best place to find answers for questions on this subject is www.ttora.com. visit the "late tacoma 4x4" forum

 

06,

i have a 06 xtra cab and have been researching. the kind of kit u want depends on how much u want to spend.

google these:

cornfed suspension, daystar, all pro, pro comp, <-pretty much the spacer type

donahoe, king, fabtech, pro comp, <-some coil overs

throw in "tacoma" with the other words to save time

there are lots more. those should get u on right track.

i am looking at a 2 inch spacer from cornfed, inexpensive yet seems to be getting good reviews as far as least invasive.....

hope this helps,
Kel

 

06,

i have a 06 xtra cab and have been researching. the kind of kit u want depends on how much u want to spend.

google these:

cornfed suspension, daystar, all pro, pro comp, <-pretty much the spacer type

donahoe, king, fabtech, pro comp, <-some coil overs

throw in "tacoma" with the other words to save time

there are lots more. those should get u on right track.

i am looking at a 2 inch spacer from cornfed, inexpensive yet seems to be getting good reviews as far as least invasive.....

hope this helps,
Kel

Search this way...

 

I too was looking to level (not lift) my Taco, and installed the Daystar 1.25" spacers. Got it at http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/05uptacodstrlift.htm. It levels it pretty good, and I would think any more would be too much. However, you could always lift the rear a little, I guess.

My ride and drive is as good as before. I can't tell any difference. Although I was prepared to get the alignment checked, after it drove and tracked so well, I figured I'd wait awhile.

 

I am looking for the spacer type. Are there any differences in quality? They seem to vary in price quite a bit. How thick of a spacer would make it level?

 

I too was looking to level (not lift) my Taco, and installed the Daystar 1.25" spacers. Got it at http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/05uptacodstrlift.htm. It levels it pretty good, and I would think any more would be too much. However, you could always lift the rear a little, I guess.

My ride and drive is as good as before. I can't tell any difference. Although I was prepared to get the alignment checked, after it drove and tracked so well, I figured I'd wait awhile.

Any pics?

 

Goldmember,

I don't have any since I installed the spacers. I'll try to get some this weekend. However, the lift is pretty subtle, so I'm not sure a pic will tell you much.

 

Does it make the truck level? I think the level stance makes the truck look much more aggressive. Thats what I am looking for.

 

Try parking your truck on a level surface. Measure the fender just above the front tire to the ground. Get a Jack and jack up the center of your front end until you think it looks good. Measure it again and that will tell you how much to lift it. Remember that your rear springs will settle a bit because your truck is new, so your rear may become lower in the future.

 

Here is a photo of a person who claims to have a 1.25" Donahoe spacer.

But I have a hard time believing that a 1.25" lift would bring the front up so much. Looks nice though! But the front almost looks like it is over level.

 

Thanks, I don't plan on doing it soon. I would like to get some more miles on the truck. I have about 4500 on it now, and 2000 of it it was carrying a quad in the bed and one on a trailer. The leaf springs might not settle any more, but i want to give it another few thousand miles.

 

I have a 2006 DoubleCab Longbed 4x4 TRD Sport and I hated the way it seemed to squat in the rear and would bottom out on the bump stops when going over a speed bump at idle.

So I just installed an airbag kit on the rear from Air Lift Company (www.airliftcompany.com) and it was kit number 59561. I bought it through my local off-road 4x4 shop for $239.00.

It is a complete bolt on kit, I didn't have to drill a single hole and it took me 45 minutes on the passenger side to figure it out and 22 minutes on the drivers side. If I put 12 psi of air in each bag (right and left), it lifts the rear 1 3/4 inches and looks level. I've pumped the psi up to 22 to test drive and pull a utility trailer with a Polaris ATV.

I'll give an update later.

 

My problem isn't with the back. The front of mine is lower than the back. I want to raise the front to fix this, not lower the rear. And I would like a cheap, but high quality, fix. Thats why I would like to know how well these spring spacers ride and if they will eventually break something or prematurely wear something out.

 

Here's a pic or two of the Taco with the DayStar leveling spacer on the front.

 

Looks fantastic! Which daystar spacer did you use? they list two.

 

I got the one that mounts on top of the shock/coil assembly and doesn't preload the spring.

 

Excellent. Thanks for the pics again!

 

hey looks good!

is that the 1 inch?

kel

 

Cool, how differentn is the ride?

 

I can't tell any difference in the ride or drive. No stiffer ride, and still tracks the highway good.

 

ok, i think i am confused about the whole leveling thing... this would seem to make the front sit higher than the back, but it doesn't look that way in the pics... i guess i just never noticed that they weren't even... :dunno:

 

From the factory are truck is raked towards the front. So the back end already sits higher. The leveling kit just brings the front end up so it's level with the rear.

 

From the factory are truck is raked towards the front. So the back end already sits higher. The leveling kit just brings the front end up so it's level with the rear.

cool, thanks! how much do these usually run if you don't mind my asking... sorry to derail the thread...:hammer:

 

There's a link in the beggining of the thread to wheelers offroad. Looks like $60 bucks. Which isn't bad at all. I was just looking at my truck yesterday and I think my springs have fatigued in the rear enough where I don't need the leveling kit. LOL :ugh3:

 

Well I also want one because with the little off roading I have already done, I have scraped the front end a little. I don't want to have to worry about this problem. Are leaf spring blocks any good for a cheap 1'' lift?