3" toytec leveling kit on 2012 TX/BAJA

Looking to buy my buddy's 3" leveling kit toytec for my TX baja, just want to know if these kit works for my truck. If not, how about a Readylift leveling kit?

 

Dont put a spacer on a truck that you already paid extra for the suspension...

 

Corey is right. Why put a half ass-ed spacer lift on top of a pretty nice suspension upgrade?

The Baja suspension effectively levels the truck anyway.

 

x2 you paid a lot of extra money for that truck to have the suspension you do and by putting a leveling kit on it youll make the ride rougher and wear down your suspension components much quicker. if you were to go for a lift, I would put icon coilovers up front and a Dakar leaf pack in the rear. if that's out of your budget go with OME 885's and a wheelers progressive AAL in the rear. that's the setup im running and I love it. if you have more questions, just ask. btw you can find all this stuff at wheelersoffroad.com

 

Icon, king, fox coilovers and an aftermarket UCA are the only upgrades you could do for the front. Anything else (IMO) would be a downgrade from what you already have. In the rear you can add an AAL or a new leaf pack. Your rear shocks are already pretty good.

 

I don't think OME would be a down grade. it is cheaper than those prebuilt coilovers but youll get more lift out of the OME's than the Baja coils which are basically Eibachs and probably equal ride. I agree with the rear as long as you use at least a progressive AAL everything should be fine. leave the rear shocks just the way they are

 

Don't forget 4inch lift spindles like Maxtrac if he is not a 4x4...

 

I honestly have no clue but can you get the Baja without 4x4

 

X2 I was under the impression that all Baja's were 4X4.

 

No idea..

 

There is So much wrong in this post it should be deleted!

Just because you get more lift out of OME/5100's doesn't automatically make them better...

The Baja shocks are 5160's in the rear and 9100's in the front. Tell me how the OME 5100's wouldn't be a downgrade over those?

 

Don't do anything to the suspension except AAL or new leaf pack in the rear.

You already have an awesome suspension package. Don't make it worse by trying to make it better because you really can't make it any bettter

 

OP, read this article if you haven't. It's one of the best one out there as it provides the greatest amount of detail regarding the Baja suspension.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/car...-tacoma-trd-tx-baja-series-test-drive-7455307

Enjoy the truck!

Cheers,

Jay

 

Ive done plenty of research on the subject and know pretty well what im talking about so coming in here and saying theres so much wrong with my post it should be deleted is fucked up. your entitled to your opinion as well as I am mine but don't try to make me look like a dumbass. I didn't say they were better at all, just read my post that you quoted to begin with. all I said is I think he would have a similar ride to what he is currently running and achieve the lift that he is looking for in his original post. the reason he started this thread is to see what people thought about adding a leveling kit and I did my best to give him better options which you didn't help with at all. he is trying to go with a more lifted look than he currently has so telling him to leave it as doesn't help answer his question at all. thanks bud

 

oh and btw this makes no sense, why would you lift the rear and not the front youd have way too much rake

 

My apologies, I was mainly focusing on the point you made about the 5100's "not being a downgrade" over the Baja suspension. Which IMO it certainly would be a downgrade.

The difference in ride is subjective so whatever.

So let me get this straight, you're saying you would be ok with the OP downgrading (just IMO) the front shocks just gain 1' in height by switching out the front 9100 Baja shocks to the OME 5100's to achieve the 3' lift in the front and keep the rear Baja 5160's shocks (because they are good) and just AAL which would add about 1.5' in the rear.

I'm saying leave the front and raise the rear 1.5'. How would just raising the rear by 1.5' give too much rake when the front is already raised by 2' on the Baja? It would put him back to basically the same factory rake as a non Baja Tacoma...

Anyway, I'm pretty new to this stuff and am by no means an expert so maybe I'm missing something?

Do we even know why the OP wants a 3' lift and do we even know if he's talking about a spacer lift or what?

My head hurts!

 

I think if the OP was looking for a 3 inch lift he is going to have to change things anyway. All I did was try to give him the best options in doing so. Do I agree in buying a Baja and changing the suspension? No, but its not my truck so to each his own. My truck rides just as good if not better than it did stock, brand new. My dad just bought a truck identical to mine except its a 2013 and said mine definitely rides better so I personally think that by doing the same to the Baja you would be making the ride as good if not better than stock plus he would be getting the lift he's looking for. So do I think it would be a downgrade, no not at all. Is it an upgrade? Not necessarily but he is achieving a 3inch lift for equal or better ride. all the listed options are by far better than adding a shitty spacer lift.

 

In my opinion OP i'd just save the money, and if you really want lift and a nice suspension over what you have then aim for adjustable coilovers like has been stated before for up front and a nice leaf pack and new shocks with res for the rear. The baja suspension will do you plenty well though until you want to bear some weight up front and in the rear. Stock leafs are weiner.

You obviously bought the baja for performance I am guessing, or maybe for show. Either case the educated choice here is to NOT go for the spacers. They will beat your front end to death in the long run.

 

If you want you can sell me your Baja set up

 

You are new to suspension stuff so you came in here and gave your new advice and then had the knowledge to go ahead and say someone else is completely wrong? Interesting logic. Not being an ass, just pointing out the obvious.