Pro's Con's of a 3" or 6" lift

i think anything over 4" is pointless unless your going to be like mud bogging or crawling. And since you said you arent going to do and major off roading, the 3" will serve you the most purpose, i say if your going to go 6" (and not do any major off roading) get an f-350 and just jack that up... just my $.02


just go long travel

 

Being from Toronto, I'm in Kelowna, you need to consider what you are going to be doing with your truck. Don't forget the winter driving and traffic jams.

If you're going to be just camping and fishing with your truck, hitting service roads and a little rougher get a 3" lift or lower with some 32's.

I think the best truck's on here are the ones with 3" lifts and running those 255/85/16 M/T's. They look very utility and tough. 6" lifts, to me, look like show trucks. Nice, but not purpose driven.

I just did a 2" spacer lift and don't like it, will be tossing in some coils that give me 1.5 to 2" of lift and will be running 32" BFG A/T's. This will keep my truck drivable in traffic, snow, but will give me some more clearance for forest service roads. I would love to run those 255/85/16 M/T's but they are not good on the ice and snow and I don't want to have to swap out to winter tires every winter.

There is no right answer to your question.

 

x2

 

Sometimes the purpose can simply be it makes me smile like a schoolboy every time I go to get in it. Different priorities for different people.

In my area, there are no rocks to crawl on, mountains to climb, and not alot of trails that haven't been chewed up by trucks running 44" mudders or 4-wheelers. Usually, when I want to go off-roading, I take this....


and my truck, with the 6" lift, will pull the trailer to wherever that may be

 

Don't get me wrong, I think the Tacoma's look awesome jacked up! Gives me the twitch in the pants. But for me I would go for the lower lift.

Just like I am attracted to dirty girls but I wouldn't get hitched to one.

 

That is quite the comparison, I might have to remember that one.

 

mmmmm sluts

 

I want this bumper sticker or decal for my back window, but I'm also in canada and looking for a 3 inch lift. all for street driving, any ideas not looking for cheapest just want some ideas, I have another thread here for that too, just not many people writing to it

 

Go with the FabTech 6". It drives great on and off-road. You won't be sorry.

 

Thats awesome

 

Yah it's quite the head turner, let me tell you. Every lifted truck that passes me wants to race. It's pretty funny...

 

What's a drop bracket? Correct me if I am wrong, but, if your going with a 6" ProComp or Fabtech, you don't have to cut the crossmember. Right?

 

A drop bracket is a large bracket that all the suspension parts mount to as part of the lift.

And I'm pretty sure there is notching or cutting involved with the 6" kits I've seen...

 

I am in awe when i look at this post...I'm not trying to piss anyone off for sure, but I am from northern idaho in a little town called Pierce (pop 600 or so) next to a wilderness all the way to montana and we do some pretty severe wheeling. Nobody who is serious where i come from gets a 3" lift. that kind of lift is usually (not always)for the guys who either dont have the money or want too many things at once so they budge on the lift price to get exhausts too. you can not tell me that a 3" is better than a 6". however you can tell me that a 3" suits your purposes just fine and i will take that as reality but dont try to feed people that you can go anywhere a 6" can go. they didnt push thier trucks to thier limit if you were able to follow them. It's just common sense. again dont get me wrong, as i said it probably suits your purposes but a 6" inch is NOT just for show. they are the "go big or go home" guys/gals. I have nothing against 3" lifts just people trying to front that it will go just as many places as a 6". I'v been wheeling a long time. granted it was up north maybe different terrain than more south but never have i let a 3" keep up with me. lets keep in mind it all depends on the quality of the dirver and spotters of course No hard feelings guys I just couldnt believe the postings here.

Hopefuly this doesnt get me banished from TW, i love this place

 

i like the 6' lift but thats just me.

 

I understand what your saying about about differential clearance and youre absolutely right but that should never be a problem if your wheeling right. clearance under the diffs is not as important as clearance under the center of your truck(even though it is a plus for sure). nobody gets a lift to get thier diff off the ground, thats what tires are for. and i understand that you get lift to get bigger tires as well but your diff is not really the idea here. if my tires are on the obstacle then im not worried about my diff cuz it is clearing(not always depending on the type of obstacle but most of the time yes). u can almost always get a tire over an obstacle but can your underneath clear it once your diff has passed? im just saying from experience that i have left many 3" lifts behind (of course we must consider driver error) but in TW it is to each his own so i'm just voiceing my opinion and confusion with what ive read. i jsut get the vibe that people feel thier 3" will take them further than a 6".

You can also take the go big or go home principle to the extreme if you want...i mean you could say why didnt i build a monster truck? there comes a point when center of gravity matters and i have always liked the 6 inch on my trucks. I will clear more than a 3" lift and this is a fact. But again to each his own. I guess this is one of those topics where you could talk about it forever and not get anywhere

Forgot to mention tires, which also matter a lot here when it comes to keeping up.

 

6" FTW

 

I have a 2002 PreRunner & I have a 3" suspension lift with 33" tires & it rides great.

 

6" hands down!!!!