I'm getting ready to lift my Tundra. I'm trying to figure out how much lift, tire, and wheel lip I want. Let's see your ride. Post your lift height, suspension manufacturer, wheel type and size, and back space if you have it. Your impressions of the set up.
We'll first need to know how tall you are and how much money you want people to think you have....
Joking aside, are you planning on taking it into the desert or just running the streets? How about towing? A buddy has a real nice crew with a 2.5-3" with TRD rims and 34"-35"'s, still rides nice and gets him to all the alpine lakes and backwoods fishing holes.
Here are my two trucks. Both are 6 inch rough country lift kits with 35 inch Tires. My trucks were pavement princesses and the lifts were perfect for that. Both trucks had 3.73 gears so I only lost about 1-2 MPG. I also did not notice a huge difference in the ride quality. I have had trucks with 4 inch lift kits but I was never happy with that little of a lift. I think 6 inch is perfect. Both sets of wheels had 4.5 inch backspacing. I lift every truck I get.
Here is my last lifted truck that I sold last year. It was an 05 with only 66k miles on it, I babied it. I had a 6" ProComp lift with 20x10 wheels and 35" mud tires. not a bad ride as lifted trucks go, but I'm done with lifting vehicles now, I'd rather have comfort as I get older, lol.
Gorgeous, Steve! I'd love to have a crew cab Sierra. If mine was 4wd, I wouldn't be looking to sell it.
Maybe in a few months I can add my new to me truck. I'm on the hunt for a 4 door Tacoma TRD Offroad. I plan to mainly just explore/overland so I only want a small lift. I'm thinking 3 inches. 31 or 32 inc tires at most.
Todd, seriously consider what you want to do with the truck. If it's purely looks, go with what you like and can afford. If you have certain plans for the use of the truck, build for those plans. For instance, most overlanders will tell you not to deviate from stock much. It's simply not needed and will cause problems when away from home and the custom suspension pieces can't be purchased at the local parts store. I'm sure you realize all this considering you built one hell of a 69. I just figured I'd toss in my 2c as I'm in the middle of looking into all this myself.
Old Man Emu suspensions are high quality, serious off road components and durable from what I understand.
Good luck! Post pictures when you're done
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Trey
Current rides: 2000 BMW 540i/6 and 86 C10.
Former ride: 1979 Trans Am WS6: LT1/T56, Kore 3 C5/6 brakes, BMW 18in rims
My Tundra back in the day with a 3.5" Icon lift. Since then I have had 2 F250's with the latest being this '14 Platinum with a Carli lift and Pure Performance 4 link. My only advice with lifts is you can do cheap but it will ride like crap. Lifting a 1/2 ton truck and 3/4 ton truck are a different ball game and more expensive for the good stuff but well worth it.
Good looking trucks fellas. I'm leaning towards a 2.5-3" lift from Old Man Emu up front and a 1" out back. I put one on my Jeep and it's been great. I daily drive my Tundra so I do want a reasonable ride and reliability. I pull my fishing boat to some remote locations, that's about as adventurous as I get due to having the Jeep. I do like the aggressive look of an off road/on road tire. I'm looking at the Toyo Open Country R/T. 33x12-20.
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Your impressions of the set up.
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