how can improve my handling..

 

Low pro tires and wheels are going to give you the best bang for the buck. Then get some new quality shocks...like KYB Monomax.

 

my truck had 15's running in 185-60-15...w KYB Dropped shock all around...wat eles could i do..???

 

sway bars, strut/shock bars, and tons of other bracing for the matter...

 

Bigger sway bar will help a lot

 

what bars would fit....

 

do a search for sway bar, you will find a good bit of info. topic been covered.

 

I found a set of bars with all the mounting stuff somewhere, but I can't remember now so please post findings here lol...

 

A 60 series sidewall will have a lot more slop than a 40 series or something in that range. You can feel the difference in the way the truck takes turns. You'll feel bumps worse with low profile tires, but the improved handling is the payoff. Bigger wheel smaller tire while keeping the same over all height if it's what you like.

 

There is no strut/ tower brace you can install on our trucks. Your best options are a 1 ton sway bar with polyurethane bushings, thicker torsion bars, bilstein or pub shocks, and poly leaf spring bushings. And some falken ziex ze-912 tires they're a great tire for the price.

 

Like said above , get the truck lower to the ground,good sway bars that mount tight to the frame, poly bushings through out,good shocks!
To can make a canon carver out of your truck!
180 corners @ 70+ ,no problems!!

 

If I remember correctly Jegs or summit or someone had the sways for our trucks. I can't find the name brand on them yet so I will keep looking!

 

Sway Bars - PICKUP - TOYOTA - 1988 - SummitRacing.com

I'm going with the Addco bars for the front/rear.

 

3/4" Rear High Performance Sway Bar Addco 382 | eBay

Better price, and free shipping on the 382 bar.

Addco 736 Front Anti Sway Bar Stabilizer Roll | eBay

Better price, and free shipping on the 736 bar.

 

Addco 382 Rear Anti Sway Bar Stabilizer Roll | eBay

That's the same company that he Garage linked for the front sway and has better pictures of what you're getting.

 

Ok everything I find for the KYB monomax says 4wd.... Anyone have any ideas of where to find them and for a good price?

 

Rear Swaybar
Here's what I came up with a while back in regards to adapting the weird bassackward fitting Addco rear sway bar on YankeeTaco72's slammed Taco. The Addco rear sway bar doesn't bolt to the axle with the end links going to the frame, it clamps to the frame and the end links clamp to the leaf springs. Kind of cheesie imo.

Not ideal for lowered trucks since the bar is on the outside of the frame, unlike normal ones (OEM and Hellwig aftermarket) that stay inside the frame. On a lowered truck, the axle is right up near the frame so I came up with this solution on his truck. Open the thread below to see.

Rear Shocks for trucks using leaf drop.
We should all know by now that blocks won't affect shock length on Toyota trucks, but leaf drop will. I love KYB Monomax since they're quality is good, the mono tube valving is awesome, and use stock length on my 99 lowered 7" in the rear.

I've never bottomed the rods out yet, and I haul crap everyday. However, to those who know, the shock isn't riding in the middle of the stroke and some guys prefer them to. I spent 2 hours a while back on the KYB website trying to find a shorter KYB shock to use on leaf dropped trucks.

I finally found one with all specs matching, but saw they were about half the cost of a red Monomax and am worried that even tough they are KYB shocks, they may not be firm like Monomax's.

Long story short, I basically need to order a set and see how they are. If they are as stiff as a MM, then I made a great discovery and found shorter shocks that'll provide the same great performance as stock length MM's for Toyota trucks.

Link to rear Addco on a lowered truck
Addco Rear Sway Bar 6/8 Drop - CustomTacos.com Forum

 

I didn't think the pickups had the rear sway issue that the taco's had?

Beefed: Really you're going to make me register to see the damn pics lol!

 

Ok after looking at the way the addco rear sway bar setup is I'm taking it off of my list!

Anyone have pictures of how the Hellwig bar mounts? Also exactly which bar did you go with *bar number*.

 

Any update with these shocks you might have found?

Thanks