Lift and Tire Recommendations

DCSB 3.5L looking to do a 3" lift. I do mostly highway driving with mild off-road use, i live in southern Georgia so it's mostly flat but getting to the shooting range can be an experience sometimes. I hear that OME and Toytec both give decent rides but which one would you recommend? I had Bilsteins on my 2nd gen and they seemed extremely stiff. If there's another company I'm missing I'm open to anything.. Looking to spend around $1200 on the lift itself.

Also I'm looking to do 18" rims what tire size would you recommend to compliment the lift without rubbing?! I'm considered going with open country Mts or nitto trail grapplers. Thanks in advance for the help!! If anyone else has similar questions feel free to use this post.

 

OME with full Dakar. And 18" wheels on a truck is dumb.

 

You will want either a 275/70 or a 285/75 for tire size. You dont need all that cash either. Only 150-350 for the spacer lifts,

 

Toyo's suck balls. If you want an overpriced piece of shit mud tire that wears out in 15K miles buy Toyos. If you want a good mud tire go for the Wrangler Duratrek these last forever and are unparraled in the snow. A good A/T is the Cooper AT/3 they will last 70K and are very quiet yet good in low traction situations.

 

According to a rep from toytec, OME rear shocks won't fit the '16 ....waiting for them to finish SEMA build and they will start to have fit info available.

Edit: also told me to hold off on Dakar springs as they haven't been tested for fit and function yet.

Should work, but he sounded like they'd rather check before selling it.

 

I just upgraded my tires on my 2016 Tacoma Sport Prerunner to a 285/70/17. Because there was some minor rubbing I went and had a leveling kit put it. There is still rubbing but apparently its in the coil and has nothing to do with the height of the truck. I called both the tire shop and the suspension shop where I got the leveling kit and they both seem to agree that it may need some spacers on the tires. Does this make sense to anyone? Sorry I'm really new to the whole lifting thing.

 

Okay so I'll lean more toward to toytec lift if the ome rears won't work. I am very tempted to go with a 17" rim now. Would 275/70/17 work well with a 3" lift? I guess fill it out and not look small is what I'm asking. Blue falcon Those Toyo AT look rugged!! Angel I saw that on their website so it has me leaning toward a full toytec lift.

 

Thanks for the pics, which size would you recommend for a 17" rim falcon? You stationed in Japan?

 

How much would a lift & tire decrease mpg? 2?
Also gotta consider how loud the tires will be.

 

In my opinion, the 275/70/17 is the best tire to fill out a lift without any possible rubbing. The only problem is the lack of options with the size. BFG AT KO2's and Hankook Dynapro's are good for all around driving in this size. Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar are better for serious offroading. 285/70/17's will fit but you most likely have to trim to prevent rubbing but you have a lot more options with 285's. I guess it comes down to preference.

The mpg will be dependent upon the height of the lift, the rake of the truck and the weight of the new tire. More height adds more drag. A heavier tire needs more power to get it going. I would guess 2-3 mpg would be the average if you are not going too crazy (i.e. 6 inch lift with 37's). The road noise is going to depend upon the aggressiveness of the tire. When searching for the tires online, look at the tire noise rating that most people give it.