Please share your spacer lift experiences

You can get away without upper control arms for a while.

 

hey man i cant thank you enough for this.. this was literally what made me change my mind about the spacer and go with a 5100&jba uca instead.. now im just trying to research if i still need to add the ecgs bushing to this setup

 

I will be leaving the rear of this truck alone just going to be lifting the front with the bilstien

$455 b8 5100 series set of front & rear shocks fits 2016-2023 tacoma with 0-1" rear lift | provides 0-1" front lift | includes trendsauto decal | 24-263108 24-186728

b8 5100's, jba uca and possibly doing the ecgs bushing

 

You should add the Ecgs bushing with any lift. Make shure you buy the puller to I didn’t get the installation tool and just used a socket

 

what website did you get yours from.... i think i have a pretty solid setup now...

 

Just the east cost gear supply website.

 

Seems like a sold setup.

 

Yessirr.. i thank everyone here that has been nothing but helpful.. i really hate when people get on here and start judging for no reason. i never had a truck before thats why i am so clueless to the lifting life...

 

the clamshell bushing removal tool is $45 seshhh.. even though i will be taking my truck to a shop for these mods i have a feeling that i should still buy the removal tool...

 

You will be much happier.

 

This might be a little more $$, but will function much better over a longer timeline.

 

thanks man... i think i just saved myself a big headache by not choosing that crappy spacer lift.. i calculated that i will spend about $963 on parts for this set up but its okay lol

 

if it wasnt for this forum my truck would of just been another clapped out peice of crap with more suspension wear lmao

 

what kind of UCA do yall reccomend for the bilstien 5100's ? you think jba's are decent ?

 

It’s always a good idea to install the bushing in conjunction with lifting. It’s cheap insurance

 

you think it would benefit me to do a diff drop as well running a 2.5 front lift with the bisltein 5100's?

 

The way to express this using math is:

given the constant that cool shit is fundamentally cool because it actually works, then: cool shit ≠ cheap AND cheap shit ≠ cool…

class dismissed

 

I didn’t, primarily because diff clearance from the ground. Many do though. The bushing would be my first move.

 

I had the TRD Lift Suspension (F/R Shocks Only) with OEM Springs/UCAs used--installed on April 3, 2025.

My truck is primarily street driven so OEM Springs/UCAs work well for me.

 

Dude yes. If you have the money that’s definitely a better option