Lift Kits

I have a 2012 4x4 regular cab I would like to know what would be the appropriate lift for that model. I use this truck for work on and off the road.

 

how much lift, and whats ur budget?

welcome to TW

 

The following advice is Regular Cab specific, and is based on my advice lifting my Regular Cab:

A good starting point is an OME lift with Dakar springs in the back and 884 springs in the front. If you get "lift height fever" like I did, I recommend adding a small 1/2" top plate spacer on top of the 884 spring shock coilover assembly, rather than going to the 885 springs. The regular cab gets a LOT of lift out of those 885s and there's just not much downtravel left after they're in. A LITTLE top plate spacer will give you just that much extra downtravel.

With this configuration you'll have room to run 285/70R17 tires on 17x8" rims with 0mm offset and 4.5" backspacing. You'll need to trim/melt plastic inside your wheelwell but it's no big deal and no one who doesn't know Tacomas will be able so see that you did anything at all in there.

Tell your alignment tech to zero out the camber and then give you as much caster as he can given that the camber is zeroed. You may find this to be a satisfactory alignment without having to get aftermarket UCAs. If after a while you find the lack of caster makes the ride "twitchy" - then put on aftermarket UCAs - but be aware that'll probably change the wheel location in the wheelwell and at that point you'll probably need to do a cab-mount-chop for front wheel clearance.

If all that seems like too much work - a very simple, bullet proof, and trouble free lift is to get 5100 shocks all the way around - set the 5100s to 1.75" (not 2.5) in the front, add a 1.5" or 2" full length add-a-leaf spring to the leaf pack in the back, mount a nice aggressive looking 265/75R16 all terrain tire on your STOCK FACTORY WHEELS (you can trade for stock factory alloys if you want) , and call it a day. That's a configuration that's almost guaranteed to make your truck look better and be more capable without causing any "unintended consequences" that need to be sorted out. You might possibly have to remove your front mudflaps.

 

It may not seem/sound like much, but the 265/75R16 tire is substantially larger than the factory 245/75R16 tire - and looks it.

 

agreed

 

Appropriate for what? What are your intentions? For looks? For wheeling? For carrying heavy loads? To fit bigger tires? For us to help out you need to be more specific.