[wvuviv30]

I am the owner of a New Tacoma.. well its a 98 that just was just broken in.

Well the tires aren't the greatest.
I have a set of 33x10.5R15 BFG on a set of 15x7" ~4" backspacing 90-95 Alloys (split 4 spoke).

How much lift do I need to run these?

I do have manual locking front hubs.

I looked at the guides but they list 33x12.50s.

 

[TacomaNova]

Chris has about 3 inches or maybe a little less and he is running 33x10.50s, im sure he will chime in.. i think he has SAWs and new leaf pack in the rear

 

[duaggie]

I am running those tires on a 99 tacoma. I have a 3" Corn Fed spacer lift in the front with an add-a-leaf in the back. The tires do rub some a full compression on the front. They also get very very close to the rear most side of the back fender when the bed is under a full load (1/16" close). I am going to add a 1 inch body lift to fix that. Other than they they look and perform good.

The spacer lift is inexpensive, but will make you truck ride very rough. There are many options and lots of great information on this website. You may want to run a search on lifts to learn the pros and cons of other lifts.

So I guess your answer is 3 to 4 inches, but it depends. I have read that you will have problems if you decide to go with coilovers b/c you get too much compression with them, but I don't know this as I have never tried.

Good luck.

Brad

 

[Gvus]

I'm running the same tire with 3" rough country spacer up front and rough country 2 1/2" shackle with a skyjacker 2" AAL. Doesnt rub unless your at a full lock turn.

 

[99TanTaco]

I have about 2-1/2" of lift with Wheeler's type A wheels which I think are 4-1/2" BS and the only rub I have is in the rear on the lower forward most inner fender bolts

 

[TacoCrazy]

I am the owner of a New Tacoma.. well its a 98 that just was just broken in.

Well the tires aren't the greatest.
I have a set of 33x10.5R15 BFG on a set of 15x7" ~4" backspacing 90-95 Alloys (split 4 spoke).

How much lift do I need to run these?

I do have manual locking front hubs.

I looked at the guides but they list 33x12.50s.

If you'll look at my pics you can see 33x10.50 M/T's on about 3" or less...

 

[wvuviv30]

I forgot to mention, but a couple of you did it...

What parts did you use? And how well do you like your lift?

 

[duby08]

I forgot to mention, but a couple of you did it...

What parts did you use? And how well do you like your lift?

I ran on cornfed and 3" aal's for awhile and rubbed at full turn/with suspension compression and I just barely rubbed in the rear at full flex. I'm now running Donahoes up front and All Pro springs with 1.5" shackles in the rear and I have yet to run at any point. I did do the pinchweld mod and a little plastic trimming when I first put the cornfed on.

 

[JESSE_at_TLT]

You can run 33x10.5" tires on those wheels with ZERO lift. We've done it on several Toyota/Tacoma pickups. If you lift your truck __" to clear __" tires, they will still rub on compression travel. Does that make sense?

The tires that fit your truck should clear everything on FULL compression, and 33x10.5" tires can/do. I've posted several times, suggesting how a person can cycle the suspension to check for clearance and trim plastic, hammer firewall seams, etc.

 

[hytenor]

You can run 33x10.5" tires on those wheels with ZERO lift. We've done it on several Toyota/Tacoma pickups. If you lift your truck __" to clear __" tires, they will still rub on compression travel. Does that make sense?

The tires that fit your truck should clear everything on FULL compression, and 33x10.5" tires can/do. I've posted several times, suggesting how a person can cycle the suspension to check for clearance and trim plastic, hammer firewall seams, etc.

do you have a writeup on that? I didn't notice on on your site.

I did notice the new Atlas Tcase for the Taco, however....nice price?

I wonder about that in place of a crawler...hmmm

 

[MidwestTaco95]

GO WITH DONAHOES!!! i have them and im clearing 33x12.5's

 

[StemsCornfedTaco]

I'd go 3" atleast to clear for 33's, I have 4.5" of lift and i clear 33's no prob.

