Lifting a 2019 trd pro

Hello all,

I know I’m gonna get some hate for buying a pro and wanting different suspension for the lift etc but I just have a few questions. I’ve been reading a lot about lifting my truck and the issue I’ll have with to much of a lift. But I was wondering if I buy king or iconic shocks will that allow me to lift my truck a few inches? I’m not looking to go over 3 inches. I’m planning on doing this in a few years, but thought I’d ask now to give me some time to think on it. I am planning on doing some minor off roading and overlanding in the near future hopefully. Thank you for your help.

 

You're gonna need shocks and springs to get 2-3 inches up. If you go with adjustable struts for the lift with stock springs, you're gonna lose suspension performance. The springs are relatively cheap in the whole setup. What makes you wanna dump the fox setup?

 

And welcome aboard, Taco Eclipse of the Heart

 

he just said he is going over 3 in taller, he's going for a big boy and the foxes aren't in his playbook, and as someone with a pro, the suspension isnt as good as everting thinks it is

 

I love the fox set up don’t get me wrong, I just feel like in the future I’ll want more of a lift. I have no problem getting rid of the fox set up and selling it. I don’t want to lose any performance at all that’s the thing. I want to do it right even if it cost more. I love the look and the feel of the Kings also. My buddy has them and I love it.

 

I read "I’m not looking to Go over 3 inches."

 

i changed mine out and am running a standard 3 or so in lift and you can get much better performance out of a pair of kings or larger foxes. from what i understand you will need a knuckle to bring the lca further down and i know at the very least fox makes a shock meant for a 4-6 in lift, not sure ab the rear but i know u will need different leafs and maybe even blocks as well to get it that high up with some longer shocks as well. that's about as far as i know since i'm more in the performance and hopeful lt crowd since there are diminishing returns on a lift that high since your tires will only really get so big without moving the hub forward and u will lose a skid plate and i have a need for mine

 

So the King or Iconic shocks will do good if I go for a 2-3 inch lift? I was thinking of doing 2 and then just getting bigger tires

 

yea, i had to read that post like 3 times

 

Sorry for the confusion

 

they should, i can't speak for iconic shocks but i've had a 2-3 in lift on 2 tacos now, one being king and the other on foxes and they are great, it depends on how much performance u want and if u should look at things like long travel and bypass shocks depending on what you want to do with it, and getting bigger than 35 in tires is quite difficult without a solid axle sway or something else that pushes the tire forward like the fabled rclt kit due to the cab mount and fire wall

 

Ok perfect. I want the best performance. I don’t want to ruin the ride or anything like that. I’ll look more into fox and king.

 

It wasn't the best written, but it was brochacho's first post, so we let it slide LOL

 

truth

 

as shocks go the 3 i like(fox, king, and ads) but those are the 3 from someone who likes to go fast so don't discount company's like radflo because i know they do good stuff for rockcawling and i know marlin crawler runs their stuff, but of the stuff i know goes as follows in my mind, fox is the best durability and only ones rated for a place that's as cold as i live now(9000 feet or so above sea level) kings are the "middle ground" and often the "bro choice" and ads is the most expensive but are more or less factory race shocks for a smaller company. the easy way to get good performance is just a good tuned 3 in lift and a rear shock relocation(with bypasses) and that should get u to a point where you can do most things and will be able to start doing things like armor, if your loaded long travel is a way to go, or a solid front axle swap with something like a 4 like if you go in on rockcrawling. the rear is really as easy as get some decant springs for the weight you running and the bigger shock you can get on it the more the travel you can get, be it a relocation to a 12 in shock, or a bed cage for a 14 or 16 in shock(which is about where it caps out around 20 in of wheel travel) or something crazy like a canti if you know a guy, with 3 and 4 links being very much so an option if you don't like you wallet or go crazy full race truck and custom fav everting around a full cage but that is a lot of cutting and warranty voiding if you want to keep that or are leasing your truck or anything weird like that. i basically just dropped a good bit of research on you head, so if you have any questions i'll help in any way that i can but i do know that 4+ in lifts can be done really well, i'm just not familiar with that stuff

 

https://westcottdesigns.net/product/fox-trd-pro-lift-kit/

 

Ok, lots of incorrect info here.

-TRD Pro comes factory with a 1" lift over a non-TRD Pro.
-Coilovers you see available are referencing a non-TRD Pro, so you will only be able to achieve an additional 1.5-2" of lift, MAX using a 0-3" lift coilover.
-For the taller lift, you will need an after market upper control arm to help with alignment, not a knuckle.
-4-6" lift coilovers are specifically for the drop bracket lift kits, will not work for a standard mid travel kit.
-Tacoma's have front coilovers, not struts.
-Fox vs King tech article for some specific details. ADS is very very similar to King.
-Best performance would come from a custom tuned shock for your truck & driving style. Quality and durability I would look at Fox.

 

is that more or less what i said or is some of my terminology off?

 

I dont think the OP is interested in long travel, bypasses, 4-link etc. Trying to focus on what @TacoEclipse is trying to accomplish from his original post.

 

fair, i just just trying to give him all the info since he said he was looking for more performance and i was trying to explain what the tacoma community tends to go for instead of just bigger lifts and bigger tires like is common in things like jeeps and things with solid axles