How To: Lift Your 3rd Gen Tacoma in 15 Minutes! We Install a 3.5" Lift and 33's on a 2020 TRD Sport! 

Thanks for the input, and for watching. This isn’t my personal vehicle. It was a customer build and everyone has different budgets. For this basic lift, it was a decent kit and the customer still loves it 25k miles later.

It was a Canadian import. It wasn’t too bad actually. Thanks for watching! 🤙🏼

You can do it! Not too hard.

Awesome, glad I could help! Thanks so much for watching 👍🏼

Guess it depends on how you look at it. I see what you’re saying though. Thanks!

Yep, did it myself!

Slightest rubbing in the front body mount at full lock. I did trim a little inner fender I believe too.

They fit and only rubbed the front mud flap slightly. Remove those if you got em and you’re good to go.

Thanks! I agree, big improvement for sure.

Yeah, those are a pain in the neck! Takes a little bit of prying and wiggling to make it happen. Did you end up getting it done??

@PSFGarage yes got it done had to shave down the washer on the uca bolt flat so I could slid it through. Made it easy that way. Really like the RC kit. For the money it's a killer deal. People talk crap about RC lifts but I'm happy with mine.

I bought the full 3.5 kit with UCA and leaf packs for my 2017 TRD off-road. I didn't need to cut anything. That $800 kit should've come with the diffental Spacers though. My kit came at different times. I didn't receive it all at once. It took like a week to get everything. With the $800 kit, you should get the spacers. I would contact RC if you don't.

I’m not positive on that, you should call Rough County and ask for sure.

I bought the truck to sell, built it, and sold it. So it wasn’t something I did for someone and charged for it.

Yeah, this was a truck that came from Canada. Little more salt on the roads there. Thanks for watching!

That’s so much for checking it out Phillip and great questions! I’ve added links to 2 versions of the kit to the video description. With the full leaf spring setup, it’s only about $1100. Totally worth it! You can get it direct from Rough Country or from their Amazon store at the link I shared in the description. Thanks again for watching 🤙🏼

What is a “ long bed”?

​@@The93ssfd regular Tacoma beds are 5 ft. The long bed version has a 6 ft bed.

@@Slking507 thank you

Great questions and 2 answers: 1. Excellent ride quality! 2. -12 Offset. 🤙🏼

@@PSFGarageany vibration on the highway due to my tires?

Thanks so much. Yeah, they have a 2wd version! Don’t know about what’s need in the front for 2wd but it’s easy install in the 4wd so you should need a diff drop. Daily use is the best 💪🏼

It would be a 33x10.8r20

Hey, to each his own! No hate from me on that, whatever you’re into is cool with me. Hard to say on that size. Seems like it would probably fit since the tires are a bit narrower than the 12.5 wide ones I was running. I give it a good chance of working! Worst case, you need to do a little light trimming or add a spacer or something but not much. Do it!!

Don’t know, never done a body lift. Stick to suspension 💪🏼

Hard to tell. That’s a wide rim. Possibly. Probably going to need to trim the body mount.

Yours sounds dialed! Nice work 💪🏼 Thanks for watching!!

Look so nice. Gotta love it. So what is the MPG?

does your truck sit level now or a little more rake or squat??, i have the same 3 in RC lift in the front and need new leafsprings.

Awesome 💪🏼 Great choice! I’ll take the blame for that 😂

Not sure why they would. Never had a problem.

Thanks! I don’t think so, no.

They make 2wd lift kits too! Great for those pre-runner and desert style builds 💪🏼

No training or education needed, just get your hands dirty and start doing it yourself 💪🏼 If you have an interest in trying things like this, start doing it and you’ll figure it out, that how you get the experience 👍🏼 Great question and thanks for watching.

I wouldn’t think so but you can always trim back the front body mount if needed.

@@PSFGaragebrother I have a 2020 Tacoma 2wd. And I put the same rc 3.5 lift kit and I put Yokohamas mt 285 75 r16 . Before installing the new tires I have wrangler duratrac 265 70r16 and no issues on the highway, now with the Yokohamas tires I feel a slightly vibration on my steering wheel at 55 to 60mph. Also it feels like a bearing is go bad when I’m braking close to a stop light. Some people say they had zero issues with this tires. What do you think is the problem?

Thanks! Can’t recall the model exactly but they’re Black Rhino.

I can’t recall for sure, but I believe it’s +18.

Yessir!

They’re nice rigs! I don’t own one now but I’ve had a few.

Thanks man, I appreciate it! They were actually 245/75R17, which is about 32”. If you picked up a set of spacers for now and push them out a bit, it would look good until you can get the tires you want. It’ll look good man, it’s not a huge difference in size.

@@PSFGarage do you need to do the cap chop to cleare those tires? I already did the lift. Following your video was so easy bro!! thanks

Think it’s pretty even at 3.5” all the way around.

That would be your drivers side front diff bearing. You’ll need to swap the old needle bearing out with the EGCS clamshell bushing.

Sounds like an awesome truck! Great choice with those KMC’s too. Hmm, I haven’t had that issue with this one personally but could potentially be in the brakes? 2018 is pretty new but I guess it depends on how much you’re driving it, brakes could be ready for some changing, maybe even just pads? Hard to say.

Well I found out once I replaced the stock 16” rims and 245’s with 11/4” hubcentric spacers that the spacers caused the vibration, no spacers now and new tires and rims, poof- gone.

Thanks! It’s a Prinsu rack.

Absolutely. Thanks for watching!

@@PSFGarage your welcome. I really enjoy your videos. I when you came west over here to wheel our trails.

Hmmm 🤔 Belly height? Height to the roof? Honestly, no clue 😂 Not too tall though, I like bigger tires and a low center of gravity.

They’re a Black Rhino Warlord in 18x9 with a -12mm offset. Thanks for checking out the video 🤙🏼

Probably would’ve had I been keeping it for myself. Good luck with your new Tacoma and the build 🤙🏼

Thanks man, and sorry for the delay on the response. It’s a different kit for 2wd but Rougg Country has 3”, 4” and 6” for your truck depending on what you’re comfortable doing. Hint: Go 6” 💪🏼

Everything in this kit will bolt right up to a 4x2. Only thing not being use is a diff drop kit. Nice video and awesome looking truck.

So there would be no fitment issues for using this kit on a 2WD? I have a 2WD 2023 Tacoma and was wondering the same thing.@@codyk-bu6uu

You're the man! Thanks for subscribing brother!

Thanks man 🤙🏼 Appreciate you watching!

Heck yeah ! Mines almost identical. I currently have invested close to $12,000 into mine. My next move is a hunting fridge in the back seat area, I just did a Goose rear seat delete…

No reply, oh cool!!

Sorry, missed the comment. They’re black rhino, don’t recall the model.

Thanks!

Thanks 👍🏼

Great question! I'd say it rides event better than stock on the road and seems to absorb bumps better at mid to high. speeds off road. By no means is this thing going to get moving real fast through some whoops or bumps off road but it does really well for the way its setup. In slower off road situations I notice it the most. Great articulation to keep the tires planted where they need to be. Thanks for the question and for watching!

@@PSFGarage I appreciate the reply!

Great feedback. Thank you.

@supergirl109 got a 2020 taco 2.7 the most reliable engine going on 140k miles never done a thing to it but oil changes religiously still rides like the day I baught it, waiting on the 2024 to come out still gunna keep my 2020 love it !