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Should I lift rear of truck more? (post lift)

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by cmoore289, Apr 30, 2022.

  1. Apr 30, 2022 at 4:33 PM
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    cmoore289

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    Forgive me if this isn't the right place to post - seems like long travel suspension is something different altogether. (MGM 2019 DCLB TRD-OR) I finally got my new 4runner wheels and tires and an alignment after my mild lift. Bilstein 6112 in the front (settings 4/5 = 2" lify) and 5160's in the rear with the Icon Add a leaf. (1.5" lift). And then the extra half inch of lift based upon the 265/70/17 tires. Happy with the ride on the road - almost the same as pre lift. And love the look. My problem is that I feel like the truck leans too far back now. Maybe its a doublecab long bed thing, but i never quite had the feeling or look that my truck was tilting downhill that the mild lift was supposed to correct. So what I am saying is that I feel like I need to raise the rear up another 1" plus or minus. Maybe its me. But then what is the best way without going crazy redoing what I already did. I guess I could drop my coil circlips on the fronts, but then what was the point of the whole exercise. A simple block in the frame? Adding more leafs or a whole pack doesn't seem wise as I am only carrying up to 200lb constantly and I don't want a rock hard ride.

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    You could get a 1/2" block for the rear.

    Ideally you would get a new leaf pack but a block would be cheapest and easiest and so long as it's small it shouldn't contribute to axle wrap too much.
     
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    Have you measured the front & rear to see how much of a difference it is?

    I did the 2/1" lift and I am 37" all around at the bottom of my black fender flares, with 265/75/16 Duratracs.
     
  4. Apr 30, 2022 at 4:46 PM
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    This or even 1" would be fine
     
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    If you had gone with cement it would have been tight.
     
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    That doesn't exactly look like level ground either. Did you remove the stock overload leaf? If yes just put it back in. Done. There's a 3/4" lift.
     
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    I have the same setup as you 6112 in the front set at 5/4 for 1.5 inch lift but I’m using 5100 in the rear and headstrong 1.5 AAL. I didn’t use my overload springs and it sat a bit higher in the front after putting about 250lbs of tools and equipment in the bed. I added a 1/2 block in the rear and now sits just about level with tools and stuff.

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    oh man thought u was talking about color
     

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