 

[gary briggs]

im running 33x12.50r15 on pro comp #87 black steelies, i have sightly over 3" in the front and 2 in the back via an aal, i would say it has a minor rub at most with the sus. compressed at a full turn, it rides like shit and i hate it, way to stiff and unforgiving, spacers r cheap and if u just drive on the street they would be fine. im shit cannin the spacers and aal and buying a fabtec lift with a whole new leaf pack in the back. my opinion, dont waste yer time on spacers.

 

[hytenor]

im running 33x12.50r15 on pro comp #87 black steelies, i have sightly over 3" in the front and 2 in the back via an aal, i would say it has a minor rub at most with the sus. compressed at a full turn, it rides like shit and i hate it, way to stiff and unforgiving, spacers r cheap and if u just drive on the street they would be fine. im shit cannin the spacers and aal and buying a fabtec lift with a whole new leaf pack in the back. my opinion, dont waste yer time on spacers.

with only 3" you'll rub with 33x12.50s quite a bit when you get into some really twisty stuff like the cracks at Hollister hills...both front and rear.

as long as the tires don't wipe out the fenders a little rubbin' is no big deal.

 

[JESSE_at_TLT]

Chris-

I'm sorry, we haven't written any articles specifically about fitting 33" tires without any lift, but I ran them on my little red Tacoma and the Donahoe Tacoma for a while. The red truck rode at stock height and the Donahoe truck was obviously lifted, but they both need the exact same tire clearance. It doesn't matter how much you lift a truck or what the ride height is. Full compression is where tire clearance matters.

The best way to do this is put the vehicle on jack-stands, remove the coil-overs, reinstall the wheel/tire and then cycle the suspension towards full compression. You will notice rubbing on some of the plastic panels and the pinch-weld on the firewall, etc., but after a little bit of careful trimming and hammering the tires will clear at full compression and lock-to-lock steering without any noticable interference.

The same process/advise applies to any vehicle/tire size/suspension type. For the rear suspension, you only have to remove your leaf-springs, disassemble the pack and then reinstall the main leaf spring (maybe the second spring too, depending on the truck and the leaf-pack) on the truck. Then you can cycle the suspension with a floor-jack to determine the PERFECT shock placement or check for body clearance, etc. It's time-consuming, but it's better than a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey approach to shck placement, tire/fender clearance, etc.

Hope that helps. If this is a topic that enough people are interested in, maybe we can try to write-up something Tacoma-specific. We are going to publish an article that covers the major points of this type of work (applied to out Donahoe Tacoma-length leafspring-equipped 1st gen. 4Runner) with Off Road magazine sometime in the next few months.

 

[Bnorm]

I am the owner of a New Tacoma.. well its a 98 that just was just broken in.

Well the tires aren't the greatest.
I have a set of 33x10.5R15 BFG on a set of 15x7" ~4" backspacing 90-95 Alloys (split 4 spoke).

How much lift do I need to run these?

I do have manual locking front hubs.

I looked at the guides but they list 33x12.50s.

Check out this site for info on a nice front setup.
http://fastq.com/~sschaefer/recommend.html
I'm going this route soon. (The tundra coils) The front suspension is nearly identical between the 4runner and Taco. (Only the sway bar differs).

 

[hytenor]

Chris-

I'm sorry, we haven't written any articles specifically about fitting 33" tires without any lift, but I ran them on my little red Tacoma and the Donahoe Tacoma for a while. The red truck rode at stock height and the Donahoe truck was obviously lifted, but they both need the exact same tire clearance. It doesn't matter how much you lift a truck or what the ride height is. Full compression is where tire clearance matters.

