Amount of lift on my tacoma

With stock rims and no wheel spacers that may be part of the reason you are rubbing depending on your tire specs

 

yea they are stock rims so basically i just need to get aftermarket rims then?

 

with backspacing? like for my jeep i got rims with 3.75" backspacing to fit 33x12.5" tires

 

Wheel spacers...

Rims with less offset is preferable but many on here use spacers too to push the wheels out more.

 

Aftermarket rims may be best. They can allow you to fit a wider tire in many cases because they have a different back spacing or offset (basically the wheel is further out, so you have more room for a tire).

The hardcore offroading guys can help you pick a good wheel for the tire size you want.

Welcome to TW!

 

Well I wouldn't say you "need" them. But if you want wider tire you may start rubbing the UCA's and to avoid that the tires need to be a bit further out.

 

are you one of the hardcore off-roading guys? lol I think thats what I'm going to do first is get new rims and then save up for a suspension lift!

 

Are you experiencing information overload yet lol

 

just a little bit ahaha but I'm loving it!!! I always wanted a tacoma but couldn't afford one! But i got someone to pay for my jeep more than i paid for it when i got it lol so got to put 16k down on it! but just getting use to tacoma stuff rather than jeep stuff!

 

Lots of tools information. More, Bilsteins 5100's are a lift adjustable shock for the front. Lots and lots of people use these, myself included. Can use stock springs to achieve lift by moving a circlip up th shock body, or source aftermarket springs, Old Man Emu, Eiboch, etc that can give you lift set on the lowest setting providing a better ride. Wheel offset is critical for wider tires. 4.5 inches of backspacing or lower will be good for 12.50 and wider tires. Now trimming so they don't rub, some plastic and some metal, all trucks are slightly different but, cab mount chop is cutting metal, and while not hard, is copping shit off your truck to make it not rub off road. Pinch weld in fender well, etc etc. It's worth it to just some work.

 

cynic.

Welcome OP

 

you've got a set-up like mine. 3inch lift in front and 2inch in the back. I'm running 285/75 r16 toyo's AT. if I got the MT's I would need a little more space behind the wheel. The best way is to go ahead and get new wheels with less back spacing. the stock backspacing is 5.25 for those wheels, so maybe go with 4.25.
As far as offroading with that lift setup. mine has done me great so far using the spacers up front. I'm in Memphis, so lots of mud and a few airborne jumps over dirt hills. the add a leafs in back does stiffen up the ride quite a bit.

 

thank y'all!!! and i like your truck viglib1

 

Suspension lift depends on budget. I did mine for about $1100, and this was about the least expensive way to go. You can get better stuff and the prices just go up from here.

I added new bilstein 5100 shocks up front (set at zero) paired with OME 885 springs. I also added light racing UCA's. Once you go above 2.5" or so, new UCA's would be needed to be able to achieve optimal alignment specs. I got about 2.75" up front. In the rear I added new Billy shocks (rears are not adjustable) and a deaver single add a leaf. The AAL got me about 2" in the rear, and made the truck sit nearly level, I like some rake, so I then added a 1" block in the rear to get the rear up a tad.

This is my daily driver, and she rides great on road, have yet to get her off road. Once I do I hope I dont want to upgrade.....lol

Still on stock tires, will go a bit larger when I get new ones, probably some 265/75 16's.

And welcome to the madness

 

Thank you JimboAnz! Your taco looks awesome!

 

So I want yalls opinions do you think I should go with wider tires? or stick with whats already on it?

 

also here are better pics of the front and rear shocks since the ones i took last night were horrible lol

 

Truck looks good, you may want to go with a higher spring rate if / when you upgrade the front suspension due the the plate bumper

 

Im not sure i understand what you mean by higher spring rate. I'm sorry I'm new to this and don't understand a lot!

 

Higher spring rate means they'll hold more weight, this will add lift.

One thing to keep in mind on your tires... The wider you go, the more you'll rub. This will require cutting more of your truck off. Tall tire are better for offroading, but width doesn't really give an advantage - just looks. Tall and skinny is functional, but not everyone likes that style.