Towing with a 3" lift?

I am looking to add a 3" lift to my truck and will change out the wheels later, staying with 18's. I have stock 18's now, that I don't like the look of, got the truck used. I got this truck to tow my travel trailer. Will the 3" lift hurt my towing?

 

Lift or leveling? A 3/1 leveling kit only raises the rear by 1". That's what most of us are running, and towing is fine. I don't know what affect a 3" lift in the back would have on towing. Perhaps someone with that experience can chime in. The usual rules apply with respect to trailer leveling and weight distribution.

 

Are you just looking for general impacts on towing with a 3" lift? If you stay around 3" it won't really have any noticeable impacts. The tire size will have a greater impact. The bigger you go the more you see a decline in mpgs, loss of lower end torque, etc. I'm running 35s on a 3" lift and its a little sluggish on the lower end especially when towing to compensate for the bigger heavier tires. I plan to re-gear soon which will help correct this and the mpgs. As far as towing capacity you should be fine. I added bigger shackles in the back to help with squating when towing too.

 

Thank you for the replies. I guess I don't understand the difference between the leveling and lift? I guess to me I don't notice the rake on the truck now. I don't think that I will go with tires as big as 35s, I think that I am going to stay almost stock on tire size just different wheels.

 

A level kit seeks to get rid of the factory rake. Most leveling kits lift the front 3 inches and the back by 1 inch. A 2" differential is needed to "level" the tundra. Most kits add an extra inch so as to accommodate larger tires, which is why these kits tend to run 3 in front and 1 in back. It's also the case that raising the front will shift the balance point towards the rear which the rear 1" of lift probably compensates for.

A straight 3" lift would retain the factory rake but raise the entire truck by 3".

 

I am running a 3" front 2" rear kit on my truck with 35.4" tires. I tow my car trailer which with the car on it weighs about 5000 lbs for the car and trailer. I have no issues with it. I don't really know it is back there when I tow. Of course the SC helps alleviate any acceleration issues with the trailer. Also I have the TRD rear sway bar and the Sequoia front sway bar which also help.

 

How is the ride with the 3/2 lift? That seems like it would be kind of best of both lift and level.

 

The ride is great the Michelin tires are road tires, not off road tires, which helps with eliminating the tire noise down the road. The sway bars have a lot to do with it also as the handling is good even through the center of gravity is increased quite a bit. I really like the way the truck rides and handles in all conditions including towing conditions.

 

I have a Jayco Jay Flight, it is 33 feet long and weighs 7800 dry. I used to tow it with a Lincoln Navigator.

 

I'm not sure what the sway bars do. Sorry, this is my first truck and the first time I'm trying to change things on a vehicle.

 

Just put a WDH and a sway bar and you will be fine. Try and stay away from mountains if possible lol

 

The sway bars help control roll during cornering. Get the Toyota Sequoia front sway bar and get the TRD rear sway bar and you will have vastly improved cornering with your truck. The stock truck wants to roll over and play dead in the corners.

 

Ok, so no leveling kit for me. I guess I will just do a 3" lift all around.

 

I have the WDH and sway bar that I got when I got the trailer.

 

Thanks! I will start looking for them.

 

This is what you want, great price and fast shipping for the rear sway bar:

https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.com/oem-parts/toyota-trd-rear-sway-bar-ptr1134070

The Tundra should do better than the Navigator did pulling that trailer. The WDH will help a lot.

 

Thanks!

 

Run the numbers for the Lincoln Navigator he has been using ha.... He should be fine

Drive safe!