I just bought a 06 and it's got 6" rough country lift but wanted to drop it to a 4". What's the process to that? Is it just shocks or you gotta do more?
That's wild, I did a 3" toytec and ran 285's and it felt grossly underpowered and my gas mileage took a hit. When I regeared it with nitro 4.88's I got my power back to the point where it felt like a totally different truck
@Lo Livingston lift height isn't an issue, it's tire size that gets you. I had 285x75xR16 tires before and once I switched jobs to have a more substantial commute to work I had to get rid of them.
I have the 6” rough country on my black 4x4 sport crew too. I love it. Rides exactly like stock and looks freakin awesome. No power difference to me too. I lost ab 10-15 miles per tank so it’s not bad at all on 35x12.5x20’s trail grapplers. I don’t care at all about cutting the frame. The RC kit is really really good. Keep the truck forever, or sell it to somebody who will love it later on with the frame cut. They won’t care either!
Quick question, i drive a 21 sr5 taco crew cab.. i threw on a 3” level lift but i want to go higher .. i loveee the way rhe 6” looks however, i heard you have to do some trimming and cutting to the frame .. I HEARD people do it, im not saying i believe in it; I’m just asking if you had to do it to yours since i would love to give my taco a 6” lift
@@hectordelorenzo2274 yes, we did it to mine. It was done very cleanly and the super nice and strong RC metal goes all the way across. I don’t regret it at all. I assure you it doesn’t sacrifice value or integrity. For reselling, the right private buyer will give even more because of the lift and I’ve had 4 Tacoma’s and this one rides better than any of them did with no more than 3” lifts because it was done right. (I had blocks and spacers on my other tacomas). I would do it again on a brand new TRD pro and wouldn’t think twice about it. One thing to callout tho, if you go 6”, you have to have 35’s to make it look BA in my opinion. I have a buddy with the same lift and he has 33’s and it just doesn’t look good to me. It definitely costs to go 6” the right way tho.. between the lift, labor, wheels and tires, you will be looking at around 8K.
@@cdieseldawg5850 dude , thank you for such a descriptive response and elaboration on it all. Do you have Instagram by any chance ? I’ll send you a few pics of my taco .. like yea it stands out around here in north jersey where i am , because not many people drive them .. but i want to do more with it in terms of suspension you know.. ESPECIALLY considering it is not the size of your typical ram or f150
@@garytheguru so you are saying tacomas are even remotely comfortable from the factory.. lol ok.. anyway, I got rid of the Tacoma and got me a brand new at4x and lifted it. In hindsight, the Tacoma struts started leaking and transmission went bad. Never put a 6” lift and 35s on a Tacoma. Looks badA, but I can guarantee you 💩 is going to go bad.
if you want a good lift this is the way to go. If you want to start doing extreme rock crawling on the other hand, get a SAS or get the RCLTHD ifs kit. But for me, It’s nice to take a good weekend trail run here and there reliably, and not get worried about stressing your axles on moderate-difficult terrain. Great video man
I call BS on the gas mileage. My 2020 Tacoma with a 4" lift and 33" tires gets 13 mpg in the city and 15 on the highway. It does ride smooth as silk though.
Had a 4.5” - 5” RCD drop bracket lift installed on my old 2015. It drove incredible well, so much better than my current 2021 with a 2” coilovers lift.
Because you lifted it the right. When you lift your vehicle with IFS more than 2 inches you need to drop the front diff and get extended nuckles. Body lifts are crap without upgrading the springs and damping at the least.
my 6in lift after 3 years shakes like hell, shook the most today so maintenance if def required once again! love my truck but would highly recommend a 3in lift. I do however, miss my stock off road 16' taco i had for 60k miles before the lift.
Idk dude the frame thing is def making it undervalue snd I’m sure warranty is out the window for that too, idk how insurance in case of accident would react? Thinking of maybe just 3 inches on mine
@@The_Goon3r that's the lift I'm looking at and have a shop already lined up. Got new 17" Fuel wheels and wanna get some 35" muds. Have a 09 2.7L Prerunner 5 speed manual so in the same move I'd need to regear. I am kinda nervous about cutting the frame though lol
Big mistake to cut the cross member takes away the structure integrity of the whole framing, the only way around from having to cut the sub frame yet going with 6" of lift is to do a 3" body lift & 3" suspension lift which will also let you have larger tires, the down side to all suspension lifts is early premature wear on the driveline the Ujoints will sooner then later wear out & pain to having to keep replacing them especially installing them I know being I been through it several times.
