Tacoma Lift + Tires - "Hey Mike, what lift and tires you runnin???"

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The Toyota Tacoma (Gen3 2016 TRD OR) is a cool truck, and with a few mods, it turns into a really sick rig. Ever since I lifted it, there has been a steady stream of "Hey Mike, what lift you got on your Taco?" questions flowing in. I answer all of the questions I could imagine you had about my Toyota Tacoma's lift, and tires. Hope it helps. Some random tags - 2016 Tacoma Lift, 3rd Gen Tacoma Suspension Lift.
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[@elantrasleeper1878]

Its refreshing to hear someone say you do not need to get a lift this expensive or as high quality, a spacer lift might be just as good. Great video

[@BigfootUnibrowMan]

Seriously. Some of these guys in the offroading community spend 10-20k on suspension and gatekeep/scoff so hard when you ask questions on a more affordable way to get more clearance or run bigger tires. "Do it the RIGHT way (spend 10k minimum) or don't even bother bro!" I can understand buying quality parts so you don't have to replace it in a few years but not everyone wants a long travel 18inch suspension and 4.0 gas racing shocks with a 4 link and full cage😂

[@oxygen9953]

Considering I just lost my rear bumper due to clearance issues, I needed this video. Thank you!

[@Charlton_Kekston]

Guns and Toyota Tacoma's....Subscribed! I have a 2000 Taco SR5 4x4 v6 3.4 and it still runs like a champ!

[@daithitshao9363]

Same here, except its has a supercharger. Who ever said a charger shortens the life a taco has no clue.

[@singletrackftw]

No front swaybar. This separates you as more of a “wheeler” than an “overlander”. 😂 I approve.

[@maen7321]

what

[@kurtismeinhardt68]

@@maen7321 removing the front sway bar gives more articulation/flex to the front end. Also, deletes a small amount of weight. No more than going on a diet though 😂

[@3obryans]

So glad I found this video. The best, most detailed, and smartest overview I’ve heard on the topic! I needed this knowledge! Thanks!

[@mychan3734]

You had mentioned you’ll talk about least expensive to most expensive shocks and set ups could you kindly touch on that topic

[@dustinmullen7778]

Wow thank you so much for such a great explanation. Been overwhelmed with all the different things to think about and consider. I finally feel like I have a grasp on the full picture.

[@jeffmyler3414]

great video to cover suspension overview basics, which I needed to learn for my taco. Great explanations of parts with functions.

[@MTBMNKY]

Thank you for removing the 4X4 mudflaps.

[@michaeloloughlinsr.7809]

Trd pro taco fox shocks bfg 285/75/r16 Tire’s standard for 2017 pro model. Love your site mahalo from big island 🌴

[@reneanthony4489]

Michael O'Loughlin so the 2017 pro already has half that shit? Lol

[@thejenkins7038]

I need more monaaayyy! 😳

[@provehitocobalt]

Man i want a Tacoma so bad.

[@fortbowie1]

I wanted one bad too, I went & FINALLY bought one,,, 15 CC.

[@fortbowie1]

Earl Rogers I found a 2015 double cab,, sweet Taco.. Take care Earl Rogers!

[@thenorthernwoodsman3455]

I got a 2015 double cab long box limited. Way over my budget, but the wife says we can afford it, and I LOVE it.

[@MrUnderdog493]

2016 Tacoma, worse decision of my life. I want my Tundra back

[@gixicoN]

I have a 98' and I'm saving up for a new one atm lol

[@ShotShapeFitness]

Literally getting my OME lift put on today. SLEE off-road in CO is putting it in as we speak.

[@WilbanksUSMC]

jealous af

[@mblake0420]

how do u like it

[@ShotShapeFitness]

They did a great job. No noticeable difference in ride quality from stock. And it looks amazing!

[@kylemcmillan2480]

Damn, that was the PhD version on suspicion. Definitely referring back to this video.

