1. Welcome to Tundras.com!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tundra discussion topics
    • Transfer over your build thread from a different forum to this one
    • Communicate privately with other Tundra owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

3 inch vs 2.5 inch lift up front

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by TexMedic, Oct 1, 2022.

  1. Oct 5, 2022 at 5:59 PM
    #31
    rruff

    rruff New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2021
    Member:
    #69521
    Messages:
    958
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 Tundra SR DC Long
    Are you sticking with stock rims? If you get some with less offset (like +25 vs +60) that will be 7x the 5mm you'll get with 295 vs 285. The more the tires stick out though, the more clearance issues you have fore and aft, but +25 is decent. +30 or +35 would be better but they are rare. I don't know about spacers, but if you get quality ones and install them properly, they are probably fine.

    I get >16 mpg around town (small town) and >17 on the freeway, avg. Tires vary a lot in rolling resistance. Which ones do you have?
     
  2. Oct 5, 2022 at 6:41 PM
    #32
    TexMedic

    TexMedic [OP] I ask a lot of questions…

    Joined:
    Apr 17, 2022
    Member:
    #77281
    Messages:
    131
    Gender:
    Male
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2017 Dark Gray DC Tundra 4x4
    I would like to stick with my stock TSS offroad rims (2017 year). I’m hoping that SPC uppers would give more UCA clearance compared to my stock UCAs. From the looks of it, I’m not sure I could go taller with my 285 because of my stock UCAs. That really makes me question 295.
     
  3. Oct 5, 2022 at 6:54 PM
    #33
    rruff

    rruff New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2021
    Member:
    #69521
    Messages:
    958
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 Tundra SR DC Long
    Do your own research, but I'm pretty sure that everyone who has used 295s with stock UCAs and rims has had no issues.
     
  4. Oct 5, 2022 at 7:24 PM
    #34
    Hbjeff

    Hbjeff New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2019
    Member:
    #24845
    Messages:
    4,897
    Gender:
    Male
    Huntington Beach
    Vehicle:
    2010 DC 5.7 2wd
    Trd sways, bullydog, magnaflow, sumo springs
    295/65/20 is a badass tire size
     
  5. Oct 6, 2022 at 5:45 AM
    #35
    TexMedic

    TexMedic [OP] I ask a lot of questions…

    Joined:
    Apr 17, 2022
    Member:
    #77281
    Messages:
    131
    Gender:
    Male
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2017 Dark Gray DC Tundra 4x4
    Yeah man, I think it’s a really good combo without the drawbacks of a 12.5 wide. Just gotta decide if I wanna go that big… we’ll see.
     
  6. Oct 6, 2022 at 9:57 AM
    #36
    rruff

    rruff New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2021
    Member:
    #69521
    Messages:
    958
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 Tundra SR DC Long
    If making your tires even with your fender flares is what you want, then you are going to need spacers or new rims. You won't get it with tire width. Period.

    You never said what your use case or goals were otherwise... ? If I wasn't offroad so much, had fender flares, wanted to keep stock rims, and wanted my truck to look good and perform well on the street... I'd lower the rear 2" instead of raising the front (airbags too if you carry loads), 1.5" wheel spacers, and run Michelin LTX in 295/60r20 (33.9"):

    [​IMG]

    But... I'd get new rims since I'm going to be spending so much on tires anyway. 22x10" with 305/45r22 (32.8"); same tires as above.
     
  7. Oct 6, 2022 at 2:32 PM
    #37
    TexMedic

    TexMedic [OP] I ask a lot of questions…

    Joined:
    Apr 17, 2022
    Member:
    #77281
    Messages:
    131
    Gender:
    Male
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2017 Dark Gray DC Tundra 4x4
    My overall goal is to make it look a bit more aggressive, while maintaining its reliability/durability. I think 3.5 up front would look great, but I don’t wanna take a shit on my CVs. So as of now I’m leaning towards 2.5 to make it level. I could just throw some strut spacers up front, but I wanna maintain and improve its ability, hence the coilovers. 90% of the time I’m going to be in the street, but I want to be able to do some off-roading if I need too. I want to be able to do more than driving up a dirt path with some pebbles on it, but I’m not gonna be scaling a 89 degree wall. I think that hopefully conveys my thought process.
     