@@xannyjb9374 That is a myth, all trucks with every maker already has small spacers in between the cab & frame as well the bed & frame, getting into an accident will not effect the cab or bed coming off the frame.
You mentioned if going just for looks, to lift 4-6 inches. As long it’s not a RWD right? Just quoting you from one of your previous videos 😁. Your Taco definitely looks bad ass 🤙
Just get a 6.5 Maxtrac spindle lift. Comes with 4” spindles and 2.5” strut spacers. You will not have to do any cutting and easy to install. Rough country lifts are garbage.
Great video buddy I’m in the market for a Tacoma first one ever but not sure 🤔 If lift it with 35s it would it be a good idea since I work in the oilfield and travel 1400 on the highway to get to the job site so do you think it wouldn’t struggle on speed 80mph would it feel sluggish lease answer don’t want to make a 50$k mistake
I think you should be fine putting 35s on it. You can always tune your Tacoma for better throttle response if you feel like it drives sluggish with bigger tires.
Your Toyota is beautiful. One quick question I’m going to do a 6 inch BDS left my only concern is the Rims is there a positive or negative offset because your set up is perfect. Don’t wanna have to take them off to go get a safety
Those Toyo open country tires look wider than 12.5 , have you measured the tread size ? They look good, man. I got the same size wheels and nankang tires . The Nankang tires looks skinnier on my truck, I regret buying them.
@@Summon-Zero because crawl control is optimized to the stock wheel size as it varys rotational wheel speed to find the correct speed that will get you unstuck. It will still work in a sense that you can press the button and it will start moving the wheels, but it won’t be as good as stock… that being said, it’d be way harder to get stuck with a 6in lift and 35s lmao
Your comment about bigger tires. Would you say I wouldn't feel the difference in a 2.7? I recently had 850 pounds of rock in the back and didn't feel any sluggishness. Appreciate the video bro.
I think it depends on the size you end up going with. If you do end up putting bigger tires on your truck you may feel a slight difference but I’m sure it won’t be anything drastic.
Did you find out why the light(Whats it called?) comes on when turning or in sand? It happens to me… Is it bad This it hurt the truck? I have a 4.76 lift on 35s
Brakes? Tie rods? U joints? Auto cruise prob won’t work with a sensor that high. He doesn’t have a sensor. To each his own. I can’t spend $15k+ to obliterate the resale of my vehicle. It looks nice, but…
@@The_Goon3r it’s not because of the height of the lift. I’ve seen lifts more than 6 inches with no such problems. It has to do with your suspension/wheel component.
The truck looks good & all but dude cutting the frame is a very very bad way to go. You do know that there is an alternative way, a better way than cutting the frame. It’s unfortunate that It’s too late for you now. Why cut it…why why why bro. You can do 6 inches without cutting the frame.
Got mine lifted with 6" but dropped it to about 4.5-5 and rides amazing and performance is legit
I was planning to do a 4in kit on my regular cab, I know the 4in is a little easier on your cv shafts
I just bought a 06 and it's got 6" rough country lift but wanted to drop it to a 4". What's the process to that? Is it just shocks or you gotta do more?
@@alabama389I ended up getting the bds 4” lift after I had the 6” much better with fox coils
That's wild, I did a 3" toytec and ran 285's and it felt grossly underpowered and my gas mileage took a hit. When I regeared it with nitro 4.88's I got my power back to the point where it felt like a totally different truck
How high can I go without losing gas mileage?
@Lo Livingston lift height isn't an issue, it's tire size that gets you. I had 285x75xR16 tires before and once I switched jobs to have a more substantial commute to work I had to get rid of them.
Looks good. Manual transmissions are why I like this Toyota truck.
2" to 3" is absolutely perfect for this truck
I went with Eibach and absolutely love it
Does your boyfriend like it
Man, that is one beautiful Tacoma right there son. Love it.
I have the 6” rough country on my black 4x4 sport crew too. I love it. Rides exactly like stock and looks freakin awesome. No power difference to me too. I lost ab 10-15 miles per tank so it’s not bad at all on 35x12.5x20’s trail grapplers. I don’t care at all about cutting the frame. The RC kit is really really good. Keep the truck forever, or sell it to somebody who will love it later on with the frame cut. They won’t care either!