The best way to do this is put the vehicle on jack-stands, remove the coil-overs, reinstall the wheel/tire and then cycle the suspension towards full compression. You will notice rubbing on some of the plastic panels and the pinch-weld on the firewall, etc., but after a little bit of careful trimming and hammering the tires will clear at full compression and lock-to-lock steering without any noticable interference.

The same process/advise applies to any vehicle/tire size/suspension type. For the rear suspension, you only have to remove your leaf-springs, disassemble the pack and then reinstall the main leaf spring (maybe the second spring too, depending on the truck and the leaf-pack) on the truck. Then you can cycle the suspension with a floor-jack to determine the PERFECT shock placement or check for body clearance, etc. It's time-consuming, but it's better than a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey approach to shck placement, tire/fender clearance, etc.

Hope that helps. If this is a topic that enough people are interested in, maybe we can try to write-up something Tacoma-specific. We are going to publish an article that covers the major points of this type of work (applied to out Donahoe Tacoma-length leafspring-equipped 1st gen. 4Runner) with Off Road magazine sometime in the next few months.

cool, thanks. I have to pull my SAWs to tear them down and anti-sease the threads so that will be a good time to do it.

Before AZ rocks I had cut some of the plastic and pounded the lower portion of the pinchweld and then tried to lower the coilovers. (the right side worked but I broke the wrench trying to do the dr. side) The tires grabbed the plastic where I had cut it and folded it up making quite a racket during most any articulation...oops. I just need to cut more but I didn't want to take all of the plastic off and leave the fender open to mud, etc collecting into the door, etc. What is the best way to do this but maintain the protection that the OE plastic offers?

 

[JESSE_at_TLT]

Ditch the plastic and use Silicone along the pinch-weld where you fold it over. We bought a few sheets of ABS plastic and cut them up to make a pair of custom inner fenders when we installed fiberglass front fenders on our LT Tacoma. We had to remove those recently though, when we cut out the firewall and trim the fenders to clear 35's. We ran it like that on our last trip down to Baja for the San Felipe 250, then over to the Pacific coast (through a LOT of mud and gunk). After a pressure-wash, we got everything out of the doorjam and seals, etc. If you're only trying to fit 33x10.5's, I'm sure you can easily replace whatever you need to remove.

 

[hytenor]

Ditch the plastic and use Silicone along the pinch-weld where you fold it over. We bought a few sheets of ABS plastic and cut them up to make a pair of custom inner fenders when we installed fiberglass front fenders on our LT Tacoma. We had to remove those recently though, when we cut out the firewall and trim the fenders to clear 35's. We ran it like that on our last trip down to Baja for the San Felipe 250, then over to the Pacific coast (through a LOT of mud and gunk). After a pressure-wash, we got everything out of the doorjam and seals, etc. If you're only trying to fit 33x10.5's, I'm sure you can easily replace whatever you need to remove.

cool, thanks

I bought a can of that spray-on liner stuff so I'll just make up some plastic to fill the hole, silicone it in and spray the whole thing...should work.

 

[AK98Taco]

im running 33x12.50r15 on pro comp #87 black steelies, i have sightly over 3" in the front and 2 in the back via an aal, i would say it has a minor rub at most with the sus. compressed at a full turn, it rides like shit and i hate it, way to stiff and unforgiving, spacers r cheap and if u just drive on the street they would be fine. im shit cannin the spacers and aal and buying a fabtec lift with a whole new leaf pack in the back. my opinion, dont waste yer time on spacers.

Wow, that's a mouthful.

I'm running a 3" Cornfed kit (spacers up front, AAL in back), with 33x12.50s and 15x10s. The rubbing on the rear bedsides is quite bad during articulation, but the rear isn't too bad most of the time.

The ride isn't bad at all, but I'm used to driving a heavy duty Chevy IFS truck and big solid axle trucks. Maybe it's your new truck and new springs that need to break in, but I don't see how the ride is "shit."

I wheel my truck hard, and have no regrets about the lift. I got it because of some tires I bought a while ago, but it serves me fine.