Tacoma lift

So I’m looking for a lift for my brand new 4WD TRD off road taco.

a friend of mine mentioned that if I wanted a 4 inch lift that I’d need to replace brake lines and a few other things so I’d get the same quality from the vehicle.

my question is this:
At what height can I get a good looking taco without diving into more money. My budget was 2500$ for the lift. I’ve found a shop that can do the lift kit, labor and alignment for 2350.

 

Cv axle will likely bind at 4" and you will go through cv boots like crazy.

Stick to 2.5-3" in the front. I wouldnt go higher than 23.5" center of hub to fender. Bc again of the cv angles. Even then maybe research the inner boot mod slide as well.

Once you get to the 3" range you generally start to run out of downtravel in a lot of the shocks out there.

Anything over 2" its also recommended to also upgrade the UPC too.

 

So with more information I’m looking at a leveling kit. My local customs shop said they would do a 2.25” leveling kit by taking the struts off and putting spacers on and then putting them back. Total 500$ with alignment and labor. I’m not going off roading and if I did it would be a very basic trail. Would this work without the need to upgrade more parts on the truck?

 

There is only about a 1" rake on a 3rd gen tacoma. 2.25 will make your truck look funny unless they are doing th rear too?

Spacers are fine if you dont offroad. Might ride a little rough though. Some people hate them. I ran them for a couple of years before upgrading to real shocks.

Front spacers cost about 60.00 for the pair. It only takes a max of 2 hours to install the front. I do installs in my area for side income.

 

So do you think I should go with the TRD lift kit by Toyota?
My only question with them is… the lift kit says 2” in the front 1” in the back.
Is that on top of the stock 1” front and .5” in the back or total?

so would it be 3” front and 1.5” in the back?
What are your thoughts on the TRD lift kit Toyota came out with in 2019?

i have tried to read up on this but I’m currently on shift. I work in my area 911 on an ambulance