Comments on: Toyota Tundra Lift Kit Review: Toytec 3″ Lift Kit

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:22:59 +0000

John – No, but I’ve never heard anything bad about them. I’m sure they’re quite good.

By: John Francoeur

John Francoeur — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:24:39 +0000

Jason, have you had any experience with the Ready Lift leveling kits?

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:16:46 +0000

Kevin – Leveling kits can mess up your CV joints, but a well-designed leveling kit from a reputable company won’t hurt anything. The trouble is when people use a cheap kit (or fabricate their own). Leveling kits don’t add enough lift to hurt the CV joints – they only have 2″ of lift, which is well within the limits of the design. Well designed leveling kits don’t change the angle of the joint enough to hurt. You can buy a coil-over kit, but it will be 4 times as much as a leveling kit. Since you’re not going to off-road, and since you’re only looking for an enhancement, it seems like coil-overs might be overkill. Having said that, you might need new shocks anyways… As far as ride is concerned, the leveling kits sold by ToyTec, Truxxx, and others don’t impact the ride enough to make a difference. I would suggest you look at your front shocks, and based on whether or not you need to replace them (and how much that costs), you’ll know what to buy next.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:34:43 +0000

I am trying to find the best front leveling kit for my 2004 2×4 double cab SR5 Tundra? I have been told it would be best to put “coilovers” on because I have 102,000 miles? I am putting on larger tires, I currently have the Texas Edition 20′ stock rims and the tires that they put on before I purchased were way to small for the truck. I am not intending on offroading, but I would like to semi retain the nice ride that I have now. I have also heard that leveling kits can mess up your CV boots? Any recommendations would be helpful, because I do not want to put a ton of money into this truck.

By: Thadd

Thadd — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:41:22 +0000

a little, he told me that a 40 series can fit. But I talk to another well known truck accessory place in the area, and they told me that the 3″ lift would give me what im trying to get.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:55:24 +0000

Thadd – No idea. Can’t speak to that with any authority – has your tire shop offered to help you?

By: Thadd

Thadd — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:15:58 +0000

I have 24″ rims on my crewmax with a 35 series tire, will the 3″ lift allow me to put a 45series tire on it. I dont think the hieght is a problem, im more concern with the turning radius

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Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:43:23 +0000

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By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:29:52 +0000

Marcus – I can’t speak to your tires fitting under the lift – every tire is a little different and if you’re using aftermarket rims, well it’s just better to test tires and wheels out before you buy. As for longer shocks, no, you won’t need them. The stock shocks are fine. Adding the leaf to the rear is going to make your truck ride rough, so unless you’re always hauling weight around in the back, skip the helper leaf.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:59:46 +0000

I want to get the 3″ lift kit but do I need to also get longer shocks? I want to lift my truck to take 305 tires but I dont want to have to buy a whole new suspension. Also, the review doesn’t mention the option of extra leaf for the rear… how will that affect the ride and payload capability?