1" Lift Spacer

Hey guys, I have the eibach/bilstein setup on the front and OMD springs in the rear. After putting my bumper on, I have some rake. Whick of these should I get to get rid of the rake?

 

If you already have lift in the front im not sure how much more you can really add without your CV's paying the price.

 

I'm just trying to get leveled back out on the front. Would a spacer hurt it?

 

It could. I'd imagine your CV angle will be too steep with a spacer and Bilsteins/Ebachs. Really, the weight of your bumper is helping your front end because your CV angles aren't as steep with the additional weight. If you want anything more than what you already have then a drop bracket lift is your safest bet.

 

It's just an inch though

 

Just drop the rear a little...with the weight of a steel bumper.

 

Dont want the rear any lower

 

How many inches of lift did you have in the front before you but on the bumper?

 

I didnt really measure man. What about coilovers. People crank those to get it level with bumpers. What difference would putting a 1" spacer on do

 

It's not that a 1" spacer is a horrible thing. The others and I were just saying that too much lift is going to give your cv's too much angle and cause the boots to rip and the joints to prematurely wear. Look at your cv boots, post a pic of the top. Basically if the tops of the rubber fins are touching each other then you are asking for trouble down the road.
Edit:
But if I were to go with one of those two kits it would be the top plate spacer. Ride should be the same and the actual plate is prob just 5/8". Each one has it's pros and cons.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/142677-suspension-lift-info-includes-pics.html

 

Here my cv angle

 

That's not optimum. I'm not up to speed on my older tacos, but I think that you can do a differential drop on your truck. This will lower your diff and decrease that angle, which puts your diff closer to the ground and rocks. On the 2nd gens it's ill advised bc the did is already so low, it might not be a big deal for your truck, but you should look into it and make your own decision. I've also heard of guys sliding the boot back to create separation between the fins "cv boot mod" that would help keep the boot from breaking, but the internal cv joint would still be at that less than desirable angle. But cv's are tough, so that might not be the end of the world, but it will fail faster.
My .02 is that a inch of rake looks about perfect on these trucks. You should not go any higher with those cv angles the way they are.

 

I do have diff drop