Bought a Ready lift.

@allpro @ToyTecLifts @Downsouth Motorsports

This guy needs help. Steve if your local Ill lift the truck with you...

Just make sure the coilovers are assembled.

 

Hahaha - rookie. Now look at your truck!

 

Thanks man. Remember to vote for me for build of the year

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2015-tw-awards-build-thread-of-the-year.403689/

 

Or if you are not local to me. Find a local thread for your area and hit them up to see if someone will help you with the install... I know myself and many local members to me lift trucks for new members all the time for free.

 

FTFY.

 

I'm in Nebraska

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/regions.36/

Go find your local peeps and introduce yourself.... TW is an amazing place

 

Got lots of buddies whobuse spacers and are happy with it. Got lots of friends who hate them. Follow your own groove man.

 

People seriously bash spacer lifts huh... I have the "Junk" country 3in set up on my truck, and honestly it rides perfectly fine. I got it so my truck wouldn't sag so much with weight in the rear. Can't beat it for $250. If I snap a shock, so what? you're going to replace them anyway if you get a real lift...so its not that much money gone. On your side OP haha. Also, any lift, wether it spacers or new coil overs, are still going to change CV angles, and be harder on the ball joints..someone please correct me if I am wrong.

 

My motto .. If you can't afford to do it right don't bother. Wait and save up! It'll save you a ton of frustration. Spacers are junk

 

I couldn't afford it, but I did it right lol

 

Quote of the day.

 

the thing with spacer is that they shorten the collapsed length of the shock. so if say the collapsed was 20" from arm to bump, and now adding a x" amount of spacer your shock will now collapse at the 20" - x" so the shock will become the bump rather than the bump to the intended bump location.. which this causes the shock to fail or causes damage to the shock.
the correct way to level the vehicle would be to use a set of Bilstein 5100 up front which allow for 0, 7/8, 1 3/4, 2 1/2" inches of lift using the preset snap ring grooves. this doesn't change the collapsed length of the shock and allows the vehicle to bump on the intended location and lengths. if budget allows and you were looking for a more performance based front end leveling kit, then I would recommend doing a coil over, but a very minimum I would recommend you return the spacers and purchase a front set of 5100's. they should be close to the same price and you will not only be doing it correctly, but you will get a better performing shock on top of it.
if you wanted to lift the rear, I would recommend either a add-a-leaf, block and u-bolts, or a full replacement spring pack.

just my .02cents, let me know via PM if you have other questions.

 

PM Sent

 

This depends on the size of the spacer. In stock form your bump stop will hit with about 1.5" of shock shaft left.
This is how much of the shaft isn't being used with a 1" thick spacer(providing 2" of lift) on the stock Bilstein shocks:



I can see the people with the 3" lift spacers having issues and snapping shocks if they don't space the bump stop down appropriately.

I ran spacers for years on several different vehicles and never had any issues. I never noticed any change in the ride either. I see nothing wrong with them for people who don't off-road and just want to level their truck. I wanted more performance out of my suspension so I eventually opted for aftermarket coilovers. Spacers worked very well for me though. Hundreds of thousands of miles later and no broken shocks.

 

Thats not a coil over though....Also yes you can space the bump down, however, then you have even less wheel up travel and bottom out sooner.

 

A general lesson to be learned here (by anyone reading the thread) is ask before you buy.

When you buy and ask, you are only seeking affirmation of your already made choice. If that choice isn't affirmed, then you get upset.

If you get lucky, you can reverse the situation w/o much effort or $ loss.

General lesson #2 is accessories and upgrades from a dealer aren't always a great idea. IF THEY ARE OE PARTS and you like what they are, that's one consideration, but should still be based on your use of the vehicle. Like don't bother with tube steps if you really need sliders.

But if the dealer is hustling you up for after market stuff, wheels, lifts, remote starts, tint, etc etc. rest assured you can find it cheaper elsewhere, and maybe better too. The main appeal of this stuff is rolling it into a finance plan, the instant gratification of something being done in a 1-stop-shopping and the presumption that it will be part of the warranty. (not likely)

Dealers love this stuff, just like sealants, undercoating, pinstriping, gold plating emblems etc etc etc. Big margins, low risk.

 

Huh? That is the factory Bilstein shock from the front of a 2005 Tacoma TRD. Yes, it is a coilover.

 

Sure looked like the rear shock at first glance.

 

Anyone who says "spacers" do not ride rough have never ridden in a properly setup truck with a proper suspension lift. Anytime you're lifting something you're changing the geometry of the suspension, if you don't do it properly you're literally setting yourself up for failure.

Take the time to save the cash and do a proper lift, you're vehicle will thank you in the long run.

You don't have to spend $20k on a suspension (don't get me wrong you can if you want to) to get it setup properly. You can go with numerous options from OME, Ironman, Bilsteins, ToyTec, etc. to get a very moderate suspension lift that doesn't put stress on parts due to out of spec suspension geometry.

While a lift may be a great "look" remember that your suspension is what keeps those small contact patches of your tires on the road.

Take your time, do your research, save your pennies, tell the dealer no thank you, and come to those of us who have a broad depth of knowledge for guidance prior to pulling the trigger.

Just my $.02.