Lift kit advice

I just bought a 2008 Taco and am looking for advice on the best lift kit I can get around $1000 ish. I have a crew cab 4.0 V6 5ft bed.

 

I’d skip the lift and put on better tires

 

If you can wait find a deal on somebody’s takeoffs.

 

4x4 or 2WD? Do you want to rock climb, desert, or fire roads, or? Does the $1,000 include tires and wheels? How high do you want it?

 

I am looking for a 3" lift. Mainly desert and fire roads, camping, basic back roads not a hard core wheeler. $1,000 is solely for the lift, does not include wheels and tires. Also 4x4.

 

With 3” you’ll probably want ucas that will kill at least have your budget.

 

^This This kit from toytec seems pretty decent for what you get. This would leave room in the budget for SPC uppers. Or just get the 5100’s all around and set at the highest setting and get an add a leaf from toytec, wheelers or headstrong plus the spc uppers. FYI I’ve got 5100’s on top setting with TRD sport coils and I got a little over 3 inches

 

Bilsteins and AAL's are the cheapest way to go, but not my favorite setup.

For a little bit more (like $1200-1300) you could yourself an OME kit. IMO, that's about the best bang for your buck going. Other opinions may differ.

 

Check out the ironman lifts. they are very resonable and i ran one with zero issues. https://ironman4x4america.com/

 

Do most lifts come with them or is this something I buy separate?

 

They usually don’t come with the kits. A lot of people including myself are very happy with the SPC upper control arms. They are stout!

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/152569300727

This is a very reasonable price. You could also contact one of vendors on here to see if they price match.

 

Awesome thank you. I will check those out. I appreciate the help.

 

I’m happy with my OME lift with Dakars and SPC UCAs.

For everything suspension related check out the ‘Suspension’ sub section.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/suspension.18/

Good luck!

 

I have jba ucas, very pleased with them

 

just lift it 2.99 inches then you don't need ucas, that's what I did.

 

I hear Bilstein isn’t too bad for the money. I don’t really want to half ass it though