Thoughts and Opinions on lifting at 100k?

Hi TW,

Been looking at the eibach lift from headstrong. Been on the fence.

Is it a good or bad idea to lift at 100k as an upgrade?

Or should I just get pulloffs off stock TRD sports who lifted from when they bought their truck?

Or do I not need to worry about upgrading/replacing suspension?

Thanks!

 

If you are still running the stock Hitachis at 100K, you are lucky, and they need to be retired.

 

If you want a playtoy, go for the lift.

 

I debated something similar when i bought my 2020 OR. Is it worth buying a jalopy rig and throwing $3000 worth off high performance upgrades at it or should I buy a new one instead? When I was younger I had owned jalopy dirt bikes and I had to keep 3 around just so one worked when I wanted to ride. Lots and lots of wrenching.

Then I bought a 3yo kdx 200 and all I had to do is regular maintenance and ride it. Nice!

 

You're at 100k, it's a great time to get a lift. Most of your suspension components are on their way out. It'll be like driving a new truck.

 

Should be fine at 100k, but as the miles gets up there then you might want to just go in and do an overhaul of tie-rods, lower ball joints, upper control arms, and wheel bearings. When I hit 150k-180k I will likely go in and do all of that for piece of mind. I did that on my old ranger and it drove like a new truck.

 

I was looking around for this info. I'm not too inclined with suspension knowledge. I plan on taking the truck to a mechanic to have all components looked at that need replacing.

What I have so far is that I'd replace:

Front coilovers
Rear shocks and springs
UCAs
*tie rods
*lower ball joints
*wheel bearings

Just always want to find out what all is needed in a suspension overhaul.

Thanks for your input.

 

OP, if you have driven 100k without needing a suspension upgrade, what makes you want one now?

 

That's what I'm thinking. It makes more sense to get some use out of the factory parts before upgrading than taking off new parts. And 100K isn't a lot for a Tacoma.

 

Consider extending the rear brake lines. Depends on how much lift.

 

More about staying ahead of things breaking.

Figured if 100k is the time where suspension components are starting to wear, it would be a good time to do a lift.

 

Going for 2" all around. Maybe 2/1. I like the look with no rake.

 

All bushings and insulators

 

Lol never heard of an insulator. here we go

 

Lifting it should add a bit of bling to a truck you’ve been driving a long time.

 

If its a daily driver with no major major offroad then for a 2 inch I would go with 5100's and either use the stock springs or an aftermarket spring to achieve the lift. In the rear, add a leaf and if you need a little more you can add a 1/2" Block like I did bc have a Topper and some tools in the back.

Dont need any extended brake lines. But You might have to make an adjustment to the parking brake line in the back. I used a bracket to extend the line a little.