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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 04:38 AM
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First, I would like to thank everyone with your comments and suggestions on my "99 tacoma. Now that I've done all my lubricating and oil changes,I'm now working on the suspension. The truck has 130,000kms or 80,778 mi. I have replaced rear shocks and front struts but it still feels rough and hard while driving normal. I don't do any off roading at all, its all city driving and the odd weekend out to the mountains. Plus I don't tow anything either. So what should I be looking at and possible be replacing.
Looking forward in hearing from you. GO FLAMES GO!!!!
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 02:21 PM
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It is a truck it will have a stiffer ride then a car.Then you can put a 1000 pound payload in the bed.

I am sure you could spend lots of money tuning your suspension .

Maybe someone has done this and can tell you just what parts might be of help

Changing out your front and rear springs till it sprung enough to to just ride around empty. The down side is if you ever use it to haul anything it would not be pretty.

Put about 500 pounds in the bed it would improve the ride a lot.The down side is your fuel mileage would suffer .
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 11:47 AM
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You can try to replace the rubber bushings with new. Stay away from poly bushings that will make the ride harsher. But new rubber may soften things a bit (emphasis on a bit) if the old ones are worn and cracked causing harsh clunky movements of the control arms and things.

Otherwise your suspension is designed to work and allow you to add a lot more weight to the vehicle. So riding around empty, your truck is too heavily sprung. You can drop your spring ratings like Wyoming suggested, but then you loose capacity to add weight for your weekend runs to the mountains or Home Depot, or Ikea, or wherever.
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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check your tire pressure. the older toyotas run 26 psi front and 35 rear stock. lowering the pressure helps quite a bit if you have them pumped up too high.
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