Quick question, i drive a 21 sr5 taco crew cab.. i threw on a 3” level lift but i want to go higher .. i loveee the way rhe 6” looks however, i heard you have to do some trimming and cutting to the frame .. I HEARD people do it, im not saying i believe in it; I’m just asking if you had to do it to yours since i would love to give my taco a 6” lift
@@hectordelorenzo2274 yes, we did it to mine. It was done very cleanly and the super nice and strong RC metal goes all the way across. I don’t regret it at all. I assure you it doesn’t sacrifice value or integrity. For reselling, the right private buyer will give even more because of the lift and I’ve had 4 Tacoma’s and this one rides better than any of them did with no more than 3” lifts because it was done right. (I had blocks and spacers on my other tacomas). I would do it again on a brand new TRD pro and wouldn’t think twice about it. One thing to callout tho, if you go 6”, you have to have 35’s to make it look BA in my opinion. I have a buddy with the same lift and he has 33’s and it just doesn’t look good to me. It definitely costs to go 6” the right way tho.. between the lift, labor, wheels and tires, you will be looking at around 8K.
@@cdieseldawg5850 dude , thank you for such a descriptive response and elaboration on it all. Do you have Instagram by any chance ? I’ll send you a few pics of my taco .. like yea it stands out around here in north jersey where i am , because not many people drive them .. but i want to do more with it in terms of suspension you know.. ESPECIALLY considering it is not the size of your typical ram or f150
There's no way that rides like stock with that lift!
@@garytheguru so you are saying tacomas are even remotely comfortable from the factory.. lol ok.. anyway, I got rid of the Tacoma and got me a brand new at4x and lifted it. In hindsight, the Tacoma struts started leaking and transmission went bad. Never put a 6” lift and 35s on a Tacoma. Looks badA, but I can guarantee you 💩 is going to go bad.
if you want a good lift this is the way to go. If you want to start doing extreme rock crawling on the other hand, get a SAS or get the RCLTHD ifs kit. But for me, It’s nice to take a good weekend trail run here and there reliably, and not get worried about stressing your axles on moderate-difficult terrain. Great video man
Finally someone who isn’t a prune with their truck
Went with a 6" Fabtech. Rides beautifully
To fix the VSC problem you need to do a zero point calibration
I call BS on the gas mileage. My 2020 Tacoma with a 4" lift and 33" tires gets 13 mpg in the city and 15 on the highway. It does ride smooth as silk though.
i call BS on your fu king ears.
If you are gonna cut the cross member of the frame might as well go the full 6 inch. Good looking truck man
Had a 4.5” - 5” RCD drop bracket lift installed on my old 2015. It drove incredible well, so much better than my current 2021 with a 2” coilovers lift.
Geez…interesting
Because you lifted it the right. When you lift your vehicle with IFS more than 2 inches you need to drop the front diff and get extended nuckles. Body lifts are crap without upgrading the springs and damping at the least.
my 6in lift after 3 years shakes like hell, shook the most today so maintenance if def required once again! love my truck but would highly recommend a 3in lift. I do however, miss my stock off road 16' taco i had for 60k miles before the lift.
That tacoma is sick.. my buddy just bought a 2020 tacoma and he's got alot of plan's for it and a lift is one of them..
great vid bro, truck looks tight
Great looking Truck!.... good luck with it ,Thank you for sharing!
Looks awesome.. I did a 3 inch RC lift. I like it but kind of wish I did 6 inches.
Get that 6in lift you won’t regret it 🤟🏽
I wanna get a 6" lift for my FJ Cruiser lol. Looks so good
That truck looks fresh!
Dope truck bro
Badass looking truck. I'd like to lift my 2021 enough to run some 33 x 12.5's. I don't want to cut anything though.
Rc 3.5 lift
do 3
Awesome, thanks for sharing, your Tacoma looks good.
That truck is badass man! Did you install one of the Hypertech or Rough Country speedometer calibrators to correct the reading?
How has it impacted mpg?
🤤🤤 imo that’s the best a Tacoma can look.
I liked your review bro. Straight to the point. One question tho. What's your average mpg with lift?
Thank you I appreciate that and right now it’s about 16 mpg
what's the unlifted mpg?
21 highway
Idk dude the frame thing is def making it undervalue snd I’m sure warranty is out the window for that too, idk how insurance in case of accident would react? Thinking of maybe just 3 inches on mine
Same
Very helpful video thank you!
Wow that’s a really cool truck
Did you just get the 6' lift kit from rough country? did you get any upgraded struts or shocks with it too?