[@DirtShy]

I swap wheels to trd pro wheels that have a 1 inch spacer built in with the offset. I'm just about to install OME lift with heavy front and medium rear load rating. I'm replacing the upper control arm too because they are longer to keep them out of a bind at full droop, I just might add hydraulic bump stops as well to save all this from a hard hit in a hole. Nice advice

[@smokyray]

Solid video Mike, thanks for taking the time to produce. Nicely done!

[@bluesteel8586]

Nice lighting for the arms

[@brandonyen7837]

You did a good job I don’t own a Tacoma but I love your truck .

[@dannyg5636]

"Hangers" is a shackle for proper terminology. Great video always love your details

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Hangers and Shackles are not actually the same. I was referring to hangers in the video, not shackles - though both components are often changed out / upgraded. Here is a pretty good breakdown - www.generalspringkc.com/Leaf_Spring_Shackles_Hangers_s/2014.htm

[@dannyg5636]

Last Line Of Defense my misunderstanding to what you were referring too. Never the less I enjoy your videos keep them coming love the overlanding/campings

[@macdaddy1617]

Great video!!! Work hard play hard 👍 took my sway bar off on my FJ with King Shocks and notice no difference, shocks seem to be stiff enough to handle the swing.

[@ShootingSportz]

Wow this video was super informative. You really know your stuff! Learned a lot all from one vid!

[@jasoncarnes9846]

Great video! Cool options with zero pretension!

[@colson3853]

Please do a video on how you overland with all your dogs and all the gear for your dogs. It would also be awesome to know the names of the dogs too!

[@MacFit-AZ]

Dude, what microphone do you use? INSANE clarity dude. I love all your content fyi, thank you for all the informative content!

[@pcotto6878]

Very informative video. It put everything that I researched on my own together. It seems like adding just one leaf would allow for the addition of a tent in the bed. I have the same truck you have. Colorado seems like a great place for off raid enthusiasts.

[@steelmill2928]

Hey Mike thanks for all the information another great video as usual Happy Wheeling out there in Colorado,Im in Va.hard to find great places to wheel around here.

[@diosantiago3407]

Well done Mike, I got a lot from this video.

[@peterlance5098]

Nice, nice set tup. If I missed you saying this, apologies, but one thing you might want to think about is replacing the front driver side needle bearing with a clamshell bushing. The diff drop should help some I would think but the clamshell bushing might save you some headaches later.

[@jayu3948]

Great video! I learn a lot from your videos!

[@hurricanepaul1]

He said doodoo lol. Appreciate the video. I just got a 4runner and going to do some mods to overland/off road.

[@MrHarryShute]

We need this truck on a llod patch

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Haha, I was thinking it'd be cool - but didn't know if it'd be cool enough for anyone to actually buy one...

[@brianumbarger9790]

Umm....... YES!

[@Perkuhlerk]

I would!

[@MrHarryShute]

Oh dude I'll take 3

[@gadgetguy3579]

Yeah, I'd buy one. DO IT!!

[@realpolicetalk]

You did a hell of a job with your truck.👍

[@uraveragenigga3859]

Do you drink ? If so what kind of beer or what liquor do you prefer ?

[@chuckv5150]

Nice truck etc. Now, show me to the money tree you have somewhere. Guns, truck mods, the finest gear. There gotta be a money tree somewhere. Now where is it!!

[@Libertarian_Neighbor]

chuckv5150 I know I’m jealous. I’d say it’s the holster making side-gig that feeds his “fun” budget.

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Haha, let me know if you find it! Meanwhile, I'll keep working three jobs. ;)

[@chuckv5150]

10-4 bro. You keep pumping out the vids w/ the cool gear, we'll keep watching them. BTW, I noticed your new friend. Ya gotta introduce her to your peeps bro. You'll garner a gazillion views I'm sure. Cheers.

[@zacpernice460]

Wish we had Tacoma's in Australia!

[@LastLineOfDefense]

And we wish we had the Hilux in America!

[@Equinox121]

I'm 17 years old looking at getting a 2016 when I turn 18. (Or around there) Been working my tail off and plan on financing. Your mods are 100% gonna be on my list. Also hello from another Coloradan!

