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Old 05-27-2009, 12:16 PM
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sagging Bilstein shock

'98 Tacoma Reg cab
2.7L, 5spd, 4wd
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I have Bilstein shocks (10" 5150 Series with 255/70 valving). They came on the truck and I don't know much about them.

The rear left shock always sags a little. At best, about an inch and at worst, maybe 2-1/2 inches, or so.

Anyone know if these can be adjusted in some way?

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Shocks like that should have no affect on the ride height at rest, they only control the damping of up and down motion. If one corner is sagging, likely a problem with the spring or other suspension part on that corner. I think there was some sort of factory recall or TSB on the earlier Tacoma rear springs that you might check into.
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ah yes, that makes sense. I added leaf springs to an S-10 I once had so, hopefully I'll be able to do this one too.

Any recommendations on what to order? I see some companies state that their springs provide "near factory ride height" or something along those lines. Since this Yota has 10" shocks, I'm not sure if that's what I would want.
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