hilux suspension

bill & netti : Not speaking from experience myself with air bags , but a mate has a set on his vehicle " the good ones $ 700 - $ 800 work well .

If you go with h/d springs and your unloaded it might ride very hard in back !!
but with air bags you can change pressure it make a difference .
cheers nick

Remember the hilux is built to take a full tonne in the tray of the single cab in addition to two pasengers, the total payload will be somewhere arround 1100 1200Kg.
They are much stiffer suspended from the facyory than a similar station waggon 4WD such as a prado which will have a payload of arround 650Kg including pasengers.

One thing that is worthwhile on any hilux is a good set of aftermarket shock absorbers...especially in the rear.

cheers

G'day Bill,
Many people will tell you airbags are the way to go and depending on what you intend to do with the vehicle, they may be.
After buying my new hilux, I fitted heavy duty springs all round. On the front to offset the weight of the winchbar & winch....and give me an extra 40mm or so of lift as well.
And on the rear to allow me to load up the back with gear and hitch a hard floor camper on without sagging too much.
Against some advice, I also fitted airbags which worked a treat on the blacktop, but once we got into the offroad rough we were thrown about something terrible.
The bags restrict your vehicles suspension travel and give you a much rougher ride than without.........similar to a bucking horse, says SWMBO.
So have a think about what you want from your vehicle and where you intend going prior to fitting airbags.
Mine are sitting on a shelf collecting dust if you want to make me an offer......done about 3,000 kms only.
Cheers,
Paul