3rd gen mod order - when should you lift?

I love the ride and handling way better with the lift. Less lean and the back never bottoms out on the daily speed bumps I see. Just feels way more planted.

 

Gotcha, that makes sense. So the stiffer suspension with less roll counteracts the increase in center-of-mass height enough to make the vehicle feel more planted?

 

Yeah anything under 3...or 2.5 actually doesn’t change the height difference affect much at all. It is pretty heavy.

 

So from another side of the coin.....

Here is what I did and from a fellow Coloradan. Been there done that with my Jeeps (Just Empty Every Pocket) things.

1. Bought the truck with the full intention of wheeling/banging it.
- By local as folks have said....first things were ARMOR across everything.
- Depending on needs I went with a Diamondback HD cover.
2. See your needs/wants for lighting/electronics
- Went with figuring out the electrical connections to lights and HAM setup
- Installed Switch Pro for lighting and used a power tray for the internal setup
(this is totally depending on what and how you want to use YOUR TRUCK)
3. DRIVE YOUR TACO like you want to!
- See if you ACTUALLY need a lift
4. If you find you need something then look at what you GAIN from a "lift"
- If you find you NEED clearance (again NOT A LIFT) but clearance...then look at larger tires
5. DRIVE YOUR TACO.....
- Do you need a lift for function or for looks?

I can go on and on!

We went through the same, if not similar, thoughts.

Lift will NOT get you clearance from the bottom of your truck. Tires will.

I stand by that!

However, if you want to go with above 33" you could benefit from a lift. Just depends on what you want to achieve.

So for my upgrade history...the biggest bang for our bucks was full armor and sliders.

We did that for a year on STOCK tires and it did very well for camping/wheeling.

A few months ago, our stock tires blew a bead and I was DONE! Sold them for $50 and a case of beer to a fellow Taco member and went with 33's. Best decision ever.

We wheeled that for several months and am just NOW starting to look at a suspension. Not for the lift but for the ride quality on the washboards.

Bottom line. If it isn't Broken...don't try to fix it. Just go with what you have and see if you ACTUALLY need an "upgrade".

Feel free to reach out but lifting at this point from what you said, you may be better off getting a 33" tire that will fit with no/minor rubbing and then decide if you need to go for a lift.

 

fantastic reply. Thank you. I’ve been doing some stuff around here and I only needed more clearance once. I think 33”s would have done the trick, which is why I wanted to put off the lift. Instead, I spent the money on the stuff that lets us enjoy outdoors.

 

Terrific!

Awesome tent BTW! Envious here! We do the opposite and run a "ground tent" but the CVT ones are incredible!

 

I watched a few youtube videos from shock surplus etc. They review different lifting springs shock etc and offer, personal experienced, real world advise. At the very least it would give Ya something to watch while having a beer or six.

 

id say, if you want to fit bigger tires, then worry about the lift. if you do some extreme offroading i would then worry about protection like sliders and skids.