Putting kdmax tune will give you stock ride as I have for my lifted Tacoma
My 2021 taco had 100 miles on it when I cut the frame for a pro comp lol
Lifted my 08 taco 6in and I can barely keep it on the road . Rides like pure ass wish I could go back
What’s the price for a 3”, 4”, 6”?
I just got a 6inch done about to get my truck back. Same tires, same lift but with no spacers, same rim size. $5,750
Excellent video bro
Please help! I got the same 6" RC lift. Tell me the details of the wheels, please. Offset/backspace. You're truck looks BOMB!
Toyo Open Country M/T
35x12.50-18
-12 offset
Just get the trd lift kit from factory that comes with a 3 year warranty no frame cutting involved
I did Trd lift awesome
What’s the total height of the truck?
The new rough country kits look like you don’t have to cut the frame. That is a really bad idea to cut the frame.
What lift did you go with ?
Looks nice !
6” Rough Country
@@The_Goon3r that's the lift I'm looking at and have a shop already lined up. Got new 17" Fuel wheels and wanna get some 35" muds. Have a 09 2.7L Prerunner 5 speed manual so in the same move I'd need to regear. I am kinda nervous about cutting the frame though lol
@@The_Goon3r what shocks upgrades did you put on it?
The traction control grinding/light come on all yhe time for me when i turn at speed
Fuck’n clean bro. Got me excited to do my 6 and 35s”
Looks awesome
Do you have to re-gear the differential to run the 35?
Thank you
No, you don’t have to re-gear but it is recommended.
Big mistake to cut the cross member takes away the structure integrity of the whole framing, the only way around from having to cut the sub frame yet going with 6" of lift is to do a 3" body lift & 3" suspension lift which will also let you have larger tires, the down side to all suspension lifts is early premature wear on the driveline the Ujoints will sooner then later wear out & pain to having to keep replacing them especially installing them I know being I been through it several times.
What happens if you crash and the body of the truck flys off the frame?
@@xannyjb9374 That is a myth, all trucks with every maker already has small spacers in between the cab & frame as well the bed & frame, getting into an accident will not effect the cab or bed coming off the frame.
If you go 4 wheelin your gonna get premature wear on everything...jus fyi
looks good - i would never go that high
Trucks definitely beautiful
Nice rig brother!!!! I only get 14mpg and I regeared.
What gears did you go with? I’m about to do a 6” lift with 35’s on a 2022 TRD-OR and I want to do it right. Do you recommend regearing?
That's your wheel speed sensor geting yanked when u turn that y traction control light comes on
can you fit in garages? like hotels/casinos/resorts/etc garages?
what size wheel and tires are you using. what is offset on the wheels? sweet setup!
I’m running 35x12.50-18
Offset is -12
Wheel Size 18x9
You mentioned if going just for looks, to lift 4-6 inches. As long it’s not a RWD right? Just quoting you from one of your previous videos 😁. Your Taco definitely looks bad ass 🤙
Yes that is correct. Thank you 🤟🏽
Just get a 6.5 Maxtrac spindle lift. Comes with 4” spindles and 2.5” strut spacers. You will not have to do any cutting and easy to install. Rough country lifts are garbage.
Nice looking taco!!! Did you put duel exhaust on it too?
Thank you but no it’s not duel exhaust
Great video buddy I’m in the market for a Tacoma first one ever but not sure 🤔 If lift it with 35s it would it be a good idea since I work in the oilfield and travel 1400 on the highway to get to the job site so do you think it wouldn’t struggle on speed 80mph would it feel sluggish lease answer don’t want to make a 50$k mistake
I think you should be fine putting 35s on it. You can always tune your Tacoma for better throttle response if you feel like it drives sluggish with bigger tires.
Hello and Happy New Year The Goon3r! i am looking for a place to do the lifting here in Los Angeles, any suggestions. Please
88 Rotors in South El Monte
@@The_Goon3r 6" LIFTING CORREC? THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. I WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM.
Hey i have a 08 tocoma i'm thinking 6in lift can i keep my 16 mud tire's on them?
Your Toyota is beautiful. One quick question I’m going to do a 6 inch BDS left my only concern is the Rims is there a positive or negative offset because your set up is perfect. Don’t wanna have to take them off to go get a safety
Thank you. My wheels have a -12 offset. Hope that helps 👍🏻
What about the angle of the front CV axles?
How did you fit those rims
I didn’t cut anything on my truck with it at 3 inches of lift off the ground.
