Brand new <cough...to me> 1996 taco

Looking for advice on this beaut. 2wd, 2.6, 5 lug, 170k miles.

Frame is good, but looking for advice on front end suspension and possible wheel/tire combos.

For suspension, should I just replace uppers, lowers and struts? They look oem. Seems like there are good kits for around $350. 5100 overkill?

The rear leafs look tired af...but that could be some money and a head ache to do. Or is this doable for a diyer with some tools and half a brain?

As for wheels, because it is 2wd, Id like to get a bit more grip. Its going to be farm truck, just hauling brush and mulch. No crazy baja. Best bang for the buck? Are there nice 5 lug's in the jeep world that play nice with these tacos? Would 235/75/15*s work on this 2wd?

My day driver is a 2016 Tundra, so I'm trying to get up to speed with the items usable for this 26 year old girl. So any help would be greatly appreciated as I also read up more on this forum...just seems a glut of info on 1st gens, but not so much on the 96's with 5 lugs..so any links youd know that I might be missing would be awesome.

Thanks ahead of time, and glad to be in this new world of tacos!

 

Welcome to TW!

 

I used to run S197 Mustang wheels on my 5-luggy:

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld
5 lug IFS is coil and shock and can be replaced independently.
19" wheels? NOPE.
Your engine is 2.4L i4 cyl.
Advise knowledgeable help selecting and installing leafs.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/street-trucks.70/
Good luck

 

19"s were a typo! meant 15s. Thanks BDL!