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FaithsDad · 01-12-2008, 12:05 AM

Hey guys,

I finally spoke to Super Springs... and the basic gist I got was "this product is not designed to do that, but we've heard that they may reduce "bed-hop" and would be a good side-effect when they are installed."

That led me to to another resource which suggested "Sulastic Rubber Springs" which he'd seen at SEMA.

I researched it, printed out what I could and brought it to my meeting this morning.

I had my meeting with the Toyota Rep, we test drove, he took some video, and he took the information I'd printed out on the Sulastic product. In a nut shell, he said that he definitely felt that I met the "bed hop" criteria and that we needed to find a solution.

He also said that "not many" people have actually taken it as far as a formal compliant, so they don't see it at as being a major problem either.

He acknowledged that Toyota most likely needed to sacrifice some "no load" ride comfort in order to get the 10.5K payload rating.

It probably would have gone off without a hitch except for the concrete highway joint distance / 65 MPH speed / Tundra wheel base = oscillation problem that has come up.

After reading the Sulastic info, he seemed to think it was a promising product to use as a solution for our problem... he told me that he was going to research it, and pass it up the ladder. My impression is that "if" these work on a test vehicle, they may qualify for a reimbursement from Toyota... BUT (and there always is one, isn't there) since they are not a certified TOYOTA part... they wouldn't be able to furnish them as a solution for the near future.

I'm probably going to install them since the have a "30 day money back guarantee" (after I find out exactly what that actually means in $$ terms!!) and see if they work for me.

Hopefully they do... Toyota thinks so too... I get reimbursed... and everyone else gets to benefit from finding the solution.

Here is a link to the Sulastic site so that you can read it for yourselves.

https://www.sulastic.com/default.aspx

I will post my impressions after I get them on my ride... have a great weekend.

01-12-2008, 12:05 AM	#50 (permalink)
FaithsDad Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Posts: 5	Sulastic Rubber Springs might be a better answer Hey guys, I finally spoke to Super Springs... and the basic gist I got was "this product is not designed to do that, but we've heard that they may reduce "bed-hop" and would be a good side-effect when they are installed." That led me to to another resource which suggested "Sulastic Rubber Springs" which he'd seen at SEMA. I researched it, printed out what I could and brought it to my meeting this morning. I had my meeting with the Toyota Rep, we test drove, he took some video, and he took the information I'd printed out on the Sulastic product. In a nut shell, he said that he definitely felt that I met the "bed hop" criteria and that we needed to find a solution. He also said that "not many" people have actually taken it as far as a formal compliant, so they don't see it at as being a major problem either. He acknowledged that Toyota most likely needed to sacrifice some "no load" ride comfort in order to get the 10.5K payload rating. It probably would have gone off without a hitch except for the concrete highway joint distance / 65 MPH speed / Tundra wheel base = oscillation problem that has come up. After reading the Sulastic info, he seemed to think it was a promising product to use as a solution for our problem... he told me that he was going to research it, and pass it up the ladder. My impression is that "if" these work on a test vehicle, they may qualify for a reimbursement from Toyota... BUT (and there always is one, isn't there) since they are not a certified TOYOTA part... they wouldn't be able to furnish them as a solution for the near future. I'm probably going to install them since the have a "30 day money back guarantee" (after I find out exactly what that actually means in $$ terms!!) and see if they work for me. Hopefully they do... Toyota thinks so too... I get reimbursed... and everyone else gets to benefit from finding the solution. Here is a link to the Sulastic site so that you can read it for yourselves. https://www.sulastic.com/default.aspx I will post my impressions after I get them on my ride... have a great weekend.