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haven't seen this mentioned yet, but what about anti-swaybars? my old explorer ran them, I left them connected on the street, and just pulled some bolts off at the trail....not sure if anyone makes them for the toyotas though, but if there is a will, there is a way.....
......... The rancho adjustables were OK and at full stiff they helped but after a few years they quit adjusting and were stuck on full soft...............
This is not another, "are bilstiens a good shock to run" topic. Don't worry. Ive had a handfull of toyotas, most with either cheap white ranchos or bistiens. Ive mounted them at several different angles, /\ and they work ok. The straighter angles actually work better for everything but crawling. Obviously Bilstiens arent terrible, or everyone wouldn't use them, but when I take wheeling trips I have a loaded, heavy rig and sometimes even a trailer with a RZR on it. So all loaded up I still get alot of swaying on the freeway/highway. That being said Im looking for something better. Ive been looking at options and Im kinda confused, because they all make claims at being superior. Hoping some of you have some experience with some newer, different brands. These are what I'm looking at:https://www.allprooffroad.com/8489suspension/8689shocks/300https://www.allprooffroad.com/fjrearsuspension/fjcrearshocks/297http://f-o-a.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17http://f-o-a.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_26&products_id=2I know I could get great results from 1000+ kings or fox setups (with the right valving and adjustment) but like you guys I work for my money, so Im trying to be reasonable. If I can spend around 200 a shock and have a noticeable improvement Id be happy. Thanks.
A better shock is one that you can tune. Straight up and own is awesome I don't what you're talking about them being not that good for rock crawling. Maybe you've got a different expectation then I do. You want a shock that works buy one that is tunable. NO ONE has a better shock then the one that is tailored to your needs. Manufacturer doesn't matter for the most part but there are a couple of companies I'd stay away from unless you like leaky oily shocks. But you seem to have found them already so......
I know I could get great results from 1000+ kings or fox setups (with the right valving and adjustment) but like you guys I work for my money, so Im trying to be reasonable. If I can spend around 200 a shock and have a noticeable improvement Id be happy. Thanks.
Here is your noticeable improvement. Check them out, let me know your 's or concerns And no emulsion shocks are not as good as resi. They can be valved to get the same result but require more valving.Choice #1 http://www.radflo.com/store/product/2-0-shock-body-emulsion-58-shaft-with-remote-reservoir/Choice #2 http://www.radflo.com/store/product/2-0-shock-body-emulsion-58-shaft/
Just the man I wanted to hear from. ...Thanks everyone for the help. I am still planning on a front three link from 4wu, but until i get there I might as well fix the rear because I think if its wobbly now it might be worse with the three link. Either way it needs improved. Im going to take the hard top off and put the soft top on in a week or so, add one more leaf to my rear packs because they are too soft anyways, and then Im going to weld on my new lower shock mounts. They are from ruffstuff and go on the back side of the axle. With the mounts lower I can run the shocks nearly straight up and down again. From there I will most likely try the ranchos due to the good reviews and low cost. Then if those don't cut it I'll get some radflos valved by someone who knows what they are doing. I can play with it form there. I'll update on my thread and here.
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