Lifting 2020 TRD Pro suggestion: Daily driven work truck, heavy'ish bed load.

So I'm looking to give my truck a slight lift, I would have already bought the Westcott kit, but I've got an issue!

First of all, I regularly drive the truck on oil/gas pipeline trails, but don't do any recreational wheeling... Don't need extended travel or anything silly. I'm only willing to make a slight compromise of ride quality to get this done.

My issue: I keep a job box and multiple tool boxes in my bed 24-7. On top of that, the tonneau cover + bed mat, miscellaneous crap are a few hundred pounds at least that I carry around at all times, and that's just the baseline. I haven't measured, but the truck already has a slight squat compared to the very slight rake when everything is completely empty. This is only going to get worse when I start pulling a trailer around regularly in the spring.

My desire: I want to do a no fuss lift that will also correct the posture of the truck back to at least level but preferably back to a forward rake again.

Is this as simple as an extra leaf, or complete new set? Even more involved?

Help!?

 

Icon RXT leafpack and Eibach springs for the front. In theory the springs should give about 1.5-2” lift, and the RXT leafpack gives you lift options (Stage 1, 2, 3) for the rear depending on how much you plan to tote around.

 

That leaf pack looks pretty snazzy, should do what I'm looking for when paired with the 1" block that the Eibach kit gives.

 

you are going to keep the PRO shocks right?…just exchange the coils? You paid big for that PRO suspension.

also, blocks are kinda a lazy way to lift the rear where the leaf pack (the RXT is a good one) will do that without the block and be a better ride

 

Yeah, I want to keep as much OEM as possible.

Should the front coils plus the leaf pack do the job without the blocks at all?

 

I would recommend looking at the Deaver U402 Stage I or Stage II depending on your total bed weight. Should handle the weight just fine, and give you a little lift. For the front coils, I would do look at the 650lb springs to help support the weight.

 

I just installed the westcott on a trd pro for someone. for the rear we did the icon 3 leaf-add a leaf and a 1" block, took the overload leaf out. its a good combo, still gives the truck a little bit of rake, I would do that combo if I had a trd Pro for sure, especially if its a daily driver with no major off-roading.

 

This set of springs says 2017-2019

https://eibach.com/us/2607/E30-82-069-04-20-Toyota-Tacoma-TRD-Pro-pro-lift-kit...

Are the front springs different on 2020+?

 

Yes - 2020+ have different springs https://eibach.com/us/2281/E30-82-069-03-22-TOYOTA-Tacoma-TRD-Pro-pro-lift-kit

ToyTec Taco Pro springs:

 

Don’t skimp out. Get a set of Deaver leaf packs

 

Another option similar to this, which is what I did, is just install the Westcott Lower perch (leave out the top spacer) with the Icon AAL in rear (no OL spring or block in the back. Slightly less overall lift, but would be similar proportions as what you did.

 

I used the Westcott perch and a Icon AAL to lift my '20 Pro and it's good so far but I don't carry quite as much as weight as you and also have the archive hammer hangers which add a lot of stability

edit: if I were you I'd get the Westcott perch lift and a Deavers leaf pack

 

Thanks for the input, I've got some thinking to do for sure.

 

Looking at doing something similar. Has anyone tried the Toytec TRD Pro Coil kit that calzonical listed above?