3rd Gen Ground Clearance

One learns something new everyday...even if it's [supposedly] common knowledge.

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I'd be curious what the actual measurement is instead of a guess because it was my understanding that suspension lifts mainly lift the body but frame and diffs (including oil pan) are only changed by bigger tires.
But again, ground clearance is only important based on where and how often you wheel

 

I did measure it for real, but I can’t re-measure it today for real.

An IFS lift definitely lifts the diff. It changes the ride height of the suspension.

 

People constantly regurgitate that lifts don’t increase ground clearance without defining what they mean by “ground clearance”. If they mean the minimum distance from any part of the truck (except the bottom of the tire) to the ground, they are technically correct I think, but it’s an over simplification IMHO.

 

A lift will change the ground clearance in the front (minus LCAs) but does nothing for the rear of the truck. Not really an oversimplification.

 

For what it’s worth, this a thread I started before I adjusted my preload adding 1” to the front.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/surprising-lift-measurements.736652/

 

You just over simplified it IMHO.

Approach, departure, and break over angle all matter. The distance from the rear diff to the ground is only one aspect of “ground clearance”; albeit I think it is sometimes defined as the minimum distance from the ground to a part of the truck that is not the bottom of the tire.

 

To me approach angle is not ground clearance. I get your point of view even though I disagree

 

If we use the definition that ground clearance is the minimum distance from the ground to a part of the truck that is not the wheel/tire then I agree with you. My point is that not everyone uses the same definition and that definition has limited importance when talking about getting a truck over obstacles.

 

That IS the definition of ground clearance whether someone wants to agree or not. I do concur that ground clearance isn't the only thing to take into consideration for getting over obstacles. OP originally asked how to get things higher to keep them from taking a beating such as rear diff, LCA and that would be done with bigger tires not a lift (although the lift would get the skids up higher).

 

I'd also like to clarify a little bit...
This was meant to be more of a collection of everyone's ground clearance they're running for trails, not so much on how to fix mine. More to see people's preferred min height or a height they want, not so much why mine sucks lol

 

The angles are not the definition of ground clearance... they are definitions of specific angles for off roading. Ground clearance is simply lowest part of vehicle distance to ground. Tire diameter determines this and that's it. Everything else you mentioned has multiple solutions.

 

Lol everyone uses that definition because it is correct!

 

In 2021 I think ground clearance is more based on emotions and one’s personal truth. It’s how high off the ground you FEEL your trucks is, not how high it actually is with a tape measure or other tools of oppression.

 

Brillant! I forgot it's that way now. Fuck facts and realities.

 

Can we just have a TW poll to assign clearence values to our Tacos? Mob rules.

 

Done.

 

OP, getting back to your truck. I’m still curious how your front diff is lower then your rear diff. Drop bracket lift or not, I don’t see how that is possible. The front diff will always be higher than the hubs and the rear diff will always be lower (sans portals), yes?

Notice I didn’t use the term “ground clearance” so as to not derail the thread.

 

I appreciate the thread awareness lol
My CV angles rn are neutral (parallel with the ground) so I must've measured the rear wrong. You're right, my front should match the rear diff at the very least.
Wish I could re-measure but my truck is 3 states over right now. I do, however, know for a fact my front diff height from the ground (no derailments here) is roughly 9.25 because I was so concerned with always hitting the front skid. I'm sure my rear matches that

 

I’m feeling a bit triggered. My truck identifies as Bigfoot!