Installing a lift, need advice...

Ive heard of that method. Ive always wanted to try it.

 

Do I need a top spacer kit? Looks it adds more lift and just wondering if necessary. Found the toytect AAL for 210 and sill looking for a good price on the springs.

 

Ive got Light Racing Upper Control Arms. It actually did help with my alignment specs.

 

I'm try to save money as well. Not a cheap guy, but not rich either

 

$210 for the AAL??? I paid like $80-$90 I think. To achieve 3" you will want the Top Plate Spacer Kit.

 

No shocker there, that's what they're designed to do.

 

I think it's for both side. That's direct from toy tech.

Here's the spacers I found http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/TOP1-T--Front-Top-Plate-Spacer-Kit-_p_333.html
and the AAL http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Toytec-Progressive-3-Leaf-Add-A-Leaf-Pack_p_976.html

I have U bolts

 

Look at the @HeadStrong Off-Road 3 leaf AAL as a comparison for price. They're nearly identical, and I think you'll save around $40 with HeadStrong. Free shipping, too.

You bought a different AAL than what he's quoting. His is a 3 leaf progressive AAL, yours was a single AAL.

 

Most likely or at least the correct way to get alignment in spec not "sorta in spec" as many claim they didn't need them

 

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/TAC-AL--ToyTec-Rear-add-a-leafs_p_16.html

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/TAC-DR-05--Front-Differential-Drop-Kit_p_11.html

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/OME-16--Front-OME-Lift-Coils-2016-Tacoma_p_1599.html

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/TOP1-T--Front-Top-Plate-Spacer-Kit-_p_333.html

Did the work for you. I suggest the Diff Drop kit too. Helps with CV angles.

 

Except most are 3" and I guarantee their caster isn't in spec without ucas

 

I really trying to go for 2". Correct me if I'm wrong, but the tires will add a couple inches too... right? Stock tirs are 30.7" and the KO2's are 32.7". Will that add to the overall ride hight?

 

An inch.

 

Yes

 

This makes me not want to suspension lift my truck.

 

You're looking at $386. Hit them up for TW discount. Usually like 5-10%

 

Eh.. I'd say most are running 5100s at 1.75 or some kind of equivalent height coil just so they don't have UCA concerns, and 5100s are the cheapest "performance" lift available.

 

Reason my last 2 were lifted and not this one...

 

Its really not that difficult. You just have to do your homework. Theres lots of people that have gone through the headache of this.

 

In one of these lifted threads someone did have a driveline vib and was looking at shims. I do believe it was at or under 3".