Best Way to Lower 2013 Tundra TRD

Hello and thank you in advance for any and all help.

I recently bought a 2013 Tundra Limited TRD. I bought it less than a month ago but love almost everything about it so far. Almost everything.

My question centers around lowering the truck. I don't want to turn it into a lowrider, I'd just like to take 3"-4" off the height for ease of use for my wife.

The truck is 41 1/4" to the top of the wheel wells, 33" to the top of the tires and 34" to the top of the tailgate.

I took it to my mechanic who said he doesn't do that kind of work and that it would cost somewhere around $3K to have someone do it for me. I've looked around and found a ton of info regarding lifting/leveling and some info on lowering way beyond what I want to do.

I'm hoping not to lose any towing or hauling ability. We have a 2010 Tundra SR5 TRD at work that is perfect and frankly I was surprised when I parked them side by side.

Thanks again for any help.

 

It looks like your truck has a leveling spacer on it:


If your mechanic can change out coilovers, they should be able to remove the spacer. The rear looks to be stock height, there are lowering kits made that you can find but are a little more involved on installation (search tundra rear lowering kits or flip kits).

 

Oh, nice color by the way .

 

Heck, just removing those stupid spacers my just do the trick and truck will ride better too!

 

Well, you were right. I went out to check when I read your message and that's exactly what the previous owner did. They look to be 2" spacers up front, nothing on the back shocks.

 

The step up measures 17 1/2" now and if I remove those spacers that takes them to 15 1/2" which helps a lot for her getting into the truck. Not sure if it will help with loading into the bed though.

 

Sometimes those 3 inch spacer lifts come with a 1 inch block in the back. Can you take a pic of the rear axle where the leaf springs are attached with the U-bolts?

 

To my untrained eyes it doesn't look like there's a block out back. I find it interesting that on one side the shock is mounted in front of the axle and the other is mounted in back of the axle

I'm thinking of something like this if pulling the spacer doesn't help enough.


https://sosperformance.com/products/lowering-kit-fits-2007-16-tundra

 

Doesn't look like there is a block lift there. Dang, no easy way to lower the rear end then.

 

What do you think of this?

https://sosperformance.com/products/lowering-kit-fits-2007-16-tundra

 

You might be able to find some steps that drop down further too. Not sure if there is accessibility issues but taking out that spacer and getting some steps that drop down another inch or two may get you what you need.

 

TRD makes a lowering kit. You'll need one of the first two parts and two of the third part:

https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.c...erformance-handling-kit-vehicles-ptr113407001
https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.c...erformance-handling-kit-vehicles-ptr113407002
https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.c...rd-rear-performance-handling-kit-ptr113407003 x2

Shipping will probably be crazy high, though.

 

That would "slam" your truck and make it a lowrider like you said you didn't want. I wouldn't recommend all those TRD parts either, unless you want to turn the truck into a canyon carver. How much of a drop in the step are you looking for? If you took out the front spaces, and then just put a spacer/shim to move the running boards down, with longer bolts of course, you might lower the step 3 inches or more....

For the rear, if you are looking for a low cost option you could find a company that will re-arch the springs and maybe take an inch out..

 

41 1/4" seems high for the rear. My 2013 is 39" stock. Can you take a picture of the shackles at the ends of the leaf springs?

 

I absolutely don't want to slam it. I took pictures of my 2013 Limited TRD next to the 2010 SR5 TRD at work. The back is almost even and my wheels and tires are taller.

If I remove that stupid spacer it should be almost perfect. Perhaps within an inch or 2 but certainly easier to live with.