Off-roading without lift

I’m just curious to how many of us do off road without a lift. I’m not a rock crawler but do a good amount of off-roading with just 265 75 16 tires on my 21 OR. I do like the look of a lifted Tacoma but for my use I have decided not to lift the truck.

 

I originally did with upsized 265/75/16 tires, but love my 2/1" Lift even more.

 

Ziggy says 89.34% of all lifted Tacomas are looks based, and the subset of 'level lifted' is 99.84%

IE most people can off road just fine on stock suspension and a bit better tire.

 

It doesn’t take much to go far.

 

I don’t off road for fun but I do drive a few trails regularly on stock height. It clears deep ruts with only 1” or less to spare before bottoming out. I think a 1-2” lift with slight upsized tire would work wonders.

 

I do have plans for some armor in the future

 

Armor and a lift comes in handy

 

I do off road without a lift on a stock tires, the only thing i have it is a set of Rci skid plates! Those plates are awesome and definetely do their job.

 

Factory suspension can get you pretty far, I went about 5 years on the factory set up before they were finally worn out and sagging and I decided on the lift. I don't really crawl with it, its my get outdoors tool so fire roads, washes, and dirt trails. I think the industry and social media make people think they have to go out and buy a bunch of stuff right away which simply isn't true. Definitely worth getting better tires though, the factory Wranglers are garbage; I popped two of them and had one split.

 

The truck will do fantastic, I just spent a day doing trails I felt that it had no right to be on. With the right tires, it will go far.

 

This is all great news to me. Thanks for all the info, it’s been a great truck so far.

 

We did it 100% stock, we were surprised and impressed how well our OR did!, just this summer we added Timbren (@Timbren-Industries) bump stops!

 

I'm still on stock suspension after 4 years. Just have an upgrade to 265//75r16 AT tires. I'm at a point where I'd like better suspension but only a minimal lift if at all.
It really depends on what you intend to do with your truck. Stock might be all you ever need.

 

I'm stock with Pirelli Scorpion AT+ in a 265. Been like that for 2 years, and while it's done great, she's showing signs of abuse. I don't rock crawl but do hit a fair amount of trails that have features and it's done great. I do like my 20+ MPG so I'm enjoying it while I can!

 

Driving skill is number 1 in my opinion.

 

You can drive off road in a Corolla if you like. I’ve driven many stock cars and trucks off the road, but then a bought a 4x4 Tacoma and it opened up a whole new world.

I also feel like pointing out that a lift is not the most important upgrade for a 4x4. Tires are more important.

 

Mild lift (OME) and upgraded tires. Done.
You’ll surprise yourself

 

A decent 4*4 driving course is often better and cheaper than a lift. You'd be surprised what you can do with good line choice

 

Never heard of such a thing

 

I've been driving off road on stock suspensions for over 40 years. You can fit 265/75/16's on most Tacoma's with no modifications and no downsides. The most popular size people use when they upsize is 285/75/16. To do so requires modifications to the truck, but they are only a 1.2" taller tire, (31.6" vs 32.8"). That would only net you .6" more clearance and is a lot of expense in not only modifications, but additional tire costs for such a small increase in performance.

To make any real difference you'd need to go to at least a 35" tire. But to do that requires major changes to the truck. Not only in making the tires fit, but you'd need to make serious modifications to the engine and drivetrain in order to turn tires that large.