[@gamingdrengr8904]

Is there an updated version of this to show what you have now after putting on your bumpers, rack, and tent

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Yup, lots. Check my channel!

[@mixflip]

Nice.

[@2gd532]

Hey brother! New subscriber here. You have some awesome content. I'm a proud owner of a 2017 trd off road Tacoma. I'm looking forward to start overlanding with my family out in Texas. Just wanted to say hey

[@minnesotaco8880]

Should do a rig update and a tire review of the felcons

[@campingenfamilia2020]

What’s the measures The wheels and tires

[@brickbrkr123]

Love this video man. Super informational!

[@shanekrsak6311]

That's a nice setup you're running

[@scottrosen9368]

Great Vid, I Love my 2017 SR5. I'm looking for shocks & a little taller tire for next hunting season. You in put gives me direction. TXS.

[@bdharris3075]

Love the truck and the truck/overlanding videos! What spacers did you use? I definitely need some... 🇺🇲👍

[@eg2cupp]

Good Stuff Bro! Love learning about new things and hearing about different set-ups!

[@josegarza8362]

I’m running 285/75/16 on a 3” lift no rubbing

[@michaeloloughlinsr.7809]

I’ve had the big lifts on my tundra 3” on taco is enough and look normal with the 285/75/r16” tires drives great off road and on perfect in corners mileage great for here on the big island no place I can’t go that I have discovered

[@greym6436]

Solid Review as always Bro!!👌🏽

[@brandonm6117]

It has been raining almost everyday, but just for a little while and then it dries up in a few minutes.

[@Casey_7140]

Couple of questions for you Mike. 1) In an earlier video you had talked about some HAM stuff. Do you have your license or are you planning on any sort of comms for the Taco? 2) Any particular reason why you went with the TRD Off-Road as oppose to the TRD Pro? Any regrets with not going with a Pro or with your TRD Off-Road? I'm currently going back and forth as to which I'm going to purchase here in the near future.

[@Casey_7140]

Oh yea I forgot one other thing. Any plans on going to a dual battery setup?

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Yup, I do have my Technician's license, and do have some comms in there as well. No real reason to waste money on a pro if you are planning on modifying the suspension on it anyway. Basically would be an extra $10k for a fake hoodscoop and blacked out headlights (both of which I do like though). If you have the extra coin for the Pro though, nothing wrong with that. But definitely an Offroad or a Pro - not a Sport.

[@silverstang2000]

Dude, awesome vid! I’ve been think about purchasing a truck(Tacoma lol) and getting a lift kit. Your vid was super informative about the options and your truck in particular! I love your videos and the look of your truck

[@mullycharles]

Great vid, very informative. What does adding the aftermarket suspension gear do to Toyota's factory warranty?

[@jerryfife2015tacoma]

Love the tacoma

[@stevenforman3044]

Wonderful job... Thank you. :)

[@DeathraceKing]

Hey Mike, do you have a link to your rock sliders anywhere? I swear I saw you address it on a video but I can't find it for the life of me.

[@ssmith2019]

Sweet Taco Mike ! Nice Build ! Git sum Mudd On It ! ! ! Good vid Thanks !

[@hargett3129]

Little late to the show but never do a body lift unless it’s an 80’s model truck. There’s to many electronics and wires on the newer trucks that they could end up stretched and break. Do it the right way and lift it with spacers at the very minimum.

[@derekcomingo2197]

found a cool new channel. nothing like this but its alpham. i feel most guys should check that out.

[@joelely5464]

Awesome video, Mike. Can you drop a link to your spacers? Thanks!

[@Bamlydean]

I see BFG KM3 in your future if you don't already have em!

[@michaeloloughlinsr.7809]

Keep it simple and clean I want to do the rack and the bed cover what manufacture has it so all can work together what ever confirmation ? My get away gun is a Tavor 16.5” .223 30 round clips night vision and laser magnifier inside arm glock 26

[@driven2roam]

Did you install both a carrier bearing drop and shims in the rear or just the shims?

[@thomaschanaca9682]

Mike, nice rig. Did you upgrade to a Diamondback HD or did you add the extra tie downs yourself?

