Need help lifting my truck.

What's up TW! So I am new to the Tacoma seen finally got one I liked 03 and I want to go with a bigger tire set up 285s. I am new to lifting a Truck.. now I been reading about OME set up and just trying to make sure I buy the right stuff and not have issues. My truck is a 4x4 and also i will be getting wheels and tires off my friend F5s 285/75/17s Goodyear Duratec tires. I just want to make sure they fit right. My main concern is what kit do I go with, I do some trail riding but nothing extreme as the truck is prestine only 50k miles! I want to just make sure I buy everything I need, do I need a Diff drop etc.. thank you!

 

Another thing, I currently have 16s TRD beadlock wheels and was thinking lift and just bigger tires on those wheels. I am not worried about Gas mileage. I can get the F5s for a good deal new tires.. only reason I was considering them instead.
Thanks!

 

Marie @HeadStrong Off-Road

Give her a call.

 

Will do! Thank you Billy!

 

I second @Clearwater Bill

Also, a diff drop is cheap and will help to save the angle on your cv's so you might as well get one.

 

Imagine that. Multiple replies to OP and no. OMG another lift question......

 

put some 6 inch lift blocks on that sucker

 

I third @Clearwater Bill I bought my ome lift from headstrong, gotta love the free shipping

 

Thanks everyone i will contact HeadStrong. Lol and yeah i should just throw some blocks on it and call it a day @URBIKESUCKS

 

Or an 8" drop bracket and 6" body lift

 

Fun fact: the first number in tire specs is actually width. It's kinda weird but it reads like width(in mm)x% of that width (in mm, convert this to inches)*2+inches of wheel

285/75R16 is 285mm or 11.25 inches (approx, 25.4mm/In)
11.25*.75=8.4375in (this is basically saying 75% of the width in tire sidewall)
8.4375+16" (wheel diameter) = 24.4375

BUT WAIT DIGITALBRAVO, you say, THAT ISN'T THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRE

That 8.4375" of sidewall is half the tire ;-)

(8.4375)*2+16" = 32.875" for a rounded up 33"x11.25" on 16" wheels. (especially after tread as the carcass/belt is usually the measure point?)

I only mention this 'cause apparently this shit is fucking chinese for some folks around here...

Hopefully the mods don't ban me for being helpful like they did when I got insulted last time

 

This kid'll help:

 

He wrote 17 inch rim, so 285/75/17s is 34"x11.25" on 17" wheels. Will it even fit?

 

Exactly lol

 

I've got 285/70r17's w/ no rubbing. You might need 1.25" wheel spacers or 3.5" backspaced wheels. 75's will be one less than inch increase in diameter, so less than 1/2" in the wheel well.

 

Damm that looks good! I'm pumped to get them on they are 3.5 back spacing came off my buddies 4 runner. And are you on a 3" lift as well? And what set up for suspension if you don't mind my truck is a extended cab as well.

 

Picked the wheels up today!

 

I'm not sure - the previous owner had an arb bumper on the front and a swingout tire carrier on the back with full skids and I think it was lifted around 3" before I took all that stuff off in this pic, but it's hard to say for sure because I don't have anything to reference it by.

 

wheres the dislike button on this thing