Advice on lift kit

im new to the lift kit game. ive got a 2022 tacoma trd off road coming in soon. i dont want a huge lift , i really just want a meaner look and more ground clearance. Just looking for some ideas on what to get. Thanks

 

Factory lift kit…

 

Just spend an hour searching this site. There’s a ton of information and you’re gonna get 1000 different opinions asking this question. Also, ground clearance comes from larger tires more than the lift, the lift will help fit larger tires.
My only actual advice will be this. Don’t get the factory lift like that other guy recommended.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-tacoma-lift-guide.509171/

 

the only thing that will give an absolute increase of ground clearance is tires. The rear diff/axle will be the same height off the ground no matter how much you lift it. If you just want it to look cool and are not going to change tires, spacers will maintain the stock suspension feel and give you the lifted look.

 

+1 factory lift kit. Depends on what your doing and budget. are you going to do the install yourself? There's the 5100, which is basically what the factory lift kit is without the grill kit.

Myself I like the warranty, i don't have the time or patience to do the work myself. I have a high demand career, and don't want to take the day off on a weekend spending hours wrenching under a truck. Me 10-15 years Ago would prob have done the latter

 

What is your point? I don't think anyone thinks a suspension lift is going to lift your axles. But A) Your axles need the least amount of clearance, just by being right next to the wheels and B) you're increasing your approach, departure, and breakover angles lifting the truck

As for "spacers will maintain the stock suspension feel," The 14,000 people that have come here crying about how shitty their rough country spacer lifts ride would beg to differ.

For the OP, I agree that if you aren't doing serious off roading, the TRD lift kit is pretty decent, or you can do the bilstein 5100/ add a leaf route if you are the diy type for much cheaper.

Honestly you're probably better off just hitting up one of the vendors on here (headstrong off road, accutune, off road warehouse, etc) to get a straight answer without the million comments from the peanut gallery every thread on TW has these days.

 

If you want a lift for your truck, I would suggest looking at suspension systems that increase ride height by adjustable spring perches for the front. For the rear you can use spacer blocks but I would not go more than 1". Anything more and I suggest Add-a-leaf. (Personally I would rather get new leaf packs but that is pricey. ) Bilstein 5100's or Eibach Pro truck stage 1's. The sky is the limit, just depends on how much you want to spend and what you want to do with the truck.

Any other questions just ask... there are lots of people here that are quite helpful.

 

Billsteins 5100s all the way! They’re affordable, durable, will stiffen up the ride without being too gnarly.

 

My point is exactly what I said. A suspension lift doesn't increase ground clearance. The rear axle goes across the entire truck and the diff housing is the lowest part of the entire chassis. It may be between two wheels but that only helps on obstacles that are the same height across the track width. OP wants more ground clearance and a suspension lift doesn't accomplish that.

 

welcome aboard!

enjoy your truck! When it arrives. When will that be? What color?

 

It doesn’t increase the diffs clearance, yes, only larger tires will do that. That is but only one aspect of “ ground clearance.”

However a suspension lift changes the approach and departure angles by lifting the frame…so…it increases ground clearance. Just not clearance a mall crawler might care to drop $4,000 on to have a “look” type ground clearance.