Downey kits are a good chioce if you want a kit that can mildly wheel and go faster than stock in the desert. If you really want desert performance, Downey is less than ideal, and same goes for in the rocks. Their products are less than the highest quality and their ego is a bit inflated. They have been around forever but that is pretty much what keeps them around. For every product they make, there is abetter alternative available for a similar cost. Their rear coils have been known to sag and even break, OME coils don't do either of those things. I personally agree that Downey is over rated and their rep as an innovator of Toyota aftermarket is undeserved. Look around forums like http://www.desertrides.com and http://www.dezertrangers.com and ask about Downey quality. I really don't want to knock any particular company but I feel your money will be best spent elsewhere. A lot of products work well for crawling but at speed they will not last. Why not have the ability to do both? Especially because we spend more time on road (at speed) than off. Total Chaos' caddy kit for 1st gen. IFS systems is unreal and will soon be offered with coil over mounts so you can finally ditch those traction bars. http://www.chaosfab.com If you don't want to run fiberglass, bushwacker cut-out flares or just plain cutting your fenders will work fine also.
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Sean
1996 SR5 4x4 V6 Auto.
TRD Charger, SAW 2.5"x8.0" Coil overs, OME rears, Total Chaos Uni-Ball upper A arms, 285/75/16 BFG Mud's, 16x8" Mickey Thompson Classic rims, Yukon 4.88's, ARB rear locker, quick airII compressor, Custom rear bumper with swing away, 4Crawler Rock Sliderz and 1" body lift, AOR stainless brake line, Yakima rail riders w/2 King Cobra's & 2 Vipers
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