Shock Tech Ep. 4: Tacoma Shock Size
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ม.ค. 2018
- Sharing some info to help you decide which size shocks to purchase for your Toyota Tacoma or 4Runner
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What about putting 3.0 on a Tacoma?
I've watched a couple of these video now. For a 4Runner or Tacoma are you suggesting the Bilstein 6112 with 5160s in the rear can't really hang with Fox, Icon, and King? I'm looking for something above what a 5100 offers. My truck is a daily drive with the occasional visit to forest roads and off-roading areas. Defiantly not a crawler or heavily weighted down.
You will get a smoother ride out of a tuned Fox or King shock compared to Bilsteins or Icon. This may be another good Tech Article that explains the differences even more: accutuneoffroad.com/articles/digressive-vs-linear-vs-progressive-pistons-shock-valving/
@@accutuneoffroad thank you for the info. That’s what I would expect from a shock the costs more. Way more if we’re talking kings. Are the 6112s rebuildable?
@@JoeTirone Those are not rebuildable. Once they are toast, they get thrown away
You said a 2.0 in an IFS (motion ratio ~ 1.7) isn't big enough, but if you convert that same vehicle to a solid axle changing the motion ratio to about 1 and mainly do crawling instead of open desert off roading do you think a 2.0 would be sufficient? For 14" remote reservoir King coilovers it looks like the cost different is about $100 per corner (per your site). Would the extra $400 be worth it for the 2.5s for the extra insurance? I could probably afford the bigger dampers, but I don't need to overbuild if I am never going to see a benefit.
What's your opinion? Thanks.
2.0 x 14" is a very common for a rock crawler. Upgrading to a 2.5 for a dedicated off-road vehicle would definitely be worth it if you can fit it properly.
@@accutuneoffroad Thanks for the response. It's going to be a street legal dual purpose vehicle, but definitely not a daily driver. I just want to be able to drive it to the trails. The truck is a Nissan Frontier. I was leaning towards the 2.5" coilovers and they are just a little bit more so I will probably go with them.
I am concerned about body roll with the relatively light springs and long travel shocks. I do plan to run anti-roll bars like the Rock Jock ones. I don't expect it to handle like a sports car but keeping it from being dangerous at 70 MPH is my goal. I've been reading up on geometry and playing around with the three link calculator spreadsheet. I imagine with proper geometry and well tuned dampers and spring rates it should be fine on the road.
Do you tune a lot of shocks for dual purpose rigs?
@@Fix_It_Again_Tony Yes we tune coilovers for all types of vehicles. Feel free to contact our sales team with more questions or to get a quote, that would be the best way to reach us. Sales@Accutuneoffroad.com
@@accutuneoffroad I don't anticipate being able to start on this until next spring. I'll reach out when I am ready for shocks and springs.
@@Fix_It_Again_Tony Sound good, with lead times these days, assume it will take at least 4-6 months to get coilovers. So check in with us well in advance
Just ordered my AccuTune Kings 4A complete kit for 2017 Tacoma TRD offroad. Should be a few weeks before they arrive. I saw a video on TH-cam where the guy had said he has
AccuTune Rear King Smoothie shocks 2.5X12" part #KRS-PR2512-SS-A
Mine are as on receipt
Rear King 2.5 Remote Res. Adjustable part#KRS25001-121A-EXT
What is the difference between the 2????
Rajstein T the stage 4 kit uses extended travel shocks which bolt directly into the oem mounts. Our stage 5 kit uses weld on shock relocation brackets to fit longer shocks.
@@accutuneoffroad Ok, thanks man.