  8. Oct 6, 2022 at 3:33 PM
    #38
    rruff

    rruff New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2021
    Member:
    #69521
    Messages:
    958
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 Tundra SR DC Long
    Best look, reliability, and street performance... would be lowering the rear ~2", bigger wide tires with street tread, upgrade shocks. You can still go offroad, no problem. Ground clearance will be better than stock if you have bigger tires. AT E load tires that everybody buys are not so good on the road, as they are stiff, heavy, noisy, worse for mpg, lacking in traction, expensive.

    I wouldn't buy these wheels and I'd want more meat on the tire, but this gives you an idea of what a rear level looks like.

    5ac7747a87a23830d7a28b95ca2343cc_178a422cf3c217795997e95ad30897826876f5b1.jpg
     
  9. Oct 6, 2022 at 3:37 PM
    #39
    Hbjeff

    Hbjeff New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2019
    Member:
    #24845
    Messages:
    4,897
    Gender:
    Male
    Huntington Beach
    Vehicle:
    2010 DC 5.7 2wd
    Trd sways, bullydog, magnaflow, sumo springs
    How does one lower a tundra rear just 2 inches?
     
  10. Oct 6, 2022 at 4:17 PM
    #40
    BlackSheep

    BlackSheep caffeinated member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2018
    Member:
    #18406
    Messages:
    1,163
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Scott
    Kansas City, MO
    Vehicle:
    2010 Black DC 5.7L 4x4
    held together by duct tape and baling wire
    I actually know the answer to this. One day, I incrementally loaded up the bed and measured the sag. 1,180lbs is what it took to lower it 2” over the rear axle :D

    Or, if you want to do it with suspension, I believe a former member who got the ban hammer—Rex Kramer I think was his handle—had a RCSB that he lowered the rear 2” on. I’m pretty sure he detailed the process somewhere on here.
     
    Hbjeff[QUOTED] likes this.
  11. Oct 6, 2022 at 5:14 PM
    #41
    Hbjeff

    Hbjeff New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2019
    Member:
    #24845
    Messages:
    4,897
    Gender:
    Male
    Huntington Beach
    Vehicle:
    2010 DC 5.7 2wd
    Trd sways, bullydog, magnaflow, sumo springs
    The axle flip drops 3.5 inches
     
    BlackSheep likes this.
  12. Oct 6, 2022 at 7:24 PM
    #42
    TexMedic

    TexMedic [OP] I ask a lot of questions…

    Joined:
    Apr 17, 2022
    Member:
    #77281
    Messages:
    131
    Gender:
    Male
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2017 Dark Gray DC Tundra 4x4
    How does one managed to get banned? I think I’m pretty well mannered, so I think I’m safe- just wondering.
     
  13. Oct 6, 2022 at 7:40 PM
    #43
    BlackSheep

    BlackSheep caffeinated member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2018
    Member:
    #18406
    Messages:
    1,163
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Scott
    Kansas City, MO
    Vehicle:
    2010 Black DC 5.7L 4x4
    held together by duct tape and baling wire
    That does make sense, given the diameter of the axle. I do recall him saying he did nothing to the front suspension though, and his truck sat perfectly level. I remember, cuz I drooled over that RCSB haha. So I don’t know what he did to do that.
    stay clear of anything remotely political, and you will probably be ok. There’s a thread somewhere on here that the mods update with temp and permanent bans, with the reasons for them explained.
     
  14. Oct 6, 2022 at 8:40 PM
    #44
    rruff

    rruff New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2021
    Member:
    #69521
    Messages:
    958
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 Tundra SR DC Long
    I've seen that as well, SUA and nothing to the front. That's what the guy did in the photo I posted above. https://www.tundratalk.net/threads/lowered-tundra-owners-group.101609/page-62
    https://sosperformance.com/products...-front-slash-3-dot-5-rear-fits-2007-16-tundra

    If that results in too much drop, a lift shackle should easily get it where you want.
     
    Last edited: Oct 6, 2022
    BlackSheep[QUOTED] and Hbjeff like this.
  15. Oct 7, 2022 at 9:14 PM
    #45
    rruff

    rruff New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2021
    Member:
    #69521
    Messages:
    958
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 Tundra SR DC Long
    Look what I found: https://www.tundras.com/threads/2007-rcsb-rescue.17240/

    Tires a couple inches taller and wider would look perfect...

    [​IMG]
     

Products Discussed in

To Top