Buy once, Cry once...

OP , I suggest OME 885's with Billy 5100's at zero up front , this will get you 2 1/2" front lift .

I would suggest 5100's and OME Dakars for your rear lift due to the fact you are going to be carrying a cap full time but an AAL will get you by for a while and you could upgrade to Dakars later .

LR UCA's are a good addition , but at 2 1/2" of front lift you could also get by without them for a while .

 

You suggested this earlier.. and I got side tracked.. I think your suggestion makes great sense... I guess that's why I used your pic in the initial post.

So I'm thinking Billie 5100's all around ($334 @ DSM), OME 885 coils ($163 @ Wheeler's Offroad), LR UCA's ($380 @ Fat Bob's), an AAL ($70 @ Fat Bob's).

That's $947 without shipping (which I hear is a rape!) but that's also without any discount coupons!

Do I need anything else? like the diff drop? sway bar relocate?? all these random things that were on a "complete" kit, I have no idea if they're truly necessary.. Also are there incidental costs I need to consider? I know I have to get an alignment, which can vary greatly in price, but I hear some companies offer lifetime alignment.

I have a couple TW'ers that are willing to help me install already, so I'm good there (just pizza/beer costs)..

Am I missing anything else?

 

1/4" top plate spacer for the driver's side lean

OME CB drop

 

a floor jack will get you about 6 inches of lift for about $100

 

Thanks! you've been ever-so-helpful..

uh.... thanks..

 

Would ^^^this be an option? Where would I get just rear billies though?

 

You can buy just rear Billies at any of the vendors

 

OP, your using OZ's truck as a model for your setup?

Please, please don't give that guy a reason to inflate his ego anymore than it already is. I mean, shit... this site is practically called "OZ's World" already. Damn sycophants.



(Love ya' OZ)

BTW: My 1,000th post was insulting OZ!!! God Bless America!!!

 

So it turns out I had a little bit more $$ than I thought, so now the question is, whats the difference between OME kit and one aside from the obvious price??

For those of you who didn't wanna click the link, its the OME kit from wheelers offroad, and the one from Toytec. Thanks again guys for all the help!!

 

The Wheelers complete kit includes Dakars
The Toytec base price is with an AAL unless you chose the Dakars from the rear lift option drop down

 

Can't you just get the Bilstein 5100's up front for just over 200 bucks set them at 2.5 and use stock coils. Then get the AAL for 80 bucks.. all from Toyotec? Thats pretty cheap. Or will you NEED UCAs? idk. Because then you can always get new coils in the future.

 

Yes , you can but the ride will be stiffer than getting longer coils

 

1) iv real countless posts of yours and i just realized youre a girl... right over meh head....

2)she has a really good pointer here.

3) read read read, learn, apply, save money! like i did.

make it a hobby! its a fun..... aaaaaaaaand expensive. sometimes.... a lot....

 

Sweet!! I think I might be able to squeeze this into the budget!!! And that'll pretty much leave me sittin exactly as you have it right? Is it just another spacer or two to achieve a "true" 3in. lift?

Do I still need to get that small spacer for the driver side lean??

My wife says she doesn't wanna have any problems with the lift jacking anything up, so UCA's it is.. And if I'm already gonna do that, might as well go the whole 9 yards! Thanks for the input though.. Everyone's had one way or another for me get this thing lifted... even if its just a $100 floor jack

Fortunately it's built into my process here! I won't be able to make the purchases for at least another 2 weeks.. I'm doing a lot of overtime this week, and the money doesn't come in for another pay period or so.. so in the meantime I'm learnin, readin, and (droolin)

 

885's and Nitrochargers on the Tacoma ?

 

Phone both places and double check before you order , your Wheelers link just showed the whole OME page

I got 2 1/2" from the 885 coils on my DCLB 4x4 , if you are a prerunner you may get slightly more , if not you can add a 1/4" top plate spacer to each side for an additional 1/2" of lift .

If you get OME front shocks , the OME trim packer is what you use to correct the driver's side " taco lean "

 

Oh , I see