Long Term Lift Kit

I have a 21 TRD Off Road, quad cab short bed and I am looking to upgrade to a long term suspension lift. In the past I have usually opted for a budget build for looks over functionality which ends up coasting more in the long run replacing junk parts.

I am looking suggestions on a small 2” lift and all necessary components, I’m not overly concerned with cost (within reason) and I also dont mind buying parts from multiple manufacturers.

The truck - only driven on weekends (currently 12K miles), has an ARE shell and Decked bed management system which adds a significant amount of weight to the rear. When I do drive the truck it spends its time on the beach, a real beach where you need 4wd.

Let me see pics and here suggestions

 

Hey welcome Chris. Kind of an open ended question there but feel free to sift through this:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/suspension.18/

question you have to ask yourself is what is your intent: Offroad, looks, or both.

if I was starting all over, I would just do a straight up long travel kit from JD fab front and Martec engineering rear link kit to begin with. I changed my suspension like 5 times over the course of my 3rd gen Tacoma ownership. Good luck.

 

I have a Ranch fiberglass topper and Decked drawer system, and used Icon RTX Stage 3, 5160 shocks, and Durobump stops. It works very well, only issue is the spring squeak,,,, it doesn't bother me, but it drives some insane.

 

Billstein 5100 is a great kit to start out with! 500 bucks for front and rear shocks (pretty easy to install yourself) and I much prefer the ride over the stock bouncy ride. You can get 2 inches in the front with the stock coils on top setting and in the rear id recommend a whole new leaf pack, maybe old man emu medium or heavy weight leaf pack based on your setup

 

That looks good and no sag in the rear. How are those shocks when off road, do you hit the bump stops?

 

Link below of the kit i am running. I liked it because it has everything you need from upgraded bump front and rear, U-bolt flip kit, and carrier bearing drop. They even supply a front diff drop although i didn't put it in. I have had the kit for ~20K miles so far with a few multiday off-road trips and it has been flawless. It also gives you the option of front and rear spring rates to match the weight you are carrying.

 

thanks,
I don't do any hardcore off road, just grass, gravel, ditches etc. It does great though, my gun club has a huge problem with one access road being washed away in storms, so right now they have very big and sharp diagonal speed humps to attempt to divert water. I can tell the difference over those humps, the rear is much smoother. My stock front with a spacer will darn near bottom out, and the back doesn't hit the bumpstops, or jar at all. I have had several hundred pounds in the rear, in addition to the topper and Decked and it does great.

 

I second 5100s with either new rear leafs or a rear 3 leaf add a leaf. I did that on my 22 SR5 and it's a great improvement. I didn't want to go too crazy since I tow my boat and haul my snowmobile in the bed. I don't do any hardcore wheeling, just some seasonal roads and easy trails.