Front lift advice needed

19Tacoma98 · 11-20-2009, 03:04 PM

I have a leveling kit installed in the front of my truck, but I still need about 3 inches of lift in the front. What are my options w/o creating too much angle on my CVs? OME springs? adjustable shocks? do i need a differential drop? what is my best bet?

1251 · 11-20-2009, 03:27 PM

a drop down bracket lift like fabtech or something?

or new leaf springs to lower the rear? I don't think you have too many options to level that out. the rear is sitting awfully high

19Tacoma98 · 11-20-2009, 03:30 PM

I just put the leaf springs on yesterday. I want to clear 35s. is there anyway to purchase a drop down bracket w/o the rear lift?

nelson18matt · 11-20-2009, 04:32 PM

maybe, call up some dealers. the rear lift parts that come w/the DB kits for the rear are just AAL and blocks so you could turn around and try to sell them. what springs you got out back? that is a serious drag racer stance you got there

1251 · 11-20-2009, 11:39 PM

there was a guy on here or ttora or something parting out a 6 inch fabtech lift awhile back. man that would of been perfect but I'm sure it's long gone. nelson18matt has got a good point but those lifts are pricey. you should try eBay and craigslist

19Tacoma98 · 11-22-2009, 03:11 PM

they are stock leafs with a 2" AAL, i had no idea it would put it up that high

what exact parts am i looking for with a drop bracket setup?

is it possible to just use bilstein 5100 shocks and turn them up to 2.5" and get a differential drop? or would that be too much lift when added with the leveling kit?

nelson18matt · 11-22-2009, 03:49 PM

no you cant stack the spacer and have the bili's set to their highest. what size is your leveling kit? you best bet might just to be get a smaller lift AAL, like a 1".

1251 · 11-22-2009, 03:55 PM

i don't know man that looks way higher than 2". i'm not too familiar with the big lifts like that. you might not need it though to level the truck out. something's wrong though, maybe your front coils are sagging bad, i don't know. but with a leveling kit and only a 2" aal, i would think it would be more level than that. i'm pretty sure its a rule of thumb not to go over 2.5" of lift in the front or you'll max out your cv's. so i think setting the bilsteins at 2.5" + the spacer is out of the question

nelson18matt · 11-22-2009, 04:56 PM

do you have a body lift?

19Tacoma98 · 11-23-2009, 10:55 AM

yeah i have a 3" body lift, and i believe the leveling kit is 2.5". the only other thing i could think of is that the leaf springs are pretty new, will they settle in?