3inch lift with tires on a 2011 4cyl?

Hey guys I am thinking about getting a lift kit and tires for my 2011 sr5 4cyl tacoma 5 speed. I want to get a 3 inch lift and possibly put 32 or 33's on it. Im just wondering if it would even be a good idea to put big tires and a 3inch lift on a 4cyl truck. Thanks!

 

Tons of people do it, me included. You will loose a little power with 285s, but it's not too bad.

 

@tuesday17

 

Do you have a functional need you are trying to meet? Or just lookin' purdy?

 

I plan on putting 265.75r16 on my 4 cyl instead of 285s to mitigate any power loss.

 

I plan to put 4.88 gears in my 4cyl to mitigate any power loss.

 

If your gonna go 33s stick with 4.56 or 4.10. With the 4.56 I move my 33s real good, but I top out at 75.

 

All of the research that I have done(lots) says that I need 4.88s in my 4x4 with auto trans and 33s.
The overdrive gear in the auto is very high.

 

This. I have a 3 inch lift on 33's, with lots of additional weight from armor and bumpers and it does just fine. Mine is an auto, so yours being a stick will help as well. Start saving your pennies after that for a regear.

 

Thanks for all the replies definitely a lot of helpful information. At the end of the day it's more just to give it some stance and make it look nice more then anything. I do travel a lot in this truck so if it's going to kill gas mileage and require a regear I'll just say screw it and leave her stock. If anyone has any setups that wouldn't require a regear I'm all ears. Thanks! Gas mileage isn't that big of a concern but I'm really not trying to regear if possible

 

Mainly just to look purdy

 

Do some more reading. IIRC, you'll have more expense at 3" than 2", because of other parts that need to be changed to keep everything in order.

If that's correct, you might enjoy a little less lift and a little more cash still in your pocket.

Regardless, whichever you do, just be sure you do it right, so you still enjoy the truck. Besides looking at it parked I mean.

 

Haha thanks for the info man. I obviously want it to ride nice too. I'd be lying if I told you I went four wheeling all the time but if I had to it would be a little easier. With that being said my man goal is to just put some bigger tires on it. If 2 inches well do the trick which it usually does for my girlfriend then I'll be a happy camper

 

What size tire would u recommend for a 2 inch lift

 

Would 265's look good with a 2 or 3" lift? Or would they look small on the truck?

 

Just checking, you 5-lug, pre-runner or 4x4?

 

I have ome lift and run 265/75-16 stock gears and I want a rehear. It's even a manual. But just running around town and little off-road it's great. Gas mileage around town is 19 highway is 22

 

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