Lift a 2017 TRD Pro keeping stock suspension

I have a 2017 TRD Pro, I want to keep the awesome stock suspension, what lift options do I have?

 

Haha blocks? I doubt this thread will get a lot of love though.

 

If you want to lift it and keep all the suspension stock, only option (I can think of) is a body lift. I wouldn’t recommend it... but if you go that route 1” max. And that’s a LOT of money and time for 1”...

 

Well, you could always "keep" the stock suspension in a box in your garage.

 

it's cheap 160.00 plus 4 hrs of your own time. then a fab shop to relocate your rear bumper, maybe 2 or 3 hrs labor. Other than that... blocks{read very very bad idea)

 

This^^^

 

You could do body lift as mentioned (really not as bad of an idea as they’re making it sound) or a couple small spacers up front to bring the nose up. Other than that, there’s really nothing you can do.

You could always swap your suspension over to something new, and sell your Stock stuff to recoup some of the cost.

 

The one-inch body lift is fine. Use either 4crawler or toytec. Add an add a leaf to the leaf pack. Swap in longer coils on the front.

I have a 1 inch rear block and 1 inch body lift mixed in with an icon extended travel set up to stuff 35s. Is it perfect- no. But the ride and performance is good for me.

 

Been wandering this myself, wouldn't mind getting 2 more inches out of it, but not going to sacrifice the fox shocks for it. I love the ride quality too much and put far too many miles on my truck to ride any less comfortably.

 

I'd get bigger tires and leave the suspension alone.

 

Thanks for all the great input, I think the plan for now is to try a size or two larger tire.

 

Check out 255/80r17 cooper st maxx.

 

Rod,
I am waiting on my Pro to arrive. I also wanted to keep the Fox setup. So, I opted for the Revtek 427AP kit which is a 1.5" front spacer and a 1.25" AAL. It's made specifically for the Pro and not sure what makes it specific to the Pro, but I didn't care. I wanted to fit a 1-2" larger tire in there without any rubbing and to make it look a bit more aggressive, since Toyota messed up with the tire size on that one. We will probably get alot of shit about that spacer lift, but.........I DON'T GIVE 2 SHITS WHAT PEOPLE THINK.

I went with 265/75/16 Cooper STT PRO tires because they look awesome and had decent reviews.

Hope this helps.

 

Thank you for the recommendation @BlueFalconActual

 

Update me as well. I want to keep the fox because they ride awesome but i need more lift for my wheels and tires i already have. Our options are limited. Im thinking icon stage 4 and selling the fox... tought choice. I dont want to do the spacers made for the pros because youll gain lift but it’ll probably ride alot rougher. Also lifting the rear will limit the travel of the leaf packs

 

Pizza cutter tires. I think its a 255.

Also what's the need for more lift? Are you rock crawling or jumping the truck hard?

 

Coil spacers
Revtek
Literally the same concept as people who buy new coilovers and crank up the height

 

I think maybe what's missing here is a discussion on how internal bypass shocks work... Internal bypass shocks provide position sensitive damping. That is to say - the resistance the shock provides to suspension travel is different at ride height vs at say full compression or extension. According to Toyota:

• TRD Pro Tacoma Front shocks have 8 bypass zones (5 compression, 3 rebound) and are paired with TRD-tuned springs that provide an additional 1 inch of front lift; rear shocks have 11 bypass zones (7 compression, 4 rebound) and are paired with 2-inch piggyback reservoirs.

Any lift that doesn't also relocate the shock to keep it within the factory ride height zone will change the damping characteristics the shocks provide. Typical aftermarket external bypass shocks only have 2,3,4 bypass zones and a fairly large ride height zone. With 8 zones front and 11 zones rear, given the travel of these shocks - I can only assume the ride height zone is pretty small.

Moving out of the ride height zone will move into a zone with effective firmer valving (read: decreased ride quality). Further, as the suspension travels back into the ride height zone under compression the valving will get softer before it gets firmer. The whole point of bypass shocks is to provide relatively softer damping at ride height and increased damping as you reach each limit of travel to slow the suspension down before hitting bump stops / limit straps (or in our case whatever binds in suspension at full droop).

The only viable options to maintain the stock functionality (that for me at least was the primary reason to get a pro - well-tuned bypass damping) are either a body lift... Or potentially some method of relocating shock mounts such that the shock ride height position remains unchanged.

 

Hello!

New member here.

And for my first post!

I Recently purchased a 2019 Tacoma TRD pro, and the Revtek kit (427Ap) discussed in previous posts... Looking at the post install photos added by HJM2, this kit appears to add quite a bit in terms of much needed tire clearance.

Has anyone else installed this kit? does anyone happen to have before and after measurements from the wheel hub center to the wheel arch?

I have already fitted larger tires (285/75/16) in anticipation of a full suspension lift that I plan to install this coming spring. currently they only rub the mud-flap on occasion, and I hope the 1.5" Revtek kit will put an end to that... on road at least...

Thank you!!