Level Lifting my Limited with RAS

[southpaw2324]

Ok i still have a little confusion with the front level lift spacers.
I want the front level yet i see some people do the 1" budget boost from daystar and others say they did 2" or 2.5".

FIrst off...Is the 1" budget boost in fact 2" net lift?
secondly my truck seems to measure 3" difference front to back when i measured it. So i assume i need a 2.5" lift

Can anyone shed a little light?
Thanks

 

[telvarin]

I can't help with the spacer question (but I think whatever you do in the front results in 2x...a 1 inch change will result in a 2 inch lift), but I will let you know what I did.

my 05 Limited V8 had the RAS and XREAS. Everything worked great up until last winter then the ride deteriorated rapidly. The truck would cycle through bouncy to harsh. I took it to three different shops (a Toyota dealership, an independent with Toyota trained techs, and a suspension shop). All diagnosed a problem with the sensors (there are 4), one air bag, and a shock. Average price to replace factory parts was $3500. Gulp.

I chose to go to a specialty 4x4 shop, take out the airbags and XREAS, replace with OME shocks and coils. Resulted in a 2 inch lift, slight rake (back about 1 inch higher than front). Ride is very good (although not as cushy as I remember it being when new), handling is unchanged. I do not notice a difference in corners (body lean) from before to after using my butt accelerometer.

 

[anotherrunner83]

I started with the Toytec 1/2" spacer and got about 1" of lift. I didn't think that was enough so I used the 1" budget lift and netted about 2" of lift in the front. I did this about 120k miles ago and have had no problems. I too have the rear air bags and wanted to keep that functionality. In my opinion nothing makes a truck look weaker than squatting heavily with a trailer on the back.

It's damn near dead level in my eyes. I still love the stance. At 2.5" you may look a little nose high. You could adjust the rear airbag position sensors to get more out of the back if you went this route. I did end up moving up to a 265/65/18 after i did this as