Toyota Tacoma 2016-2023 (3rd Gen) Driveshaft Center Support Upgrade comes with New Bearing, Road (Soft) and Trail (Hard) Rubber for Bracket and Bushings

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Toyota Tacoma 2016-2023 (3rd Gen) Driveshaft Center Support Upgrade comes with New Bearing, Road (Soft) and Trail (Hard) Rubber for Bracket and Bushings

FITMENT

• 3rd gen Tacoma (2016-2023)
• This setup has a 1.260” ID Bearing

INSTALLATION

Installation doesn’t require removal of the driveshaft. The 2-part design clamps around the OEM bearing. The old carrier must be removed, so a cutting tool is required.

The exact steps to access the carrier will vary slightly by model, but the removal and installation of the new carriers are the same. The basic steps are:

• Cut off OEM carrier and remove rubber support material with razorblade

• Clamp new carrier around OEM bearing or install new bearing provided 

What It Does

The Split Housing Driveshaft Carrier

The stock center support bearing carrier holds the driveshaft in place with a layer of thin rubber. While that’s great for making sure no NVH makes it to the cabin, it doesn’t keep the bearing centered well under load, allows the bearing to sag and ruin driveshaft alignment over time, and creates slop in the driveline during shifts and throttle application.

As it ages the OEM bushing becomes brittle, eventually dry rotting and cracking.

Our upgraded driveshaft carriers keep the driveshaft firmly in place at all times. The more solid bushings ensure the bearing cannot move from center, maintaining torque delivery and driveshaft alignment at all times, resulting in more direct driveline response under all conditions.

Benefits as described by our customers include:

• Smoother low-speed on/off throttle behavior off-road

• More direct throttle response

• Firmer, more direct shifts

• More instantaneous launches

• Reduction in vibration due to driveshaft misalignment and/or rubber deterioration

ROAD VS. TRAIL

Road and Trail refer to the stiffness of the mounting bushings. Both come with the same durable rubber bushings holding the bearing in place. The Road version comes with rubber damper bushings that sandwich the mounting tabs. The Trail version replaces those rubber bushings with billet aluminum pucks for high performance off-road driving.

We generally recommend Road bushings for any car that's not purpose-built for overland use, since the Road setup has a much lower chance of transmitting drivetrain NVH to the cabin at high speeds or under heavy throttle loads.

If you’re not sure which to go with, the “Give me Both!” option will give you a full set of rubber bushings and an extra set of the billet aluminum mounting pucks so you can try both.