Lift and Tire confusion!

Hey guys,

I'm new here, but have been looking at this site for a while. I'm looking at some lift kits and new tires for my truck. I have a 2010 Tacoma 4x4 and am looking at the rough country 3 inch lift and also the toytech 3 inch lift. After looking at a lot of different threads, I am throughly confused as to what I need when I get a full kit. I see truck builds that have ICON coilovers with blah, blah, blah, and and it is a lot to take in.
I've also been looking at tires. I don't do a lot of off-roading except going through the occasional mud while going to my fishing hole. I've never had any problem with my factory suspension or my tires when I went down there. I currently have 255/70/16 Toyo Open Country AT on there now and I love the ride. I understand that 265/75/16 is the biggest I can get without rubbing, but how much rubbing will occur with 285s? I've been looking at the Toyo Open Country AT2 and I think they will be a perfect tire for me, any input?
All in all, I've seen a lot of great looking trucks on here and a lot of confusing things as well. I don't have the money to spend on a suspension such as an ICON or anything because I have to buy new tires, but I want to get started with the 3 inch lift and the 265s or 285s to see how I like it and if I want to get a bigger lift, I wont have to buy new tires. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

You should be fine with 285/75/16s with a 3" lift as long a you have aftermarket wheels with a 4.5" backspacing or 1.25" spacers if stock wheels. There might be some inner fender plastic trimming.

 

3" lift from toytec i got bilstein 5100's front and rear with OME 884 coils (because i dont hhave a heavy bumper or any extra weight out front. pick coils accordingly) and Add a Leaf in the rears im runnin 265/75/16 BFG AT's and love them and they work fantastic and i only had to remove front mudflaps

 

brand new to site (registered, that is) and was going to post a new question but came across this and mine is very similar.

I have a '10 prerunner 2wd and was looking to get a 3" r/c lift with 18" wheels and the toyo open country a/t 275/70/18.

problem is, the wheel I want has a zero offset, and the guy doing the work is concerned there will be rubbing. he says ideal for my year Tacoma is -12 to -6.

So question is, has anyone gone ahead and installed 18" with zero offset and those size tires, and is there rubbing?

 

I apologize for my ignorance, but what are 1.25'' spacers? Also, The OME coils seem feasible for me, but what are the add a leafs, and the benefits? You guys both have good looking trucks too. I included a pic of my truck so maybe that will help.

 

The 1.25" spacers that he mentioned are wheel spacers that push your tires further out from the center of the vehicle. Add-a-leafs are one way to raise the rear of a vehicle that has leaf springs suspension. They lower the rear axle by making the leaf pack thicker. Check out ToytecLifts.com if you need to see pictures of the parts themselves.

 

this. your best bet is to either call toyteclifts or wheelers offroad i went with toytec because i hadnt heard of the other one. not sure of price difference but from what i understand wheel has excellent service and from my experience toytec does too. they will give you an honest answer of what you need for a lift to your specs without breaking the bank. after that you can order your lift and have it installed at a local shop (i went with 4 wheel parts felt like i could trust them more than a local shop) or you can do it with a few buddys

 

3" Toytec Ultimate, OME Dakar Leaf Packs, 16" FJ Trail team wheels, and 285/75/16 BFG KM2's. No rubbing at full lock or in any situation thus far. Ride's like a dream, no joke. I Highly recommend the toytec ultimate, I've put it in two Tacoma's

 

You may have to do some minor plastic trimming. Those wheels should be fine because I believe a zero offset wheel has the backspacing of 4.5", which is ideal for larger tires and also your tire size width is not quite 11 inches.

 

Ok, I see now. I'm probably gonna do the toytec. I saw the 3 inch lift is about $300 which is more in my price range because of the tire cost. I looked at the ultimate and would like that, but it's not feasible at the moment. I had seen some people post about the sway bar and moving it, what is this about? Also, I'm thinking of plasti-dipping my wheels, good idea?

 

Here's a quick sketch of what the sway bar relocator does. It sits flush against the underside of the frame and mounts in the original sway bar bracket moutning holes. It then has holes on the underside that are further forward that receive the sway bar mounting bracket in the new forward location. This would be a side view from the driver's side. The big rectangle is the frame, the circle the sway bar and the little red rectangle is the relocator.



Edit:
I found a picture of my old 4Runner. This is the passenger side wheel well. You can see the silver sway bar relocator between the frame and the sway bar bushing.