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Does my truck have a 1 or 2 inch lift?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by HigherPowerTacoma, Aug 8, 2022.

  1. Aug 8, 2022 at 11:01 AM
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    HigherPowerTacoma

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    Does anyone have a 3rd gen taco with 305/55r20's with a lift? I'm trying to figure out how high my truck was lifted before I bought it. If anyone has these tires on with a lift could you ease tell me your measurements to I can compare to figure out if I have a lift and how high it is.

    Cheers.
     
  2. Aug 8, 2022 at 11:04 AM
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    Take a picture of your suspension....
     
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    Nobody can figure out your lift size from just listing the tire size. Like others have said.. take pictures of your front and rear suspension and post it here.
     
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    Two inches and three-eighths.
     
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    lift, 255/85r16, 5.29 gears
    What about mine? The dealership didn't really fill me in when I asked for details and I was too happy to actually pick up the truck that I didn't press them.
    Now I wanna get some rake back and get a better alignment.
    Is that a 1 inch puck? They say this was a 3 inch lift. The struts look stock but maybe they're not and they're adjustable?


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    As for lift from tire size, check out the tire size calculator on the site:
    265/65-R17 vs 305/55-R20 Tire Comparison - Tire Size Calculator (tacomaworld.com)
    Going from a roughly 30" tire stock, to a roughly 33" tire, you get about "roughly" 1.5" of lift from tires alone. As for lift from suspension, as others said - post some pics. Specifically, pictures of the coilover assemblies (look for spacers up top). And then pics of leaf springs (look for blocks where the leafs meet the axle)(brand name/part # on leaf springs if not stock).
     
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    @Taco X, Appears you have a ~4" spacer lift on the front from comparing the tape ruler size to the bracket size.

    I do not recognize this spacer brand/manufacturer.. maybe someone else will chime in. I full expect that you have a block over the rear axle near the ubolts.
     
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    Looks like 1 1/2 spacer which equals 3 inches of lift.

    If it is 2 and you have 4 inches of lift, your CV boots aren't going to last too long.
     
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    hard to tell, but if they say you have a 3" lift, and that puck is 1.5", I'd say they're about right.
     
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    How would a 1.5 inch puck raise you 3inch? I've heard this before but didn't make sense then either.

    The truck has been leveled and I believe the rear has a two inch lift attached to the leaves
     
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    It makes sense if you think it about it real softly
     
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    It has to do with the suspension geometry. Google it. It's hard to explain through text.
     
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    Looks like the pro-comp 3 inch kit to me.
     
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    Agreed.
     
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    short answer, geometry
    long answer, just watch a youtube video for a better explained answer
     
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    Its a 2 to 1 equation. 1 inch of lift at the coilover gets you 2 at the wheel. This is because the coilovers connects halfway up the LCA.
     
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    If you didn't know, I clearly have no clue what I'm talking about, you do now lol. Sorry about the lack of photos. Here are some photos.

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    That's a suspension lift, not a spacer or bracket lift. You will have to measure from hub center to fender and compare to stock for your model/trim
     
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    you don't have a spacer up front, which means any lift you have from the coilover. Looks like a 5100 shock, I'd be willing to bet the spring set up on the highest setting, which is, if I remember correctly, 2.5" of lift.

    Can't tell for the rear, since we need a pic of where the leaf spring is bolted to the axle. but since it looks from the side pic that it has some rake, I'm sure there's a block there. In the front, a pic of the whole coilover would help.
     
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