[@corygrey1855]

2.0 and 2.5 are referring to the shock body diameter, not the remote reservoir diameter.

[@LastLineOfDefense]

correct

[@odatte]

Hey Mike, new subscriber, just bought a 2018 Taco Limited, want to lift and add tires and rims, I love your setup, would you mind sharing what offset you have on your 16's? Trying to accomplish a similar look. Thanks!

[@LastLineOfDefense]

This video should have links to everything - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqWoc6V5jNZ5qMk

[@InTodaysVideo]

Thanks for the video. Pardon my question coz I have zero knowledge on your subject. I have a 2018 Tacoma (not 4WD only 2WD) XP edition Double Cab short bed, if I will put a trunk bed rack and the iKamper mini on top of it. Do I need to upgrade the suspensions and tire size? If so, by how much? can you please tell me exactly what I need to tell the shop tech and what specific kit to buy? Approximately how much to budget including labor? I won't use my truck on difficult terrain (deserts and inclined roads) but mostly on flat roads and slightly inclined roads in the Tennessee Smokey mountains. Much appreciated.

[@derekcomingo2197]

back in the day ive heard of people using hockey pucks for spacers

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Yeah, think there's still some of that going on today.

[@EmpTy-kf2rq]

Size (diameter) of the shock means the size of the piston and not the reservoir size.

[@LastLineOfDefense]

The diameter of the shock body, correct. If I said something different it wasn't intentional - my bad.

[@peterbrown4405]

Did you adjust the speedometer/odometer settings in the truck? Do you notice any acceleration loss with the size tire you run compared to stock? Any thoughts of changing gears in rear end? Love your truck looking to do similar mods to my 2016 TRD off road.

[@KennysLyfe]

My truck slowed down a bit after I got a 3" lift with Fuel Wheels and 33" M/T's However I just got a pedal commander and its pretty quick now.

[@SweetStat]

My boss got a lifted Tacoma on 35s. He says he regrets getting 35s on it. It got slower, gas mileage went up and he says it fucked up his gearbox. It's a bad ass truck tho. If you want 35s, you should consider changing your axel gear ratio

[@2012MrJerome]

what kind of shoes brand are those?

[@nvhighroller21]

Where are you located? I see Bill Pearce, Reno?

[@eric271ful]

How much exactly did you cut off on the cab mount chop? I had the same thing done to my truck but I don’t think they cut off near enough. The tire still comes really close. I think they should’ve cut off a lot more kind of resembling the work that was done to your truck. And I have 285’s

[@MyDirtydan]

I knew this truck would perform better with better offroad tires

[@kerbc]

You said the lift you have on the rear is 2.5” to 3” but the part number given from the description is for 3.5” to 5”?

[@rkhiev]

Sick looking truck. For the Ultra machine wheels, what offset did you get? I noticed they offer two type of offset the 1mm and the 10mm.

[@the2wheeldon157]

Badass 🌮 brotha

[@slybyer12]

Ordered an OME setup for my gen 1 this morning... very excite! I went with the same rear leaf pack with an aal, extended break line, front 883s and a diff drop. May add UCAs later on but I’m hoping not, as I’d prefer not to part with the coin.

[@andrewstidham3082]

So i am about to get a tacoma, and wanted your opinion. I think i want one with a manual transmission, and i know yours is an automatic. What would you recommend? Or is it just personal preference. P.S. I intend to set it up for a camping/overland rig as well! thank in advance!

[@richardmarkinco1475]

Who makes that grille?

[@edsonkidwell9813]

Btw while the bans in place see helis on maneuvs above 5599 ft

[@zumezoom9593]

do you have a favorite recommendation for a high clearance steel front and rear bumper with Winch plate and rock sliders? and in your opinion the best adjustable height bed rack to have support for a tent?

[@zh3060]

What offset are your wheels?

[@markcaldwell1245]

Do not know a lot about this but what weights are you running in different modes? I would assume you have to plan for add on weights like bumpers and racks. Do you have to adjust anything when fully loaded versus everyday around town weights?

