New to the group. I have a 2019 Tacoma on 315's that i use for overlanding and trail rides. I have done a lot of work to this truck and have bigger plans. I'm a former MDT for Toyota and a few years with Lexus. I have built a few trail trucks / crawlers in the past. My plan is to take a stab at the 3rd gen this time. I have been collecting up parts to do a SAS, and 63 swap. I'm not going tons as i want to keep the stock rear axle ( I know they bend ), as close to stock width as possible, and 6 lug. I will be running a D44 front axle. The part I'm on the fence about is leaf springs, coils. or coilover. My interest is in producing a leaf spring kit for those who can't justify $4k for a link kit. Not to mention everyone who swaps a 3rd gen goes links. I have been looking at Sky's 3F springs since 44044's are damn near impossible to get. Problem is $1k for front springs kinda blows the budget build out of the water. Don't get me wrong it is still waaaay cheaper then coilovers and a link kit.
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Here is the next victim on the chopping block. I am looking at several different leaf spring sets and comparing the differences. I would like to be able to move the rear springs to the front with a add-a-leaf to again reduce cost. As mentioned before I will be doing the 63'' swap in the rear. I almost broke down a purchased a set of Kings for the front but quickly realized my end goal wasn't to take the easy way out. My goal is to build something affordable and reliable.
