First time poster, need advice on my new Tacoma

So i just traded in my 05 TRD Sport for a '15 TrD Off Road 6 speed 4x4. I absolutely love it but i'm having a ton of trouble deciding what kind of lift to get with what tires but i think i'm slowly narrowing it down. A friend of mine suggested a "TTHA-CK - Toytec 3" lift kit with Bilstein 5100 Front Coilovers" and then some Total Chaos UCAs . Now the tires are a whole other story of what will and won't fit without or with minimal cutting. Thinking Nitto Trail Grap's

 

Welcome to the gang! Sweet truck!

 

I don't know about them Nittos....but I highly recommend BFG All Terrain KO2s. Great tire on and off road and lasts many miles (over 50,000 in my experience).

 

Is this a looks lift or a functional lift?

What are 80% of your driving conditions? (pavement, gravel, mud, etc)

Do you tow or haul anything of significance?

If you are driving a lot off road, are you having problems that are equipment related?

 

Welcome to TW and Congrats

 

Congrats on your Tacoma upgrade and welcome!

 

Sorry for the super late response!

•I'm doing it mainly because I like the look of a lifted Tacoma. I'm in college right now at MS State but will be moving to Colorado right after I graduate (end of this school year) therefore I would really like to have a functional lift.

•As of right now, 80% percent of my driving conditions are pavement and gravel.

•Occasionally I tow trailers of furniture and whatnot for moving jobs I do.

•Not having problems with anything, just itching to personalize it.

 

The kit you mentioned above should be just fine. If you tow, you should probably ditch the add a leaf and go for a full leaf pack like Dakar.

 

I have the Trail Grapplers on my DCSB and I do mostly pavement driving (more pavement princess than I'd like, but we're working on that!). I'd recommend going with something a bit less aggressive for pavement. Sure, the Trail Graps are great for off road, and still very quiet on road for a M/T or A/T, but you'll get better wear and tread life out of something more designed for the pavement. Right now I'm saving up for a set of 17" wheels so I can get some of the Ridge Grapplers that Nitto just released. Look great and made more for my needs as a DD.

 

Suggest waiting till you move. Find trails you like, pick parts that make those a better experience. Spacer lifts and lifts that preload the coils to gain lift are nice for parking lot photos.

Do some more reading here. Spend a few more bucks and do it right the first time.

Figure out how you use it 80% of the time, and build for that. If you build for the odd 20, the other 80 won't be nearly as much fun.

If you are going to a snow area in Co., I'd be planning on a second set of wheels that you can put actual winter tires on.

 

Welcome to the TW, nice set up, enjoy