2014 Tacoma Lift and Tire size? Pictures please.

Hi everyone. I am new to this so please bear with me, as I do not know all of the vehicle lingo. I have a 2014 Tacoma TRD 4X4. I would like to lift it and add bigger tires at some point in the future. I hope to not spend too much money on this, but I want it to look good and perform correctly. Do y'all have any suggestions about how much to lift and what size tires to put on my truck? Also, if anyone has any pictures of their trucks for examples that would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance!!

 

Bilstein 5100 adjustable shocks for the front are a popular lift choice at a pretty low price. For the rear you can go with a single add a leaf lift or 3 leaf. 3 leaf rides much better than a single leaf.

For reference. http://downsouthmotorsports.com/i-4...oma-6-lug-05-current-rear-add-a-leaf-kit.html

 

Welcome to the site. Mine is a 2014 DCSB and its got a 3 inch bilstien lift with 265/75/16 tires. Let me get a pic

 

Ok here ya go.

 

I would agree that the Bilstein 5100 is your best bang for your buck.
285s with 2.5" in the front and 1.5 in the rear. I just put on 35" with the same liftI just trimmed the finders to drive on the street and done have any full pictures yet after the trim.
245s, 285s and 35s sitting next to each other. 285/75/16 is the easiest "big" tire to get without doing a bunch of stuff to your truck. Anything bigger and you have to cut and beat to get them to fit. It all depends on what you're looking for.

 

Hello,

I was hoping to ask a question along the same line as Chatham about my 2012 Taco. I recently purchased some aftermarket 17" rims that look like TRD beadlocks and some BFG KO 2's 265-70-17 and I have some pretty good rubbing at about 60% turn in either direction. I went and ordered some of those RokBlokz mud flaps hoping to alleviate the issue but its almost the same rubbing on the cab side of the front tires.

As it now looks like I will have to put in some kind of lift or leveling kit I was hoping I could find some expertise on this site. I am not looking to do any off-roading with the vehicle and don't want to increase the tire size anymore so I am hoping some folks could weigh-in on how to fix the rubbing while not adversely affecting the handling or suspension components. I am looking for what the most cost-effective way to fix the rubbing but if I have to spend a little more to maintain or even improve handling while not messing with the suspension geometry I will happily pay for what is needed.

Thanks in advance for your help,

P.

 

I think possibly the offset is what is causing your issue. Usually if there is a negative offset it pushes the wheel out a little farter, positive pulls the wheel in. Going with a little larger tire, a little wider wheel and some negative offset will push your tires out some, when it does that, it causes rubbing issues. Most can be eliminated with a small lift. Even as little as a leveling kit. All these trucks are different. I went with a bigger wheel offset and bigger tire and only got a rub on the passenger side at full lock, on if i was pulling into a parking lot or something.

Sadly i believe either removing the mudflaps completely or leveling your truck might be the only way to eliminate the rubbing. I would it is probably hitting on the very top of the mudflap.

Im no expert on this, and you will probably get some smartass and hater remarks from some people on here, but most will chime in and hopefully help you out. I would try removing the mudflaps first and seeing what it does. Is that eliminates it any, when i put my new wheels on before my lift i removed the flaps but before i didnt i turned the wheel to full lock and im almost positive they would have rubbed under minimal conditions.

Hope this helps you out!!

 

I have some aftermarket wheels with 0 offset, 4.5 backspacing that are 8" wide. This is with 265/75/16 size AT tires, same size as prux56 265/70/17. Still on stock suspension and definitely had to remove mudflaps and still had to bend the fender lip that was covered by the mudflap before. It appears the wheels sticking out further than stock make this worse as most people with stock suspension and stock wheels, but one size larger tires (265/70/17 or 265/75/16) were able to keep their front mud flaps on. From my reading here, seems like 1.5" of lift may be the minimum to clear at full lock, compression. I will be installing 1" lift soon, and will try to install Husky front mudflaps and will post how it turns out. Husky flaps don't have that bulge OEM flaps do.

 

That looks great man! Heres mine. Bilstein 5100s all around, OME 887 coils, LR UCAs, Deaver single 1.5" AAl in the rear (soon to be replaced by 3 leaf progressive)

SR8s FTW!!!

 

Ditto on the Bilstein 5100s. I have them all around on my truck, with the front set to the 1.75 setting, which gave me about 1.5-2 inches of lift. Installed a Wheelers 3-leaf AAL in the rear, again for about 1.5-2 inches of lift. Tires are 265/70/17s. I also have 1.25" Spidertrax spacers to give me a more aggressive stance, but that's completely optional and really is only for aesthetics.

By far the most expensive aspect of my setup was the new wheels and tires. The Bilsteins and the AAL shouldn't run you more than $400 total. My buddy and I installed the AAL ourselves, but I paid someone to install the 5100s in the front.

Here's the end result -

 

5100's set at zero, Eibach 620lb springs, and a single Deaver AAL running 265/70r17 BFG KO2's. Couldn't be happier. I'm sitting at around 1.8" of lift all around and it sits level due to the canopy. I was able to achieve 2.0*/2.2* of caster with this amount of lift on stock UCA's.



I need to get a better picture but our weather has been shit since I took this one two months ago.

 

Why you swapping AALs?

 

Ride quality. Going to swap to Icon progressive and take out the deaver single and overload.

 

Gotcha. Do you use your bed much for weight, either towing or hauling?

 

I'd like to point out with a moderate load(like a canopy) the single Deaver AAL rides good. I've never ran it unloaded but I can see where the progressive three leaf AAL would ride better.

 

towing occassionally (small john boat), not a lot of hauling. Which is why the single AAL isn't the bst option for me. Rides like a wagon in the rear most of the time.

 

Cool. Was asking because removing the factory overload with a 3 leaf AAL is a 10% loss in payload capacity, in case it mattered to your usage.

 

Thanks for the heads up! I think it will work well for me. Bed is empty most of the time and its my daily. From what I've read, it should improve ride quality with the progressive vs. single.

 

5100s and a 3 leaf AAL can be had for about $500 (parts only, labor to install not included). I'd use a good all terrain tire in 265/75/16 or 265/70/17 and be happy.

A bigger tire than that isn't worth it if you're on a budget. Neither is a different lift. If you have another $180, a lift coil is a good buy, if not, your stock coils will be fine.

 

Here is my truck, with 265/75/16.