Improving ride comfort

I am sure this has been answered a million times but one more won't hurt.

I have a 2020 OR DB Cab 5ft. For my driving and off-roading a lift and massive suspension upgrade would be super cool, but unrealistic. This truck is my daily commuter and right now everything is stock. I did some weekend driving around the Oregon coast and for the first time I really noticed the stiff cornering at higher speeds and even slower speeds on sharper corners.

My question... is there a suspension upgrade or a simple yet quality option to approve cornering for a smoother ride or do I just need to accept the stock suspension as is.

 

Could you describe a little more what the truck is doing while cornering that you dont like?

I ask because in general, stiffer suspension is what people do to improve handling in corners. Softening it up increases roll. Most aftermarket options will use heavier springs so they will feel a bit stiffer on road, with the benefit being that they are better offroad.

If youre bottoming out the suspension, thats a different story, and the first thing Id suggest would be a set of Wheelers Superbumps for the front and back. Honestly, of all the things ive done to my suspension, those are probably the biggest comfort increase I noticed.

 

You have the most comfy OE suspension already.

Have you checked tire pressures? Often they are way over inflated at the dealer by the prep folks.

 

Well I clearly know nothing because I was under the impression stiffer was not ideal for a daily commuter. It could be my driving but it just felt like I was going to roll even on slower speeds.

 

@St.Germain

Man needs your counsel here.

 

Is this your first truck?

 

So there's pros and cons like with anything. If you want to go hard through corners and not feel that 'I might be about to roll' sensation, you'll need stiffer springs (because they require more force for the suspension to compress). The downside to stiff springs is that you feel bumps more. This is why high performance cars are generally a bit uncomfortable to daily- they have stiff springs so you can haul ass through corners, but road imperfections won't really compress them much.

personally- I prefer the slightly softer suspension cause I live somewhere with shitty roads, and I'd rather have to go a little slower around corners and not rattle my teeth out of my head.

But if your biggest complaint is the truck squatting through turns, stiffer springs is the fix for that. Or go slower lol

 

everything posted here is good info to consider. honestly, I'm still not clear on what exactly you seek. are you simply looking to control body roll say low to medium speeds? does this sound right?

if so, i would recommend looking into a rear sway bar to start, given that you already have one up front and it's installed correctly.

next step after adding a rear bar, would be up upgrade the front one.

but for this case if I'm understanding correctly, it would likely be easily solved with this on the soft setting:

https://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com/Suspension/Hellwig-Anti-Sway-Bar/_Item/_220400327

 

yes... is it obvious haha

 

Well then great choice and welcome to tacoville.

 

It’s hard to explain maybe it’s because I am noob. I am starting to think it might just be my driving. When driving to beach there are a lot of curves at 60mph it felt like I needed to slow to 40mph just to make it around. Now granted I come from sedan driving for many years. I wanted to be able to hit the curves and not feel like I am going to roll. Does that make sense? Sorry I am new to this.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkuxfto2tw This will help you out.....

 

It’s definitely not a sedan. You’ll get used to it.

 

I'm so confused about what you want and need.

You say that you off road, want to improve cornering, and want a smoother ride. You can't do all these things well at the same time.

And you're right, a stiffer suspension is not idea for a daily commuter. Because if it's just a daily commuter, you're not supposed to care about how well it corners. Better cornering is the whole point of a stiff suspension, you give up comfort in exchange for handling. What you described is not daily commuter stuff.

Based on everything you've said I think stock suspension is your best option right now.

 

Yea, this is just because of the way the suspension is set up. It's an Off-Road model, So like Jibbs said the shocks are softer so they'll absorb bumps better when driving off road. The other side of this coin is a lot of swaying in corners at speed. (The TRD Sport model is set up the opposite, slightly stiffer shocks, for slightly better on-road handling).

You can get stiffer shocks so you'll get less sway around corners, but you can't really have both improved cornering and improved off-road bump absorption (at least not without spending a lot of money, which you said you don't want to do).

 

“Hey guys, first truck and I love it! I love everything about truck. Question. How can truck be more like car? I want it to drive like car. Thanks!”

 

Yeah, what @gotoman1969 said, you will get used to it. I just took our Corolla to the store last weekend, it was like driving a go kart. They are different beasts with different uses.

 

Sorry for the confusion guys. I appreciate the input. Thank you for putting up with me haha

 

sorry dude I don’t mean to post a stupid thread. Figured I would ask the people that know what they are doing haha

 

Its all practice man. I came from riding small sedans to motorcycle now a midsize truck..... stock taco handles great! skrrrt skrrt