How is the shifting? I know a common problem is the truck wants to jump from 4 to 5 th alot
Hey bro what year and trim is your truck
Those Toyo open country tires look wider than 12.5 , have you measured the tread size ? They look good, man. I got the same size wheels and nankang tires . The Nankang tires looks skinnier on my truck, I regret buying them.
Check the width of your rims. My rims are 10in wide.
@@The_Goon3r My rim size are 9" inch wide. I should've gotten a 10 inch .
Nice looking truck. I'm in the market for one and also going to lift it.
Thank you, hopefully this video was helpful to you ✌🏽
how much total height was added? curious if i can still get in my garage….
does anyone know if you can get it insured if you cut the crossmember?
Good video. Thanks
Does crawl control still work after the lift ?
Of course. Why wouldn't it?
@@Summon-Zero because crawl control is optimized to the stock wheel size as it varys rotational wheel speed to find the correct speed that will get you unstuck. It will still work in a sense that you can press the button and it will start moving the wheels, but it won’t be as good as stock… that being said, it’d be way harder to get stuck with a 6in lift and 35s lmao
He has trd sport=no crawl control. That only comes on the trd offroad or pro.
Your comment about bigger tires. Would you say I wouldn't feel the difference in a 2.7? I recently had 850 pounds of rock in the back and didn't feel any sluggishness. Appreciate the video bro.
I think it depends on the size you end up going with. If you do end up putting bigger tires on your truck you may feel a slight difference but I’m sure it won’t be anything drastic.
If you are running 2wd you don’t have to cut your crossmembers just hope this helps someone
Yeah the prerunner 2wd trucks just need spindles , wish it was that easy for 4wd
interesting i did a 3 inch lift on 33's. definitely 2mpg fuel hit and drives like a dog. need to regear.
I have a 6 inch lift in my 2020 with 33s and have no stability light issues whatsoever...jus fyi
Do u have to upgrade the UCA?
No
What year is your Tacoma?
What is the purpose of cutting away the cross member?
What is the name of the tires you are running
Toyo Open Country M/T
Nice looking Taco
For looks, switch to the black license plate.
What is the offset on the wheels?
-12
I'm doing a 6" RC lift on my 2017 taco and they are saying I can only run 285 without trimming?
My Tacoma don’t rub and I got 35s
Did you find out why the light(Whats it called?) comes on when turning or in sand?
It happens to me…
Is it bad
This it hurt the truck?
I have a 4.76 lift on 35s
👀👀
What is the max lift height can I do without worrying about changing anything else?
3.5 in
What year and Model is that truck?
2017 TRD Sport
Sweet looking Truck, did you have to regear for the 35's?
Thanks but I didn’t regear it
@@The_Goon3r do you feel a lack of power?
Brakes? Tie rods? U joints? Auto cruise prob won’t work with a sensor that high. He doesn’t have a sensor. To each his own. I can’t spend $15k+ to obliterate the resale of my vehicle. It looks nice, but…
How's your alignment? my truck goes to the right and i was told this is due to the tires i have. ( Toyo open county)
Alignment is good doesn’t pull. If your tires have uneven wear then that could be a reason why it’s pulling.
Nice truck
What are the specs on the wheels the Truck looks good 👍
Thank you I appreciate that and the wheel specs are
size 18x9
BP 6x135
Offset -12
Weight 37lb
What part of Cali are you from?
Beaumont CA
I have a question why is the disability light comes on? Is it because they cut the frame?
Because of the height of the lift
@@The_Goon3r ohhh ok thanks
@@The_Goon3r it’s not because of the height of the lift. I’ve seen lifts more than 6 inches with no such problems. It has to do with your suspension/wheel component.
@@The_Goon3r I have a RC 6 inch lift on my 2020,and never had my VSC light come on when turn...
Do I need to cut frame on. A 2x2 tacoma 16 sport
Yes unfortunately
You do not need to cut frame on 2 wheel drive
You dont notice the power drop because you only drive on the road.
And he’s not loaded with weight
has it affected your TSS?
My Tacoma is a 2017 it’s not equipped with TSS
What offset are your rims?
-12
The truck looks good & all but dude cutting the frame is a very very bad way to go. You do know that there is an alternative way, a better way than cutting the frame. It’s unfortunate that It’s too late for you now. Why cut it…why why why bro. You can do 6 inches without cutting the frame.
Yea cutting the frame of your truck just for a lift doesn’t sound right
I'd like to know how to lift the Tacoma 6" without having to cut the frame?
Warranty voids if you cut into it
What package is that. Looking at getting one for the wife
simple fix add the supercharger now your performance is fixed lol