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Best value mid budget shocks

Best value mid-budget shocks


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Keithz24

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Was this the ARB top hat or the Toyota one? Can you send us a picture?
ARB MT64 top hat. The picture above of the integrated top hat is the same shock. You really cant tell there is play in it until it is loaded up by the weight of the truck. How I tell there is play outside of hearing it going down the road is to grab the control arm and pull it towards myself until the truck starts to rock. It will be evident then.
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tkrum015

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For anyone interested here is the TRD Lift with OME UCAs 🤷🏻‍♂️😜
39 inches in the front, measured from the ground through the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender
40 inches in the rear measures the same way as the front.

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You did not want to use the TRD UCA’s. Did you just add the TRD shocks?
 

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Finally got the Ironman 4x4 IM2.5 kit installed and it is amazing! Blown away with the ride and control so far, going to a 2.5" shock makes a huge difference.
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hows the ride so far on those IM2.5 pretty soft? been able to take them out on a trail?
 

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I know nothing about these but five minutes of Googling reviews on them, seems like everyone who has them likes them...
https://www.ironman4x4.com/products...a-tacoma-2024-toy093kp?variant=46331567702251
They are a bit stiff in my opinion. Good but there is better in the same price ranges. Just my .2. Reviews suck its not like people are testing multiple setups. I had the privilege of having a friend get them and I have driven a few Tacoma with different shocks.
 

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hows the ride so far on those IM2.5 pretty soft? been able to take them out on a trail?
Yeah did a couple hundred miles offroad, the second weekend of having them, they are amazing. They do break in after a couple of hundred miles. Very soft and compliant but honestly maybe less body roll than stock, they have been amazing for me.
 

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Finally got the Ironman 4x4 IM2.5 kit installed and it is amazing! Blown away with the ride and control so far, going to a 2.5" shock makes a huge difference.
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I've posted in other threads but this is probably the most relevant. I got the 6112s installed about a month ago and they've been so good. Totally transforms the experience.
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