My 2021 3" lift

Here is my 2021 lift before and after



Here is what went into it:

Bilstein

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B8 5100 front
Bilstein 5100 BE5-B110-T5 rear

SPC upper control arms 25470

Old Man Emu #2888 front coils
Old Man Emu leaf packs el111r with OME bushing kit OMESB108 and OME U-bolts x4 OMEU53B

Carrier Bearing drop spacer FK-29

The winter tires are 285-70R17 D8 Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3 121Q (best I could find, and don't have them in the 75 profile)

Spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers

 

For my summer tires I went with 285/75R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. I found some in C load. They weight about 65lbs. They are bigger than the 285/70R17 winters and would require more cutting

 

Here is a picture of my buddy doing the cab mount chop getting ready for the 34"

 

Cool looking.I also went with SPC UCA'S

 

Here she is on the 285/75R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. They are much bigger than my winter 33s and require alot more cutting. The rims are SCS Ray10s they are 8.5" rims with -10mm offset so I have to put on / take off my wheel spacers seasonally as part of my tire change summer/winter. My winters 285/70R17 are on the stock rims and they need the spacers. The Ray10s do not.

Also you can see I took off the Tacoma badge. The chrome colour doesn't match the rims. It would need to be black but I prefer just a cleaner no badge look.

Also you have an example of how to put a canoe on it It works but it whistles quite a bit as you get to 80 km/h or more

 

Waiting for the call to pick up my 09 from getting Katzkin's installed. Hanging out with the Maligator in the front yard.

 

Ya. No complaints with the SPC upper control arms yet. I went with those for the additional caster adjustment for the wheel alignment. I used Shell Rotella SD 5% Moly to grease the joint

 

Not sure what got used other than it looks to be red and tacky.

 

This lift gave me 3 1/8" lift in the front and 2 7/8" lift in the rear.

 

I got 3" all the way round.

 

Update on lift. Sag... So 2 months after lift install It looks like my front end is down about 1". So I adjusted my front struts up one notch (2nd notch) to bring me back to about 24 3/8" lift

 

Last measurements were 23.5 front and 25 in rear. Still waiting for it to settle.

 

20,000 kms lift UPdate:

So when I researched the lift I opted to skip the ECGS bushing upgrade. Well at around 20,000 km I got the noise/vibration so I ordered the bushing. Job wasn't too bad. Didn't need the new seal, old one was still good. Noise is gone, very happy.

 

I haven't measured mine in awhile but I wouldn't be surprised if the front is down again. Back is probably more stable.

 

I figured at 160,000 miles replacement was good prevention. ECGS is about 4-5 hrs away from me.

 

I forgot another lift part above. I also installed the Carrier bearing drop spacer part# FK-29. I found this to help restore the angles back to closer to stock but for my lift I would have needed a little thicker to completely restore the angles. But it's been over 2 years now and I have not had any driveshaft issues/vibrations yet...

 

It's in the garage waiting for the truck to get back.

 

I went with a Dobinsons lift all way round .

 

How do you like those winter tires?

 

Hi Wyckedan, thanks for the question. I love the Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3. I just wish they made them in 285/75R17 They were expensive but I'm convinced they are the best winter tires around for this truck. I've done 3 winters on them now and feel good recommending them. Would buy again