Intro to fitting 35s (< 3" Lifts for those that wheel and love alignments)

[(35-current tire height)/2]+3=additional height above cab

 

Some pics of the cutting I did to get rid of most of the rubbing.

I have the LCA caster bolts all the way forward. That definitely helped a lot in clearing the cab mount (even with a CMC). I had to trim the rear of the fender, parts of the pinch weld (will re-seam seal over it), and a little bit of the fender flare at the top. I also started to rub the front bumper after pushing the tires forward with the LCAs. It still rubs at the very top of the inner fender but I would have to do a minor tub to fix that. I think I will lengthen the bumpstop by just maybe 1/3" or so to prevent that from rubbing.







And pic of it before the cutting.

 

I don’t know the measurements specifically but it’s like 6 1/2’

I could fit in a standard 7’ garage but I couldn’t with the GFC which sticks about 7-8” above the antenna. With the GFC, 3” lift, and 35s my truck was like 7’ 1” at its highest point.

 

Oh nice thanks

 

What are you guys using for front bumpstops?

 

I plan on running durobumps and making a small 1/4" spacer or so out of UHMW or Delrin polymer.

 

@Wheeler's Off-Road Inc super bumps in the front and @ARCHIVE in back with the Archive U-Bolt kit.
Eric suggested the Wheeler’s for the front to go with their rears and they have been great so far. Way more progressive and even helps body roll too since they engage earlier. Definitely worth the money and I think they are 15% off for BF.

 

I was looking at wheelers superbumps. That also sell the 1/4 and 3/8 spacers as well.

 

Did you need the superbump spacers?

 

No but I hammered and trimmed with the stock bumps when I first switched to 35’s. I only rubbed a tiny bit on my inner fenders on hard hits before. So far no rubbing with the super bumps and I’m not willing sacrifice up travel with spacers either so if I rub, I will let it self clearance or I’ll hammer it more.

 

Trimmed my rear fenders, haven’t fully cycled the rear but I might need to cut more.

 

While we're on the subject of cutting. Anyone find a way of mounting aftermarket mud flaps on the front fenders after you've trimmed them for clearance? I think the rears are simple enough to just drill into the rear bumper but not sure up front. Maybe drill into the CMC plate?

 

Has anyone come across adjustable lower control arms to compound the effect of maxing out the cams?

 

Like this?

https://jdfabrication.com/collections/05-15-6-lug/products/tacoma-05-18-lower-arm-pivots

 

Superpro has a set of control arms with offset bushings. They have recently pulled them from the US website due to lack of inventory coming over from Australia. They also sell the bushings by themselves.

 

I've seen that and while it's a nice component, it's a little more involved than I was looking for.

Looked them up, that's a great solution. I'll see about getting a set of their offset bushings.

 

Do you already have adjustable uppers? I'm maxed out and have about 4' of caster and 1' of that comes from my SPC UCAs. I'm going to reduce the caster down to 3' but will gain more clearance from my cab mount and shouldn't have any more rubbing issues there. That being said I might have to trim more of the front of my aluminum bumper.

 

Ya TBQH, I’m not completely sure what I would be getting myself into, but it seems like an alternative solution to the hammer and saw.

 

Thats what I did, doubted I also sit lower in the front than most so castor is slightly more than those with more lift. I'm 1.5" over stock, lowers maxed, Spcs at setting F to push the whole knuckle forward and -1.5 camber

 

Yep that's the goal. I'm not much higher than you, maybe at ~2" or so. I did have interference with my front bumper already with the LCAs maxed so I'll need to cycle again, blah.