Leveling kit vs lift kit? Give me the easy break down

You’re going to have to do at bare minimum do a cab mount chop to fit the 285’s aka 33’s(unless you go for skinny’s). If if you go about 2.5in lift you will need after market ucas regardless of spacer or suspension lift. If you don’t do trimming you’ll rub when you go of road when you start to hit bumps. Lifting a truck the right way can get expensive but more budget friendly way would be to go bilsteins. Do not got 6in lift unless your ready to make mods that are very hard to undo.

 

Based on your post OP, I’m assuming you’re wanting the 35’s simply for appearance. As others have stated, it’s a lot of work to clear those on a Tacoma. For simplicity sakes, what all do you plan on doing with your truck? If it’s a daily driver that is on pavement 90% of the time, I’d recommend either a spacer lift or Bilstein 5100’s. If you travel off-road say every weekend or more, you could always check out the Old Man Emu lift kit. The OME lift replaces the front springs, rear leafpacks, and struts to give you a 2-2.5” lift. The Bilstein 5100’s are pre-loaded struts that have four “stages” of lift from stock height to 2.5”. While many on here will say to avoid a spacer lift, it has its purpose. It’s a cheap, easy way to lift a truck for everyday driving. I ran a Daystar spacer lift for over a year without any issues. Although it’s cheap and easy to install, your off-road capabilities are limited, unless you want to blow out a strut. Hope this helps!

 

This helps a lot. Yes really looking for appearance. We are on pavement 90% and I just hate that “skipped leg day” look when I see lifts. So that why I thought large tires.

 

Guess you are all gentleman on here.

 

Just don't create a thread "Thinking of trading my Taco for a Ridgeline" and you'll be fine.

 

265/75/16 should be fine with even a 2" leveling lift. I have a 2.5 front 1 rear and all i needed to do was remove the mud flaps and i have a inch and a half front and back no rubbing at full crank even. Some fit 275s but i dont think thats without trimming

 

Thanks that makes it easy!

 

This is my truck with my lift and the tires i mentioned, 265/75/r16 Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws which are fairly unanimous on being the best average price all season all terrain tire with an aggressive look.

 

Another vote for 265/75/r16 Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws