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3/2 ready lift leveling kit... my bad.

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by PEI Taco, Mar 30, 2019.

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  1. Mar 30, 2019 at 2:43 PM
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    Hey guys, been a taco owner less than 3 weeks and love my truck. This is my first post here...

    I followed the advice of a friend at an accessories shop and went with the Readylift 3/2 spacer kit. Man do I regret that. The ride is ok, truck looks awesome but it sure is rough on the back end in the pot holes.

    Any advice?

    Shop is suggesting I get rear shocks with more travel, in my opinion a kift like this should have shocks as part of the kit. (My 2011 Suzuki spacer kit came with rear shocks)

    Will this help or should I just ditch the lift and start again? I don’t do my own installs so that sucks.

    If I should ditch the lift, what is a good 1-3” lift that won’t break the bank but still provide a nice ride?
    I will off road it some but likely nothing extreme.

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  2. Mar 30, 2019 at 2:59 PM
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    Bilstein 5100's sound like your best bet, I'll tag you in a recent thread that would probably be a good set up. Are you from PEI?
     
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  3. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:04 PM
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    I am from PEI

    I was looking for this Bilstein set. Where can I find it? Got a product number?
     
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  4. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:07 PM
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  5. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:10 PM
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    Bilsteins seem to be the go to for most around here. I’m not sure they are much better than a stock shock honestly. And from what I noticed when running them is that they require a decent amount of weight in the bed before the ride is enjoyable. They Are pretty stiff in my opinion.
     
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  6. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:21 PM
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    From what I gather reading on the forum, 5100's are a happy medium between the sport and offroad shocks. Your probably the same guy I was messaging with the OR wheels for sale on FB eh?
     
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  7. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:24 PM
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    This does seem to be the popular choice from what I’ve seen on the Facebook pages.

    I can’t seem to get much info on them. Are they a 1” lift or a 2” lift?
    I’ll be adding a winch up front and possibly a storage system and cap in the back which will add 200-600 lbs.
     
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  8. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:24 PM
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    You’ll just have to give them a shot and see whatcha think. Negative, I don’t have any wheels for sale
     
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  9. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:25 PM
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    Yes, I am that guy... who are you? Message me there if you like... I had about 6 people messaging about the wheels.
     
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  10. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:27 PM
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    I have the ReadyLift 3/2 and like it a lot. Seems to ride like a truck.

    I guess if you want something that rides nice and smooth you probably will need to spend a little more money than a spacer kit will cost you.

    Maybe check out the Icon or Fox? For about $3K you should be able to get it to ride nice and smooth.

    It's your truck so you should have what want.
     
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  11. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:27 PM
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    I honestly can’t recall the lift. I think it’s 1”. A winch up front would be fine with them. Are you planning to run the winch on a “stock” style bumper? If you’re adding a plate bumper I’d suggest running something more than a 2” shock. I run a winch and bumper upfront as well and had to bump up to Fox 2.5” coil overs with 650 coils to be happy with it.
     
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  12. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:28 PM
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    Your bumpstops still work or will the shock bottom out first?
     
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  13. Mar 30, 2019 at 3:31 PM
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    Sorry didn't mean to quote you, I think I was messagin OP about wheels for sale.
     
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    How long have you been running this kit? And have you had any issues? Any ball joints go or anything at all?
     
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    Totally disagree on all points but you have a 2nd gen. Billstein has a 3rd Gen specific version so we were running different shocks. The 3rd Gen is also a heavier truck. They are really perfectly valved in my opinion.
     
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    I've had it for a year and three months. It was installed by my dealer and I haven't had any problems at all.

    It doesn't ride like a cadillac and is a little more stiff than the day I bought it but it rides like a truck and looks great.
     
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    Just messaged you,
     
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    What?
    I have had 5100s for 7yrs
    The bed has been empty, had a toolbox across the rails, and is now empty cept a silid fold 2.0
    The rear has been plush with icon progressive aal.
     
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