ANYONE SOLVED TRD PRO SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENTS?

[mcd_ovrlnd]

I still have not found a dispositive article saying that “1” on the Fox suspension is soft or firm, or if “3” is soft or firm. Obviously “2” is meant for fire roads and the like. But which is for street and which is for “Baja” as Toyota likes to describe it. Everything I find contradicts the last thing I found. Even Toyota personnel on videos contradict each other.

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[Scrappopatamus]

If you look on the lower body towards the bottom of the shock on the adjuster, there's a diagram consisting of 3 settings with 1 being softest and 3 firmest. The adjuster has a pointed end that should be pointed towards your desired setting You do need to adjust all 4 shocks to the same setting preferably. Adjust all 4 and then take it for a lengthy ride. Drive it on a road with rough pavement, then find a road with speed that has expansion joint preferably. Then drive it in a residential area. If you feel it's not preferable, go the next click and repeat. Also find a curvy road with slow and quicker turns / Bends. Start on the middle setting (2) and hopefully you'll hit a good compromise, if not you either soften or firm it up, Who knows, you might crank it back to the middle. Good luck. BTW, I've found early Sunday mornings make short order of this considering traffic. Mine are set at full firm because I drive the Motorway and narrow country lanes. Steering and handling is very responsive, it's firm but not excessive Early bird gets the worm.

 

[j41ruX]

I still have not found a dispositive article saying that “1” on the Fox suspension is soft or firm, or if “3” is soft or firm. Obviously “2” is meant for fire roads and the like. But which is for street and which is for “Baja” as Toyota likes to describe it. Everything I find contradicts the last thing I found. Even Toyota personnel on videos contradict each other.

I have mine in “2” , I do mostly highways and asphalt, eventually light off roads.

For rocks, and heavy off road, i should set in “1” - softer? Or 3 firmly???

 

[Scrappopatamus]

1

 

[brumey]

I am shocked this is not on the manual?

 

[j41ruX]

1

Thanks!

I dunno if the default setting is 1, when I received the TRD (9 milled) she come with 1 , decided to switch to 2 , it was a good and balanced decision

 

[Joestac]

THIS thread linked to the Fox manual since it appears absent from the Toyota one. 1 is softest where 3 is indeed the firmest.

 

[Archer]

I actually found it more stable and better ride quality with it set to 3 for on road, I am running a "E" tire so that may account for that. Offroad is 1.


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[mcd_ovrlnd]

THIS thread linked to the Fox manual since it appears absent from the Toyota one. 1 is softest where 3 is indeed the firmest.

son of a bitch, I had been searching for a while for a separate manual for these shocks and couldn’t find one. Nice job! And thanks for this.

 

[Joestac]

son of a bitch, I had been searching for a while for a separate manual for these shocks and couldn’t find one. Nice job! And thanks for this.

Working in IT for 15 years, you learn to hone your Google-Fu.

 

[odins_beer'd]

Thanks!

I dunno if the default setting is 1, when I received the TRD (9 milled) she come with 1 , decided to switch to 2 , it was a good and balanced decision

1 is soft, giving maximum compliance for rocks, crawling, and slow technical terrain where you want the suspension to flex and keep tires planted. 2 is medium and is the true all-around setting for daily driving, highways, fire roads, and light off-road use, which is why it is the default. 3 is firm, adding the most damping for high-speed off-road and “Baja” driving where body control, stability, and bottom-out resistance matter more than comfort.

 

[mcd_ovrlnd]

shows my lack of knowledge. I would have figured 3 is for everyday driving, 2 is for fire roads and 1 is for Baja or very rocky terrain (my thinking being you want more travel with all the bumps).

 

[odins_beer'd]

Easy mix-up. Travel is fixed. It only changes damping, or how fast the suspension moves. Baja needs more damping to control motion and prevent bottoming, while slow rocky terrain works better with softer damping so the suspension can move freely. If you had 3 in the city it would be obnoxiously harsh. Level 1 on a highway would feel floaty, less controlled. Level 2 keeps you planted on the highway and soft enough for a city.

I hope this helps

 

[ScoMay]

I keep it simple. Turning CLOCKWISE increases stiffness.

Forget trying to read the numbers in the dark while kneeling in the mud next your wheels. Forget trying to remember which number means what.

If you like sharp handling and a firm ride turn it fully CLOCKWISE and you’ll never change anything - until you decide to hit a gravel road or a trail.

 

[TrdProGirl84]

shows my lack of knowledge. I would have figured 3 is for everyday driving, 2 is for fire roads and 1 is for Baja or very rocky terrain (my thinking being you want more travel with all the bumps).

Mine was on 1 from the factory

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