Dobinsons Coil Spring Rear Suspension Upgrade (C59-819V) Installed on 2024 TRD Off-Road Longbed

[malore]

Wow. I just read every post on this thread and am so impressed with everybody. I'm meeting with Super Pacific next week and hoping to get an X1 camper on my TRD OR LB before TOO long. I'll do a very minimal camper build in the back, but was wondering what to do about rear suspension. This thread has helped SO much. The truck is pretty much bone stock at the moment, but I've got wheels (backorder) and tires coming by the end of the month along with some aluminum sliders (yeah, I know, but I don't really rock crawl and wanted to save the weight). Once I get the X1 on, I certainly know where to look for spring options and details. Thank you so much.

Out of curiosity, has anyone done a complete suspension overhaul with their campers? Meaning, shocks and springs with somewhat of a lift? The reason I ask is because I've done suspension lifts on all 6 of my Tacomas. So it's odd, to me at least, to think of replacing only the spring and not both spring and shock. I've had Old Man Emu, Bilstein and Icon (never again) on my trucks. With the options available at the moment, I'd lean towards King or Fox, but would want the Super Pacific on before making that call as I'm assuming I'd need to get a spring upgrade in the back? Sorry. Not sure how it all works. With nothing but canopies on my previous trucks, I'd just order the suspension and have my suspension guy put them on. Not going to be so easy this time around.

Anyway, sorry for the long post. Thanks again for all the great info!

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[CDN_TACO]

Well, I've been trying to get a set of 817's as a near term measure to increase load and minimize squat but nothing's set to hit North America until late June (so I'm being told by any NA distributors).

I've tried connecting with Dobinson's directly (Australia) but not having much luck there either. Anyone ordered from one of their retailers in Australia?

With that I've been looking at options and while I wasn't thinking of upgrading the suspension quite so soon, these have been recommended from a few shops as they are Taco tuned/designed and have a 3-stage lockout on the rear shock. Now, I've seen these on many Sprinter vans but know little about them for truck/offroad purposes.

Anyone running these or have thoughts on them as far as suspension upgrade (can serve as a lift up to 1.75" as well) or as an option for suspension lock out when running a heavier load?

2024+ Toyota Tacoma: Falcon 3.2 Fast Adjust Leveling System | Falcon Shocks

 

[malore]

Dan (OP) seems to have a solution for just about everything. I am in the same boat. Super Pacific should go on shortly and debating just doing the suspension all at once or getting beefier springs in the rear for now. Eagerly awaiting replies.

 

[Tacoyaki]

Have you looked at AllDogs springs? That's another option and I believe available.

Or if you don't need them right now, wait until late-June. I needed mine as I was virtually on my bumpstops.

 

[gofastdan]

Well, I've been trying to get a set of 817's as a near term measure to increase load and minimize squat but nothing's set to hit North America until late June (so I'm being told by any NA distributors).

I've tried connecting with Dobinson's directly (Australia) but not having much luck there either. Anyone ordered from one of their retailers in Australia?

With that I've been looking at options and while I wasn't thinking of upgrading the suspension quite so soon, these have been recommended from a few shops as they are Taco tuned/designed and have a 3-stage lockout on the rear shock. Now, I've seen these on many Sprinter vans but know little about them for truck/offroad purposes.

Anyone running these or have thoughts on them as far as suspension upgrade (can serve as a lift up to 1.75" as well) or as an option for suspension lock out when running a heavier load?

2024+ Toyota Tacoma: Falcon 3.2 Fast Adjust Leveling System | Falcon Shocks

I've not heard of Falcon but it could be a very nice product. It doesn't seem to me to be a solution for rear weight though. The shock provides dampening but won't provide any benefit in reducing squat in the rear. They're selling it as a "leveling system" but they're referring to lifting the front (with the revised springs) so the truck sits more level. Weight in the rear is still going to drop the rear. No shock will help that. Only new springs (or air bags, etc...) will fix the rear squat.

So, the Falcon might be great but there's a lot of competition in that space. To fix the rear sag I'd hold out for a good spring. Like Tacoyaki says, you might check out AllDogs, or Ironman 4x4 just finally released their springs and I would expect they would perform very similarly to the others. You might call them and have a conversation about your needs and what you're looking to accomplish and see what they say.

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