Suspension and wheels size suggestions

Hey yall, i recently bought a 2022 tacoma SR5 and im looking to get new shocks and wheels but im not sure what to get. I mostly want shocks for regular everyday road use but also to hit the trail on some occasions. Any suggestions id appreciate it.

 

Honest answer for that application is to keep your OEM shocks and bump to a +1 tire size (265/75-16) and enjoy. Best bet.

 

Why do you think you need new anything? It's only a couple years old.

Maybe better tire, depending on what's on there ?

 

to be honest i like the look of a lifted Tacoma and want mine lifted as well

 

Whatever you do, dont spacer lift just to fit a bigger tire. A better quality tire, airing down (assuming clearance isnt the issue youre trying to overcome) and driver knowledge is 100x more important than sidewall size.

 

Unrelated. Earlier I saw what looked like I'd say a 1970 Ford pickup regular cab long bed with maybe a 1 foot lift and rolling on something bigger than 40s, it was bad ass!

For a Tacoma Bilstein,Fox, Eibach with or with out coils already on them. Or anything similar.

 

Ok. Wheels and shocks don't necessarily lift your truck. A better question would be how much do you want to lift your truck, what's your budget and are you just occasionally driving on fire-roads or will you be doing more serious off-roading and crawling. Honesty matters since more functionality typically requires more $$$.

Lifting the truck over 2.5" typically requires spending more money for adjustable upper control arms (UCAs).

You can search the 3rd gen forum for the following terms and learn a bunch:

2" lift
what size tire fits without trimming
leveling kit
spacer lift
factory trd lift kit

..and fwiw larger tires and tires that are made for heavy off-roading are typically heavier. Heavier means the truck will be slower. For all I know you do not care about acceleration.. but if you do tire size and weight will be a factor.

 

Honestly i was thinking a 2-2.5 lift, i don't have any plans on doing any serious off-roading or crawling, i have a budget of $1000-$1700

 

Is that budget for the lift/suspension changes alone or does that include tires?