[@JonBoatBilly]

How does it ride as a daily driver,city streets,highway,interstates?

[@chriselliot8162]

Hey Mike, noticed you had your rear shock reservoirs installed separate from the shock. The 2.0 that I received have the billet piece that keeps the reservoir together with the shock. How did you manage to separate and install the reservoir from the shock? I hope that makes sense

[@andrewmonk29]

I just want to clarify when you were talking about tire size the 75 is actually 75% the width of your 295 not the percent of the rim size as you stated

[@andrewmonk29]

I love your videos though!!!!

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Correct - not sure what I said, but if it was not that, I may have just fumbled some words. If I recall correctly I was just trying to explain the height in relation to the rim, in the sense of a 285/75r17 will be taller than a 285/75r16 - as the height of the wheel does factor into the height of the tire (in addition / relation to the 75 part, which as you stated is a percentage of the width of the tire). Whew... haha

[@Jkd2244]

Ok so Iv lifted a ton of vehicles in my day all straight axel tho. I’m curious why do all the big name company’s like icon and king only lift Toyota’s 3 inches? I’m not saying I want to go higher I’m just curious what the reasoning is behind it? I see other not so good company’s that have 6in lifts granted it’s all drop brackets and no coil overs. I no king makes longer coil overs. Do they just not offer them on Toyota’s bc of the independence front suspension and with the control arms and cv shafts 3 is the max you can go with a coil?

[@robmckay4162]

Tacoma, if you are 5'10" or under you will fit in it. I didn't so picked an 2018 4Runner.

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Yeah, headroom isn't massive for sure - I have a couple friends > 6' that drive Tacomas and they do okay though. The moonroof also cuts a few inches off headroom as well I guess.

[@69hecto]

I’m 6’2 and I fit perfectly fine in mine.. with about 4’ to spare of headroom. I guess it all depends on siting positions

[@Texarican1]

Good to know. I just bought the KO2 on 17” wheels. I would like to start overlanding sometime this year but I know the stock fox suspension will need some up armor i.e upper control arms, and some stronger leaf springs. Thoughts?

[@LastLineOfDefense]

A stock tacoma can handle quite a bit, honestly. So it really depends on what you're looking to do.

[@rccola525]

I want those Adidas NMDs

[@MrJeepguy1974]

That stance looks like a 6” on 35s Do you think a 6” has more vibration or even your lift do you have vibration?

[@frankgulla8782]

he's running a 3" lift on 33.5 inch tires, he's states that in the video

[@itsajoke631]

@@frankgulla8782 do you think I need to lift my car to go off road like this? I have stock 4runner quicksand

[@frankgulla8782]

@@itsajoke631 no, you can go off road with the stock suspension but you will be limited to easier terrain, if you want to do harder stuff then you should lift it with bigger tires.

[@joeosborne8354]

Maybe an incredibly dumb question, but is your spare tire stock, or is it also a KO2? Wondering if your KO2s would fit in the spare location. Thanks.

[@jcgallegos7235]

Saw your truck on Kingston peak Saturday

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Wild, shoulda said hey!

[@jcgallegos7235]

Last Line Of Defense no one was around other wise I would’ve. You were parked just down the hill from the mailbox

[@LastLineOfDefense]

Ah gotcha, yeah i guess we were headed up/down James Peak.

[@romangabriel007]

I’m assuming you regeared, correct? What ratio?

[@judemock2699]

Do you have spacers ?

[@bm3turbo10]

should I get this or new ranger. Please help

[@Vultite]

So at what point do you need to replace the upper control arms?

[@chrisb6866]

My 285's are perfect

[@GATORADDAM]

All good stuff except ..... I would never use wheel spacers. It just wears bearings to quickly. But nice truck, no doubt!

[@yeahh_idk_]

Tom A ive had wheel spacers on my old car that I would track and autocross with, 80k miles never an issue with bearings.

[@geographyinaction7814]

90% of aftermarket wheels, require spacers.

[@GATORADDAM]

Then I will seek out the 10 percent that do not.