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2in body lift on top of 3in suspension lift....any suggestions ??

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by tmalley93, Dec 30, 2011.

  1. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:46 PM
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    i have a 06 tacoma with a 3in suspension lift, but i want to go higher..any suggestions?
     
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  2. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:48 PM
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    anything above 3" is going to be drop bracket territory. RCD makes a 4.5" kit and there's a plethora of 6" lifts out there
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:50 PM
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    so your saying a 2in body on a 3in suspension would require more work ?
     
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  4. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:51 PM
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    how much do you offroad?


    we usually try to steer people away from body lifts above 1"
     
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  5. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:52 PM
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  6. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:54 PM
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    i never offroad in this truck..strickly for looks.
     
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    what's your budget?
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:57 PM
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    so is there any other safe way to give it more lift other than a bigger suspension lift??
     
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    get bigger tires, but that may require cutting
     
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  10. Dec 30, 2011 at 10:59 PM
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    i have 285/75/16 km2's and i love em.
     
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    ah. So the only thing you can do is grab a DB lift from here

    unless- are you 4x4?
     
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  12. Dec 30, 2011 at 11:01 PM
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    yeahh im a 4x4..what a DB lift ?
     
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    drop bracket
     
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  15. Dec 31, 2011 at 9:50 AM
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    got any pics of a body falling off because of body lift. i had a body lift on many of trucks and did alot of offroading with no issues. would like to see some pics.
     
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    I would stay away from the body lift but that is just my opinion.
     
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    Blah Blah Blah.. If the truck's for looks, then why spend thousands for an offroad suspension above 3"?

    Body lift.
     
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