Trying to learn...

Hey guys!

I have a ‘20 Tacoma Off-road. While I understand tire size, I’m still trying to learn about wheel size, suspension and body lifts. I’ve been told this is the place to go for educated ideas on what to do.

If possible, I’d love to hear y’all’s opinion on the following:

1. In order to put 33 (ish)” tires on a Taco, what size lift would I need?

2. Is offset (in reference to wheels) how far it sticks out from the truck?

3. If I’m going for an aggressive look with the tires slightly sticking out, what size wheel would I need?

4. Big question is... What would you recommend for a suspension lift or body lift (brands? what brands to avoid?, what is better between the two)? I was at a local establishment and their brand was Rough Country- I was told by a friend that that brand is not overly suggested On this site.

I’m sure their are a ton of other questions I’ll have but this should get me on the right path.

thanks in advance!

 

Welcome to TW

 

You don't need to lift the truck at all to fit 33" tires. You'll need to do the same trimming of body plastics with or without a lift. You can obviously lift it for the looks or better performing suspension but it won't help fit larger tires.

 

You can fit 255/85/16 (33s) without a lift if using the stock OR rims

 

I think that is a great look on our trucks. That size will probably be my next tire.

 

@VirginiaMountains

Q1- answered by @crazysccrmd

Q2- Yes, offset concerns how far the wheel sticks out on in toward the UCA. Here is a link to help you visualize offset and play with different numbers
https://rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp

Q3- There are a great variety of wheels. First decide if you want to stay with your 16" wheels or go to 17" wheels. Depending on the tire you select you may have more tire selection with 17" wheels. Here is a wheel visualize to play with. https://gostreetking.com/wheel-visualizer

Q4- Generally, I like suspension lifts over body lifts. If you don't off-road or do very little on mild trails, you could use a block in the front and back. OME and Dobinsons come to mind for suspension lifts, but I know there are more and I'm just not remembering them now.

 

Those tires really fill in the spare well, but it will work. This shows how they fit with good views. This channel also has good info on lifts:

https://youtu.be/Wa77HIs9EoM

 

How much clearance are you getting ..those tires look huge .

 

I had a little rubbing at full flex while fully turned on the inner fender but a small trim fixed that. Other than that clearance seems fine. I’ve bottomed out the front end a few times and haven’t noticed any damage from the tires