Hello. I’m New here. Want to share measurements.

Hello. I’m new here and want to share some measurements. This isn’t ground breaking so don’t laugh at me. I researched over and over for multiple sources and this forum has been great.

So here’s my post. I never intended to lift my 2020 Tacoma. But I did put a size bigger tires on it. 265/70 to 265/75.

I was so happy with the results. My truck looked beefier. And a few months later I could not unseen what I had seen.

The 1/2 radius increase of the tires filled up the wheel wells more. It looked like I had lowered the body of the truck.

I tried for many months not to see it. I just couldn’t unsee it.

So decided to lift my truck 1/2 inch to gain back the clearance in the wheel wells.

Here are the pics. Stock TRD Off-Road with a 1.24 inch lift.

3/8 inch polyurethane top spacers. 1/2 inch rear block (shim). 265/75 tires for 1/2 inch.

 

Welcome to the TW

 

Thank you. I kind of messed up. I wanted to give the results of the measurements and I forgot.

 

Welcome

 

Welcome to TW, you can edit your original post if you forgot something FYI

 

Thanks.

I wanted to say that a 3/8 inch top spacers gave me exactly 2x the thickness at 3/4 inches.

I had read that a spacer could give the thickness to twice the thickness or more in lift. I got exactly twice the height on the front spacers.

And they are polyurethane and absorbed more shock so my truck feels much smoother on the front end.

The back blocks under the leaf springs are just a 1/2 inch shims. But for some reason they didn’t give a 4/8 lift, I got a 5/8 lift?

That’s all I want wanted to say. Front spacers for me give a twice lift and the back blocks gave me a bit more than I was expecting.

 

Precisely correct. In the front a spacer does indeed double the "lift", ...approximately. I suspect the larger the spacer the less of a doubling will occur - it is a geometry exercise. In the rear an inch of lift via a spacer or block should equal an inch of lift - no doubling. You are new to this 4-wheelin thing, and you will learn. I especially like that you started out mild and did not over do things. There is too much of this "bigger is better" "Tim the Tool Man" BS going on. What you did was cheap, and you can easily change it in the future to your liking. Good going.

Look at this for a simple, OK not so simple, but elegant explanation of our trucks: Tinkerer's Adventure - YouTube

 

Yeah, I gotta take it easy and learn as I go.

One thing I learned is that a front top spacer made of polyurethane gave the front suspension a much smoother ride.

I chose polyurethane over steel and aluminum because it doesn’t corrode. Polyurethane is a very good material for shock absorption and vibration dampening. And I can feel how much smoother my truck is across ragged roads.

 

I'm not so sure that front spacer arrangement is a good idea. It can end up causing excessive wear...you'll end up with bigger issues.

 

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Where did you purchase the spacers? I'm considering getting those as well

 

If the polyurethane is flexing and giving a softer/smoother ride then something might be wrong, there should be NO movement at those two junctions. There is just a bit of flex the factory built in just at the top of the spring with the rubber pad that is there. If there is movement then tighten everything back up. I believe the torque is supposed to be 47ft.lbs. for those three nuts.
Can you supply a link to this spacer?

 

The answer is 36DD

 

There is no flexing or anything loose. Polyurethane is an excellent shock absorber and vibration dampening. In contrast to a steel or aluminum spacer which transfer vibrations.

The ride with polyurethane is smoother, strong, and tight. Not softer.

Road vibrations have a hard time transferring through polyurethane.

I love what is has done to the front suspension of my truck. Feels trusty.

 

Best reply.

 

I don’t want to mention because I think I’ll get booted for advertising. Just search “Tacoma top plate spacers polyurethane.”

 

Thank you.

 

That does worry me. It’s why I posted here. Do you think a 3/8 inch top plate spacer will change the front suspension geometry to the point of causing undue wear and tear?

I was hoping 3/8 inch wouldn’t be severe. But it did lift the front 3/4 inch…

 

Now your tires look too small.

 

No they don’t. The tires are from 30.5” to 31.6” and the lift was only 1/2”.