Rough Country Lift?

Hello Group: Not to beat a dead horse to death, but still dealing with trying to figure out a lift for my 2011 Taco, 4 door. I had 2" spacers, leveling kit put in the front end about 6 months ago, and so far so good. Really has been a nice improvement. But, I am just not satisfied. lol.

I am looking at replacing the lift with a Rough Country 3" Suspension Lift (http://www.roughcountry.com/toyota-suspension-lift-kit-745c.html)

Anybody have any thoughts on this brand or the lift? As much as I would like to say I use the truck for off roading every day, the truth is that 99% of the time it is highway miles and 1% is getting outdoors (those numbers should be switched).

This kit has 2" blocks for the rear, I have new leafs (recall). The goal is to run 33" and Rough Country said this would accomplish that.

I don't want to spend a ton of money but absolutely do not want to compromise the stability or degrade the truck. This kit with new shocks, etc. is under $500. Includes a dif drop kit.

Is this an okay lift or am I going the wrong direction. I have been referred to another person on here who sells or works with lifts but I have gotten lost every time (Not them, it's me, I just don't understand enough about lifts). It looks as if they sell components and you build up exactly what you want, which I am sure is 100% better, but I just don't understand enough about this. Goal, to run 33" and have a nice looking lift that doesn't compromise vehicle. The last part, budget. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Grab some coffee and read through this.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma-lift-faq-guide-read-this.11282/

Tons of good info, and it should help explain some things on how to lift our trucks.

 

youre right.


dont beat a dead horse.

 

When you get up to 3" of lift on our trucks, you're gonna have some severe CV angles. Probably going to need adjustable control arms to get any kind of decent alignment as well. 33's may fit, but your gonna scrub somewhere..

Spend just a little more money, and you can get a set of Bilstein 5100's that will ride much better and still give you enough height for a larger tire size (maybe not a true 33, but you can get close). An add-a-leaf in the rear and you have a pretty decent suspension setup.

Check headstrong offroad. Marie is renowned on TW for how helpful and knowledgeable she is.

 

Talk to Marie @HeadStrong Off-Road and don't use Hockey Puck Spacers. As the saying goes " Buy Once Cry Once." do it right the first time. Good Luck with whatever you do.

 

Thank you to everyone for all the info. Okay, I am sold. Going with what everyone has said to do for the last 6 months - Bilstein 5100's and going with HeadStrong. I believe I finally have it figured out from all of their literature. Thank you again and thank you to everyone for being patient. Biggest concern is compromising the mechanics or ride as the truck rides great now. However, I have always wanted a 3" lift and 33" or something close to that. Being a teen in the 90's in Lake Tahoe, many of my friends had Toyota Trucks (Before they were called Tacoma's) with 33" tires and a 3" or more lift. I had a stock Toyota, great truck but going off road in the mountains was greatly limited to what they could do. Have always wanted to be able to achieve that. WIll post pictures once I get this all finalized. Thank you again TW.

 

Just remember, suspension is exactly what it says, it supplies your frame with stability, blocks, and hardware fixes often separate the body from the frame" cheap, and very bad!" Bilstein is who Toyota engineers trust, and I run 33" inch nitto ridge grapplers, on Bilstein 5100 series shocks, and adding a leaf to your back suspension looks great and functions. Be prepared for your truck to shake at low speed, geometry changes handling, but get an alignment and check your u joints, and c.v. joints at the tire shop, beware of the " stealership!!!!" They will rob your ass blind!