2016 Limited 2" Lift Help

I'm looking at a Bilstein 5100, OME coilover setup for my 2016 Taco, can anyone give me exacts on what I need to take to the shop to request to include leaf springs setup so i can get started right and not get twisted. I've had 2 shops recommend rough country and I'm not sure I want to go that route. Thanks in advance!

 

Drive your truck until you are <1/4 tank of gas. Then, with just you in it and nothing else, get it weighed. Next: go home and look around and find all the random shit you would ever put in your truck to offroad, camp, fish, hunt, extra fuel/water, etc and put it in your truck. Go fill up your gas tank. Get it weighted again. Then- realistically make a list off all the upgrades you plan on doing to your truck that involve bolting heavy shit to your vehicle (bumpers, skids, racks, recovery gear, etc...) in the next 24 months and add it to that weight. You now have an approximate working weight for your truck to identify what spring rates you will need for your coils/leafs. That should get you started. There are way too many people that approach getting a lift kit the wrong way.

I would stay away from rough country for a Tacoma. You can get away with a cheaper lift kit on a jeep, but this truck you will want to get it right the first time. OME kits allow you to purchase a kit with different spring rates for the front and back so you will have a better chance of getting it right.

 

DON"T DO ROUGH COUNTRY...You are smart to not go that route.

Are you planning on bumper, winch, additional weight?

There are 3 springs types/weights from OME depending on how much weight you will run to avoid sagging. That being said I would NOT run less than a 650lb spring on the 3rd gens because the stock TRD OR spring is a 700# spring. Also, the 3rd gen frontend is 300lbs heavier than the 2nd gen stock. Shock valving will determine the ride stiffness.

Early on I went with an full OME medium kit which has 590# springs, but because OME preloads the snot out of their shocks it rode WAY stiffer than my current ADS setup with 700# Eibach springs.

You may want to do a bit more research before puling the trigger. As they say pay once cry once. I didn't do that and wish I had

 

Good info, thanks for the input. Will only pay once, that's why I'm here and doing much research. Appreciate all!

 

Generally blocks are frowned upon here. If the truck is just for commuting, blocks are probably the cheapest route. If you are going to armor up (sliders, oil and/or transmission skids) and add a winch consider 600-700 lb coil springs up front.

 

Agree, no blocks here and not looking for the cheapest. The truck wasn't cheap so not going to put a cheap suspension on her. Just looking for a good suspension for a decent price.