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Hey guys, I recently bought an '83 to replace the '80 I had some years back and the ride is really damned rough! My old red truck had 31" tires on steel wheels whereas this one has the stock size 27" tires on stock wheels so I'm attributing the harsher ride to having less unsprung mass to soak up the bumps and jolts. My new red truck is totally stock.
Anyway, I'm about at the point where I no longer want to live with this ride quality. What was Toyota thinking back then? Going over pothole fields actually makes me mad, like having someone knocking you in the back of the head repeatedly or something.
My question is this: Has anyone simply removed the bottom leaf from the stock front suspension? Obviously it would yield a softer ride but I'm wondering just how much softer. And perhaps more importantly, I'm wondering how far the remaining leaves will then sag over the axle, as they're basically flat now. I could live with a suspension drop of 1-2" I think but beyond that, I'm not sure.
Anyway, I'm about at the point where I no longer want to live with this ride quality. What was Toyota thinking back then? Going over pothole fields actually makes me mad, like having someone knocking you in the back of the head repeatedly or something.
My question is this: Has anyone simply removed the bottom leaf from the stock front suspension? Obviously it would yield a softer ride but I'm wondering just how much softer. And perhaps more importantly, I'm wondering how far the remaining leaves will then sag over the axle, as they're basically flat now. I could live with a suspension drop of 1-2" I think but beyond that, I'm not sure.