Need tires and lift help

Hi yall I have my 2005 Tacoma Prerunner v6 that has the off road package #2 (see image for details). And right now it has stock 265/70/R16 tires/wheels (also pictured) i want to know how much of a lift (or if it’s even possible) to put 33s or 35s on the truck, also would like to know what size wheels/rims i would need? Thanks

 

Lots of folks who have lifted and put larger tires on Toyotas…

How much do you want to spend????

 

Holy that thing is sick asf, well i’m not a millionaire of any sorts but im not super educated in these sorts so how much could i get with a budget of like 5-10k. could maybe raise it to 13k

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/suspension.18/

 

33s are a lot easier than 35s, for either you're going to have to do some trimming and a cab mount chop/relocate.

Also, if you're a purist a lift doesn't increase the size of tire you can fit. Once the suspension is 100% compressed the tire will get stuffed into the wheel well the same lifted or not. Therefore, in theory you can fit 33s/35s on stock suspension.

That said, if you're not offroading a lift helps with rubbing and you can get away with less trimming. You could also do a body lift which will change the location of the tire in the wheel well when the suspension is compressed.

 

Thank you this is great info, so currently my plan is to do a 4” lift and put 33s on, how much and where would i need to trim for that, or could i do a 4” full body lift and do little to no trimming? would like to know a little more on the full body lifts. Thanks!

 

I don't know much about body lifts personally. I've got a ~2-3in lift with 35s, well technically 315/70R17s. Prior to that I had 33s (285/70R17s).

Do some research but I think once you go beyond a 3in lift things start to get more difficult.

If I were in your position I'd do a 2-3in suspension lift, a cab mount chop, hammer in the pinch weld in the front wheel wells, and trim some of the fender liner at the bottom of the wheel well closest to the cab. Also if you have front mud flaps those will have to go. At that point you should be able to fit 33s with little to no rubbing.

You'll need to do an alignment after the lift and tires so when you do that try to have them increase the caster a bit if your rubbing on the inside (closer to the cab) in the front. There's also adjustable upper control arms that help with this a bit but I think the majority of the caster actually comes from the lower control arms. I'm not an expert on this so I'm just regurgitating what I've read over the years about alignments.

No trimming in the back is necessary for 33s, I even had my mud flaps in the back with 33s.

Stepping up to 35s is a lot more trimming and comes with extra headaches. I can expand on that a bit if you're considering it but looking back on things I don't think it was worth the effort.

One last thing I forgot - you need to make sure you get wheels with the correct offset.

 

Seeing that you have a prerunner you can go with the Maxtrac Spindles.
https://maxtracsuspension.com/product/4-lift-spindles-w-brake-lines-6/
These are a 4 inch lift. What is good about these is it does not affect any suspension or steering geometry.
I am not sure what the best solution for the rear would be though.