2017 lift creation

Hello new here i have a 3rd gen tacoma with 5100 on second notch witch gives just over 1/2inch lift with strut spacers i milled down to make 1 1/2inch lift so all and all 2 1/4inch lift up front but yet im not running preloaded springs well not much it rides great id say better then stock and way better then and preloaded 5100 at top notch why have people not done this?

 

I know a lot of Toyota enthusiasts but not a single one of them owns a mill. I know a lot of machine shop owners and none of them have a lifted Toyota.
You sir, live in the elusive "grey area"

 

Business opertunity. Do you have pics showing what you’re describing. I don’t run those shocks so it’s not totally clear to me...

 

Well if any one is in need of help i can do that the ride is good and all geometry is the same as if you did top notch on a billy yet a better ride i talked with alot of lift companys and this is a safe and actually a good way to do it

 

Ill get pictures out of town on work for a couple weeks

 

A couple weeks! The attention span of the normal TacomaWorld visitor is only a couple mins....


Just kidding. I’ll stay Sub’d to this thread for future updates. I run a full OME setup on mine anyway, but.... well I’m an engineer and a dork so I just like to learn stuff. Thank you!

 

I looked at ome but didnt know enough about ride quality but i would love to try ome some day they put alot of research into there stuff

 

OME is great stuff. I’m using FULL heavy stuff on all four corners and my truck is empty right now. It rides like a truck. Like it should in my opinion. Absolutely ZERO complaints and I’m at the extremes of things since my DECKED system and GFC Camper hasn’t arrived to weigh me down yet. Oh the lift is BIG....

AND. It got into alignment without UCA’s...

 

People have done this. Generally TW doesn't condone spacer lifts so most people won't admit to using them. Good job on finding a lift that works for you!

 

Spacers are face as long as people use locktite and check the full travel of suspension for binds and crazy angles but hey what ever people are looking for i figured id just put this out there
Are those 285 im running 265 75 16 id like bigger but dont want mps to bad or shift points all weird and out of spec

 

Agreed

 

I’m running 255 85 R16’s (255 80 R17’s for Sport owners) big as you can for on a Gen 3 WITHOUT a lift. Obviously even better with one. Tall and narrow is your friend.

 

OME 888 coils up front?

 

prepping for armor i'm guessing??

 

HD coils. 886’s

 

Skids, Sliders, a Decked System and a GoFastCamper... likely a winch in the future as well

Skids are in my garage, waiting on the sliders to be built from @Mobtown Offroad

 

me too man, i ordered mine 2 weeks ago. when are yours supposed to be finished? (sliders)

 

Honestly I’m not 100% sure. If i had to guess it’d be a month or so. My skids came in FAST from @Mobtown Offroad but i think the wait for the sliders is a bit more...

 

With the spacer above the 5100s you have a lot more downtravel or droop now, and the only thing limiting it is probably the balljoint on your UCA.. keep an eye on it

 

bare or powder coated??