Front diff drop kit needed????!!

Same thing because same guts. If you like them for the 2nd gen then you like them for 3rd gens. If you hate em, you hate em for both.

 

Pls help me find a lift in between 3-4 inches
And what I’ll need for the lift

 

So I did all kinds of research and there are way too many conflicting opinions as to whether or not the diff drop actually does anything on a 2nd gen Tacoma. The photos which are "proof" that is does help are at different angles, so you can't actually tell if the DD made a difference. I decided to do my own post about this in the case someone else might be looking this up too.

The general consensus seems to be that there is little to no change in the angle, so don't add the DD. I decided to just go ahead and try the diff drop, if it didn't make a difference I would remove it. I have ~2.75" lift in the front which caused my boots to rub, which I didn't want. The boot slide mod seems like more of a pain then just dropping the diff. So, I purchased the Toytec Diff Drop kit and threw it on. I think I can officially call BS on all the people who said it doesn't help with the angle on 2nd gen tacos. I did my best to take the photos at the exact same angles and the vehicle location is exactly the same in the before and after photos (tire location was marked on ground in my garage to ensure vehicle didn't move).



So, after doing this mod my boots are no longer touching (just barely). Whether my diff is destroyed due to lack of lube remains to be seen, but I highly doubt it given the amount the oil moves around within the diff. After installing, the truck drives well with no noticeable vibes, so I have decided to keep it installed.

My only issue with the dropkit is with the ToyTec kit itself and the hardware they provided. Why on earth would they send SAE bolts and nuts, when everything else in the vehicle is metric (that is annoying when working on the vehicle). Also, they say to reuse the washer on the bolt already holding the diff - this is impossible without cutting the bolt to take it off (which I didn't want to do, because I might want to put the factory hardware back on). Which means, I had to go to 2 hardware stores to find similar washers (also annoying). Finally, they don't give you an exact torque spec, rather they give a recommended range which is way lower then the factory torque spec for the vehicle, so I decided to bridge the gap and do 90 ft lbs with red lock-tight (because I can tell they used it on the factory bolt). You will definitely need a breaker bar for this project.

Happy Lifting!