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Which lift kit for a Prerunner?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by LowRpmCruise, Mar 21, 2016.

  1. Mar 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM
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    LowRpmCruise

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    Can you point me in direction of that kit ? My budget is 700 ish
     
  2. Mar 30, 2016 at 12:47 PM
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    5100s.
    3 leaf AAL.
    885X coils.

    Or stick with your stock coils and save $170 short term until you can afford better parts.

    Definitely buy from @HeadStrong Off-Road
     
  3. Mar 30, 2016 at 12:49 PM
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    You will have to set the 5100's to 1.75 or 2.5 inches of lift on stock coils.
     
  4. Mar 30, 2016 at 12:51 PM
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    This is my first lift with its second revision.

    5100s on stock coils at 1.75. 3 leaf AAL with overload left in (2" lift height).

    885s will be a similar height on your truck, maybe a little taller.

    [​IMG]
     
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  5. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:04 PM
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    She is just telling you the best way to go about it to get the best outcome. I did not get aftermarket UCA's, still running the stock ones. I actually went by a dealership to get a free alignment check last night and it said I PASSED! Its right on the edge of passing but I have an alignment appt with Toyota in a week so I'm sure they can get it a little closer in the range. It still drives great. As for the AAL I also have a 2013 prerunner with the 3 leafs (overload and 2 main). I never put any weight in the back of my truck before so I'm sure they weren't in terrible shape so the AAL worked great for me.
     
  7. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:06 PM
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    Looks perfect
     
  8. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:08 PM
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    Single AAL rides terrible and doesn't last long.

    2.5" of lift or more you should HIGHLY consider UCAs
     
  9. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:09 PM
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  10. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:13 PM
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    I would do the HS 3 leaf progressive
     
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    This looks like the best option for the money. How is the ride quality?
     
  12. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:28 PM
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    No complaints on that.

    Only issue was the stock coils with 5100s at 1.75 made my road manners kinda suck, something others have experienced as well.

    But, it was under $500 for everything. If you add lift coils and keep the 5100s at 0 setting, you'd still be under $700 and have a better ride.

    If I had the money back then I'd have gone that route, lift coils are far better than preloading if you go at 1.75 or higher up front.
     
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    I'm not gonna tell you not to pre-load the coils but I have heard that it makes for a rough ride. The main thing I took from ALLLL the advice and recommendations on tacomaworld was to just do it right the first time. Headstrong kit is right around what you're trying to spend.
     
  14. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:39 PM
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    Yep, just need to figure out which coils to go with without needing uca's and ill be set!
     
  15. Mar 30, 2016 at 1:40 PM
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    Ask Marie.

    She knows what's up.
     

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