this rig (25 Hybrid OR), the more I think the solution is going to have to be rather extreme. Softer springs in the rear, no more than 600 lb/in springs in the front and very good shocks with lots of adjustment. I would only consider Fox or King front adjustable so that likely means new UCA's. This is going to cost $4k and I'm doing all the work myself.

I've heard great things about the OME MT64: https://4runner6g.com/threads/ome-mt64-suspension-6th-gen-4runner-first-impressions.1130/

Maybe you could give those fronts a try and report back, I'm starting to think we should have splurged for the mt64 all around

The rear coil springs on the 6th gen are quite firm, @alldogsoffroad mentioned in a video that when he replaced them with higher load ones the ride quality somehow got better. Not sure why the stock ones have worse ride quality and worse payload. They are much firmer than the 5th gen springs, I pressed on the bumpers of both cars side by side and the 5th gen literally bounced like 4-5x more. It was like pressing on a wooden plank vs a springboard. The 6th gen rear only moves a couple inches.

Regardless, my objective isn't to make the car ride exactly like the 5th gen, 5th gen was too soft and made me carsick sometimes with the brake dive and body roll

 

[PierceVonCloud]

Maybe you could give those (OME MT64) fronts a try and report back, I'm starting to think we should have splurged for the mt64 all around

I really don't want that much lift and I'm really set on fully adjustable coilovers. The OME's have no external adjustment. The King external adjustment is really only a simple mid-speed adjustment, while the Fox DSC is a true Low and High speed compression adjustment. I can also adjust the preload on the Fox's so that I only get 1.5" lift, which is all I want. I ordered the Fox 2.5 Performance Elite fronts, TRD Upper control arms, and I also have the Icon progressive rear springs coming. I'll do the install, so in about a week and a half, I'll see if this was all worth it.

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