Air bags are definitely not the way to go if you are off-roading. They do not allow your vehicle the ability to flex. Air bags are meant for the road when driving a road with varying weights. NOT off-road. Your vehicle needs to be able to flex and torque when off-road, hence the purpose of a spring.
I have a lift in the back and cradles so my airbags are set up for offroading because they detach and allow for flex. They arent the ones that are solid with the bottom brackets. The solid mounts are not for offroading. I actually went offroading this weekend and ran the truck with no psi unloaded and the truck articulated very well !
Yep I’m stock shocks with Dobinsons 819V in rear and Alldogs in front with 930 constant extra load, it’s quite good. When doing tough rock crawling, there’s a little extra side to side sway, but otherwise it’s about perfect! When the shocks get older I’ll switch them, I’m just at 20k miles so far. Here’s info on mine: https://tacotunesday.com/build/tacoma-specific.md/suspension
