question about lifting 2 wheels drive trucks

Does it matter how many inches you lift a front end of a 2WD truck? Accounting if you upgraded to aftermarket UCA. The reason why i ask is because for example on a 4WD you can’t lift the front too high without worrying about the CV axle angles.

 

wear and tear on what components for example?

 

yeah go for it

 

Care to elaborate for me please?

 

Have been through this with a few trucks recently. Unless you go extended travel, then yes too much lift is a bad thing.

One example was eibach pro 2.0 adjustable coilovers on 5th gen 4runner. Customer wanted more height. I advised against it, as it would be a rough ride. He said crank them up higher. The result was topping out bad when going through dips/large bumps. The suspension was riding at the very upper limit of travel. 2 weeks later he came back, dropped an inch, rides like butter now.

2nd scenario was 2nd gen Tacoma 2wd. Wanted the truck higher. 5100 shocks with OME coils. Set the clip position higher to give more lift (not recommended). Result was riding at top end of travel. When jacking up the truck there was zero droop. You want some droop.

If you run a suspension at the upper or lower limit of the travel you will end up with poor results. At the upper limit the suspension will top out, have too much preload, ride stiff, etc. At lower limit you would be bottoming out all the time. Have to keep a balance of up and downward travel.