Hey guys, I am currently outfitting my 57 year old father's 07 Tacoma. I have already done my mother's FJ Cruiser pretty well.

My mother's FJ has the following:
Black Procomp wheels series 7089 17"
Dick Cepek Mud Country tires
Dual Recaro SRD seats with hand made (THE ONLY ONES) SpeedWare brackets.
TRD CAI
TRD Catback
15% tint
Rock Sliders
Roof Rack bin (like all the Jeeps have)
The best kayak rack there is, it lowers the kayak down to you so one person can load it.

My mom likes her FJ a lot and we have a lot more plans, probably All-Pro front and rear bumpers, TRD Supercharger, etc. The dealership we take it to (the largest on the west coast) says it is the most modded FJ they have seen in person and over half the service department had to come out and drool over it when she took it in for her 15k.

My dad has some different goals for his truck. My mom actually loves wheeling her FJ, it has desert pinstripe down the side and has been used in the rocks some. It's a lot of fun. My dad is not really the wheeler type but doesn't like stock.

So far we did 15% tint and a soft toneu cover, really not that much. We are thinking now a 3" lift, black wheels, some semi-chunky mud-terrains, maybe an exhaust and intake, and rock sliders.

Who makes the best smaller lift for the 07 Tacoma D-Cab? What tires do you recommend to get 20k miles or so out of a mud terrain? We've done the BFG MT and those things just turn so slick when it rains that it doesn't do well in Seattle. My 4runner just slides around now that the BFG's are worn down.

This kind of sucks because my x-maa gift to my dad was Victor Teflon wheels with Terra Grappler tires in a 275 size and his first question was "Oh so did I get a lift?" and I REALLY didn't think he wanted that lift at all. So now I have to try and return his wheels and tires and go bigger...

 

I'd go with the revtec spacers for lift pretty good price and well worth it...

 

I'd stay away from spacers if I were you. I regretfully have some on my Taco D/C. I'd go with OME springs and and AAL for the rear. I had OME springs on my last 4runner and I loved them.

 

I know the question was about a lift, but based on the info in your post I have a suggestion about tires... I would think an AT type tire, rather that MT would be more appropriate for your dad's needs (since does not plan to wheel it and has experienced traction issues in the rain). An AT tire gives a nice aggressive look, provides adequate traction for light/occasional wheeling, provides a quieter ride, longer tread life, and will perform much better on the road (wet & dry). Just a thought...

 

I would definitely not do spacers. I ran spacers on my old 4runner and didn't like them at all. Ride quality sucked, CV's went haywire on me...overall bad choice.

I haven't done too much looking on lifting my Taco but I have heard that OME's and AAL in the rear is the way to go. If I ever lift mine that's what I'll go with.

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We finished a 3" suspension lift and a 3" body lift on an 07 DC Taco before Christmas. Looked awesome.
Let me know if you have any questions.

 

X whatever on the spacers, I went with Daystars for mine because of budget contraints...not happy with them. If you dad is looking for a functional, real world useable truck, I too would recommend the OME fronts, skip the AAL and do the OME Dakars in the rear--it will allow decent travel and great load capacity. Tires: I am happy with the Toyo Open Countries I put on my '81, good traction in PNW conditions, decent wear and can hear yourself think with the windows down-- got'em at Schwab so you know you will be able to get a replacement if you blow one just about any where in the PNW.
Sounds like 285's would work for him...though expect some rubbing at lock to lock on the front cab body mount..

Wierd though about your BFG's, previously I had pretty good luck with them (w/ the exception of the Rugged trails that came stock on my '05)