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O.K., I have to jump in on this! I just bought an '07 Tundra DC SR5 TRD, Mica (color), with 14mi this past weekend, and I've been driving trucks for over 25 yrs now. I've driven everything from modified Chevy K5 Blazers to my trade-in a '97 F150 Lariat 4X4, under any and all conditions ya'll can think of, from desert off road, rock crawling, hill climbing, fire wood hauling, boat towing, to everyday freeway commuting (insert chest thumping and grunting). And none of them have had a suspension as stiff as this. For me, the overly stiff suspension is my single biggest complaint. I'm getting used to the funky instro cluster and the bed, but the suspension is just plain bad. It is as if the engineers think all we do is drive with full beds of firewood and/or towing whatever. What others have said about concrete and asphalt surfaces is true, and no one should ever have to weight the bed for a decent ride (didn't say Cadi ride either). And no, it is not about "it's a truck, with an empty bed, or whatever else you want to convince yourselves about, this suspension is flawed!!! Ha, hell of a rant for a first post, I'm 50, retired military, I've earned it. Seriously though, this is a great truck, with the best stock drive train, I've ever owned, period. However, and everyone needs to understand this, it is a first gen truck, there will be teething pains, so, given time and if Mr. Toyota moderator, and the engineers are listening it will get better . . . I hope!!! No offense is intended to anyone, my wife says my PC and social skills require some polishing.
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