Rough Country 4.5inch suspension lift

Hi everyone.
I'm needing to upgrade my suspension on my '07 Tundra and was looking at putting in the Rough Country 4.5 Inch lift. Looking for any input (pros and cons) or recommendations.
Thank you

 

Id skip it and go with something better. Though there are plenty that run RC products and like them. Rough Country is lower end of price/quality. To reach 4.5 lift it is a bracket lift and personally I would stay away from a drop bracket lift like that. To install you will be cutting parts off the truck for the RC parts to replace or bolt to, such as crossmember. It would be very difficult to ever change to stock or replace with another bolt on suspension.

Any lift for a Tundra over 3 inches is usually some sort of bracket lift, which completely changes the geometry of the suspension and how it works. If you cant find review on the RC 4.5 lift, do a search on the 4.5 lift from BDS. They are both bracket lifts and somewhat similar.

What is your goal with going so high? 2.5 ish lift is much easier to deal with, is reliable and offers plenty of clearance for bigger tires. And there are lots of really good lifted coilover suspensions for Tundras in the 2-3 inch lift range.

 

My truck suspension is wore out and sags pretty far when I load up my ATV now. I'm going to be replacing the suspension anyway so I figured give it a little lift. What I was reading on the Rough Country 4.5 inch lift is that I could still use my oem wheels. I'm not looking to buy new wheels and tires because I have 2 sets already. All I'm looking for in a lift is functionality and to fit a little larger of a tire. I've already squeezed in a larger tire under the stock suspension. I appreciate any insight or recommendations that aren't going to break bank. I'm not opposed to 2-3 inch lifts.

 

Lots of choices and you can use stock wheels with lifted coilovers in the 2-3 inch lift range. I run stock OR wheels with my suspension, set at 2 inches of lift and 34.8 tall tires (285/75-18.

There are a ton of threads on 2-3 inch lifts here on Tundras or a google search will find many options too. Bilstein 6112s or 5100s, Eibach Pro Truck 2.0, Old Man Emu are good options that wont break the bank and are beefy with good quality. Check out Toytec lifts as well, they sell some of the above as well as their own branded products. Use the search function (upper right) to search each of those here, there are some good threads with more details, pics, reviews, etc.

I run Old Man Emu on a 4 runner- rock solid and the Eibach adjustable coilover system on my Tundra. Very happy with both especially for the $.
One thing to note about Old Man Emu, the suspension tend to lift a tad higher than advertised. So unless you are running around loaded with a heavy bumper or winch, you may want to stick with the "light" suspension. They offer light, medium, heavy based on vehicle load/use. Any of those I mention will work with stock wheels.

 

Thank you for your insight.