suspension noob - advice appreciated

Below is what headstrong said. I don't really know what she's saying. I'm a complete novice.

Some of the largest difference in from the OME kit to the Bilstein kit is the rear lift options. If you are wanting to go with a full leaf pack replacement then the Bilstein Kit would have to be modified quite a bit in order to accommodate that addition. If you are not planning on running a full leaf pack and really any extra weight in the bed then the 3-leaf aal would probably be the route you would want to go. Out of the rear add-a-leafs that one provides a better on-road ride quality. We can also substitute out an aal for a block which will provide you with a stock ride quality but lift the truck up in the rear.

The rest of the options can be determined by how much lift you want to achieve. Each of the coils will provide around 1.5"-3" of lift. Since you have an access cab you will see approx. 1/2" more lift from the coils then what is specified since your truck is lighter then the double cab.

Also, I always recommend my customers to measure their trucks current rake (measure from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender on all 4 corners) that way we can get you as close to the desired stance as possible.

 

Lol! What part didn't you understand?

 

The part about the leafs and aal or 3aal? My truck has 155,000 miles on it. Is it ok to put stuff on top of the leafs?

 

Check out this thread. It will show you how a single aal is installed. I think a 3leaf is installed the same.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/aal-install-second-gen.54186/

 

Around an inch IIRC.

I did have the 3 leaf (non TSB) leaf pack but it was brand new.