New to Tacoma's and how to lift them

I just purchased a 2020 TRD Off Road double cab. I definitely need a 3" lift on it to accommodate larger tires. I spend most every day off-road with work, but put a ton of miles each day too (60k per year). I need the lift for clearance so I'm not pulling winch cable all day, every day. I have read lots of forums and heard lots of opinion's and I believe that a 3" is as far as I want to go. So here is the question. Money is always an option no matter how much you have. I understand that lifting=rougher riding usually. My experience has always been lifting solid axle rigs. So I'm pretty sure that I will either go with a coil pack, or leveling kit, or coil pack with a spacer added. I have heard that some coil packs give between 1"-3" (guess depending on vehicle and use). I have a 8k winch installed. What is the most practical lift accommodation to level out the vehicle and gain a full 3" on the front? Are new upper control arms a good idea by adding 3" to the front? I know you can lift from $100 bucks to 5k, so I'm looking for value and durability. Like I said, this Tacoma will spend its life fighting logging roads in the south daily. I don't want to break the bank, but I also don't want to break everything under the truck by going cheap either. Looking for a great idea from someone with the experience.

 

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That’s a very loaded first post with lots of questions. I recommend reading up in the suspension forum. Once you have a better direction on things we may be able to provide better insight. There are tons of options, brands and price points. Just know that lifting alone won’t accommodate larger tires.

 

You’ll need control arms and the ECGS bushing if going over 2” for sure.

So that’s new extended travel coilovers, new extended travel rear shocks, new leaf pack, new control arms, ECGS bushing. At a minimum. Probably will want to do a cab mount relocation to properly fit that giant rubber.

IMO driving 60k miles a year (165 a day) on anything bigger than 265/75 sounds pretty brutal to me.

 

Suspension lifts may allow you to fit bigger tires going straight in a parking lot, but actually driving and especially offroad is going to put it through the same range of movement before and after the lift. You will rub unless you start cutting inside your fender and messing with new wheels for negative offset.

Old Man Emu and Bilstein are the most popular "bang for your buck" solutions on this forum. Most people are opposed to spacer/block lifts if your goal is offroad performance and drive comfort.

Yes.