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Hi there brand new to the site and brand new to "lifting" or doing anything other than change the oil/brake pads on my taco.

I own a completely stock 2007 full cab 4.0l v6, 4wd. I do a lot of hunting on logging roads here in BC and I am transitioning this truck into my hunting-only vehicle. I don't do any mudding or serious climbing, or any of that type of off roading. I am a very conservative driver, always have been. However I feel like I have been pushing this truck to it's limits in the last two seasons getting too some spots deep in the bush, up tight windy roads with lots of deep waterbars cut into them. I would like to access a bit more terrain without feeling uneasy. I also recently have been turned on to the idea of bigger tires and lifted tacomas from an aesthetic perspective. However this isn't rooted in pure vanity, I do wish to enhance my trucks off-roading capability.

I have ordered 3' strut spacers and new rancho upper control arms, I am going to install them with a buddy of mine who is very familiar with Toyotas and has lifted alot of his 4' runners. I ordered a tall but skinny tire, the Cooper ST MAXX 255 85 r16. After the spacers and UCA's are on I want to slap these new tires on. Am I going to run into any obvious issues? What have I overlooked? My freind seems to think I should be ok.
I am not currently going to do anything to the back but I am open too in the future. I have heard alot about new suspension called the Billstein 5100's, and I think down the road putting in new suspension would be a cool idea.

Thanks for any feedback

 

Ditch the spacer and get Bilstein 5100's for the front to do the lift it will ride so much better. As for the tires they should fit fine and give you some height also.

 

Tire diameter is the only thing that lifts the low point of the vehicle, which is the axle line.

Suspension lifts can improve approach and departure angles. Only you can determine if that important base on how you use the truck

 

Second the 5100’s over the spacers. Those have 3 different height settings you can choose from. You may need to remove some of the plastic pieces that act as mini mud flaps to prevent rubbing at max compression and turning.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma-lift-faq-guide-read-this.11282/

Read this to start.

 

3’ spacers would be interesting.

 

Welcome to TW. If you are submerging the rear end, consider relocating rear Diff breather to a higher location. Stops water from getting sucked into the rear Diff. Lots of posts on here with different locations. Here is one.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/contemporary-take-on-rear-differential-breather-mod.756874/

 

E locker front and rear or rear elocker and a trutrac in the front.

 

To be clear, if you ordered spacers for a 3" lift in front, the spacers will be 1.5" thick. In the rear, the spacer is the same value as the lift. In the front, you get a 'two for one' since the strut mounts about halfway between the LCA bushings and the centerline of the tire.
Three inches gives you some extra headaches because of an increase in the angle of the front axles. I would recommend a 1", which will give you 2" of lift if you can exchange or swap these out.
There are a host of other concerns with spacer lifts but I've been running a 1" for a few years now with no problems. There are however, limitations and many here will be along shortly to let you know what they are. If you're not too hard on the truck, you'll likely be ok.
Also, with a 1" spacer, you'll likely not need to change the UCAs. It should still be able to be properly aligned.
If you continue on this route, seriously consider longer bump stops for the front so the body of the strut isn't loaded too much (bottoming out), when the suspension is suddenly compressed. There have been reports of strut failure where the bottom stem meets the body of the tube.
Good luck and keep us posted!

 

Hey thank you very much, I didn't know that about the actual spacer thickness vs lift height. I ordered just a basic KSP 3" leveling kit, I am going to look into longer bump stops absolutely thank you. Hopefully I will have a picture to post once I have got these new tires on.

 

Can mount chop

 

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