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Lifting the rear 1 inch

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by MrRiverMan, May 24, 2014.

  1. May 24, 2014 at 7:04 PM
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    MrRiverMan

    MrRiverMan [OP] Compulsive tinkerer

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    First post, so be nice if it's a dumb question.

    I had a major accident last fall that has left my 31s rubbing when I turn due to bent cab mount points and other assorted unfixable damage. It's not an issue right now because I have the summer 225s on there, but I need a solution by fall.

    Seems like a great excuse to put some Bilstein 5100s on the front. I've missed the Bilsteins that I had on my old Taco ever since it got totaled a few years ago. I'm thinking of setting them at the 1.25 inch setting to clear my tires. 2.5 would be sweet, but I drive a delivery route in the truck and don't feel like climbing up that high into the truck 50 times in a day.

    What's going to be my most cost effective solution for raising the rear about 1 inch to level it out. I see a lot of AALs and leaf packs that raise the rear end 1.5 or more inches, but I really only want to bring it up about an inch.

    Thanks for any advice.
     
  2. May 25, 2014 at 5:56 AM
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    MrRiverMan

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    Yeah, my springs aren't great. If I raise the front 1.25 inches, then the front will sit at least 0.5 inches higher than the rear, probably more like 1". Then when I load the rear with a few hundred pounds, I'm going to be driving around feeling like I'm doing a wheelie.

    I'd really like advice on solutions to raise the back end by 1 inch. If I end up putting the 5100s on the front and it works fine with nothing done to the rear, great. But if it ends up sucking, I'd really like to already have a plan for how to level it out so I don't have to drive it around like that for several weeks while I figure something out.
     
  3. May 27, 2014 at 10:08 AM
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    MrRiverMan

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    Bump. Still wondering if anybody knows a product that specifically raises the rear by 1 inch, not 1.5 inches.

    Surely there has to be something out there that does this...
     
  4. May 27, 2014 at 10:14 AM
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    bzzr2

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    ya a 1 inch lift block will give you exactly 1 inch!! be cheap and simple, add a leaf is better but more and more but give more so up to you!
     

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