2003 Toyota Tacoma Lift (long Beach NY, area)

Was wondering if anyone could help me out with finding a place to do a lift kit? I just moved to Long Beach, NY.. and I'm having a hard time finding someone who can do a '2.5-3 in lift in my 2003 Toyota Tacoma..The truck needs new suspension, so thought I would just go all out...

 

If you're up for a weekend project, this shouldn't take you more than a day to do. Installing the front lift is very, very easy. Just involved removing three nuts on the top of the existing coilover and a bolt on the bottom of the shock. Installation of the new stuff is the reverse.

For the back, you'll just want to loosen the U-bolt nuts from both sides, remove the shocks, and jack up the truck. Remove the u-bolts on ONE side and get the leaf springs off of that axle. Then just take the bolts off of the springs and replace with the new pack (make sure all of your bushings are correct!). Install the new u-bolts on that side and go to the other side and repeat. Then you're basically done, after you install the new shocks. I usually manipulate a floor jack to line up the eyelets on the shock with the connection point on the axle. Recheck everything after about 200 miles and make sure everything is still tight.

The biggest pain IMO is going to be installing the new brake line, and then bleeding the brakes. You can get away with running the stock line just long enough to get it to a brake shop to add a longer line for you if you'd rather not do that. But you must make damn sure your truck isn't flexing.

Once you're all done, get an alignment. That's all there is to it.