Wheel/tire, lift inputs please

I’ve been looking at the image gallery on the custom offset website for days and hours. Been lurking on this forum on people’s builds. And I just can’t decide.

i have a 2018 dc sr5 trd cement, stock. I drove the truck 1,400 miles (one way) to hunt out west last year. Total round trip around 3,000 miles. I plan on going out west to hunt every year. The 2 tracks out there can be sketchy. I went everywhere I wanted to go, but at times wishing I was better equipped. I also want to give the truck a better look and stance. I also don’t want to spend $3000 on a full toytec setup and/or hack the truck up trying to jam wheels/tires in to fit without rubbing.

i “think” I have what I want narrowed down, but am looking for input.

3.5 inch rc lift with the uca’s (the $550 one)

20x10 wheels with a -19mm offset

305/55 20 falken at3s.

i like the stance with that minus offset. Is this a good setup for thousands of miles of pavement driving and then 2 track 4 wheeling/crawling? How off-road worthy is that rc lift? Should I do what it takes to get a 35 inch tire in there? Will that 35 inch tire be better or worse than the 33 in off-road situations (rubbing, bottoming out, travel, etc)? Should I toss the blocks in the rear and go with shackles or add a leaf?

thanks

 

That is a lot of offset. Whatever lift you get you will need to do some trimming and a BMC for any tires on heavy offset wheels. I also think 10 inch rims with that large offset are going to be problematic overall.

Check the wheel/tire and suspension forums here. There are stickies that you should read before buying parts, correctly lifting a truck involves many things that need to work together.

This will help you understand what tires/wheels fit with certain lift heights- https://www.tundras.com/threads/largest-tire-you-can-run-stock-for-all-generations.9762/

Pros/cons of different types of lifts- https://www.tundras.com/threads/guide-different-types-of-lifts.546/

 

https://www.tundras.com/forums/suspension.19/

https://www.tundras.com/forums/wheels-tires.18/

 

I chase pheasant out west every year usually North Dakota. Plenty of sloppy 2 tracks under my wheels, one year with an 8 hole dog trailer behind me. 2/0 lift on 295/65/18 Duratracs in this pic then switched to 285/70/17 when I changed to RW wheels. So far, I have gotten everywhere I want to go and been satisfied with the trucks road manners. Stock rear with Toytec coilovers set at 2"

 

Tell us more about the Rough Country lift that you are referring to. Is it spacer/levelling kit? Or is it a coilover replacement type kit. I ask as the difference between the two is night and day with regards to ride quality and off road capability. Also, that is a lot of negative offset for a 3.5" lift. The tires you mentioned are 33's, so you are only going up about an inch in tire diameter over stock. But due to that -19mm offset, you are probably going to be doing some trimming to keep it from rubbing in turns. And understand, that -19mm offset is going to reduce the life of your wheel bearings. Just an FYI.

 

This lift.






There’s a couple examples of what I’m referring to looks like (although the one example is a -24mm offset). Both say minor trimming. Several other examples on the custom offsets site with negative offsets, 33s, 3 inch lift - all seem to have little to no trimming. Sticking a 35 on with a 3 - 4 inch lift all say major metal trimming (I’ve been down that road with my old Nissan Titan - wasn’t pretty.)

 

OK, so you want to install a spacer type lift. My personal advice is to save your money until you can afford a coil-over lift as it will give you much, MUCH better ride quality. That being said, the RC 3.5" spacer lift will probably actually equate to a 3" lift when all is said and done. So take that into account when deciding on your wheel offset.

 

As I continue to research, I’m leaning more towards the ome 613 coil over, and just a 1 inch rear block. I haven’t yet found a definitive answer if new uca’s should be installed with these? Necessary for new upper control arms with new coil overs?

I’m just hesitant to remove the factory billstein suspension. First new vehicle I’ve ever bought and the truck only has 25000 miles on it. I can see already I’ll probably end up just doing it the “right way” and doing a coil over kit, uca’s, daker leaf springs, etc. ughhhh

 

If you want to play off pavement, I would recommend against the 20" wheels, as well. More side wall is ALWAYS better off pavement. Whether it's cushion for bumps or extra rubber to air down for traction. 20" wheels are for parking lots and guys named Kyle who chug Monsters.

 

Bahahahaha. I needed that laugh today. Not pulling the trigger on anything until spring. Lots to consider. Thanks for chiming in everyone

 

Glad to be of service.

 

Nice truck!

 

Bingo!

 

For any spacer or coilover lift that goes over 3", aftermarket UCA's are advisable as they typically are designed to correct the camber and caster that is altered from the lift. They are not absolutely required, BUT, you will not be able to get the alignment exactly to spec otherwise. This is why a lot of guys simply go with a 2.5" leveling kit. When I lifted my 4Runner with a Toytec Ultimate coilover lift, I waited almost 6 months before getting some aftermarket UCA's. The result was that the tread on my expensive, Goodyear Dura-Tracs (front) tires were damaged. Lesson learned. Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide and as always, we will be here to help you in any way along the way!