Hey guys, I recently picked up a 1993 4x4 Pickup and i'm looking to lift it. I'm currently a broke college student so money is definitely an issue for me. I don't need anything real special, but i'm looking to lift it 3-6 inches and install a set of 33's on it for as cheap as possible. I don't know a whole lot about the best setups for these trucks and i'm open to all suggestions. Thanks!

Travis

 

if ur going cheapo, why not just a 3 inch body lift and some 33s. fits well and looks purdy darn good.

 

Thanks for the reply. How much harder will the truck have to work to push those tires compared to stock? It's got the 4 cylinder engine and 5 spd tranny.

 

Ummmm... why don't you just go out and buy 33x10.50's? No lift required! Don't get much cheaper than that...

 

That's true, but it looks a lot better with a small body lift IMO. I'm just curious as to what kits to stay away from and which would be better quality.

BTW, tc are you running 33's on stock rims?

 

Yep - the nice thing about the narrower tires is you don't need to buy tires, rims, and lift all at the same time to make them fit. Buy the tires now (or whenever the ones you have wear out), save up some $$ and do some research, then buy your lift, etc. By the time the 10.50's wear out, you're ready for 12.50's

 

tc, can you post a higher quality picture of your rig with 33's than on your icon? Thanks, Eric

 

its all depends on what gears you have in ur truck.
if you go to this site http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/other/4_axles.html you can read the door jamb code and tell what stock gears you have in ur truck. 4.88 gears are what u need to put ur ratio closest back to stock with 33s but u dont necessarily need to regear. ur truck will just be slower and prolly worse on gas and from what i have heard, ur 5th gear will be usless. anyone more knowledgable then i am plz feel free to correct my statements. this should help you out a little bit though.

u asked on wut kits to go with. from what i have seen and had experience with, performance accerssories is probably the most popular and widely used. there is also a guy up here that sells body lifts as well as alot of other stuff for toyotas. his website is www.4crawler.com and then u just click on the links. i know alot of people on here like his lifts and the guy seems very knowledgeable and quite nice.
-Kyle

 

Travis,

I don't think you can get any cheaper than what I run on my 87. The most expensive part was the tires: 33x12.5x15 Dunlop M/T from Sams club. If I recall they were about 115 each.

I got four all black wagon wheel type rims 15x10 with stock back spaceing.

AAL in the rear.

Torsion bars up about an inch.

Low profile bump stops.

2 inch body lift.

Hammered the inner fender seams in.

The truck is certainly slower going up a hill, but it was never fast to begin with! 5th gear is only useful on the high way if flat or downhill!

I also did new shocks and poly bushings everywhere, but you can do this in the future when you have more funds.

The only possible problem with this setup depends on your location. I don't run fender flares and the tires stick out about 3 inches and it is illeagal. It depends on the local fuzz and your laws.

Dave

 

How much was gas mileage affected? Are you running 4.10's and the 22r-e?

 

I can't really say for sure because I never pay attention. But yes, I'm still running the stock 4.10's and will probably stay that way. At most, maybe do some cheap HP upgrades.

 

Sorry...missed the motor part. I have just the 22r but I have a brand new carb on it so that helps.

 

BTW....I forgot to add....I thought it was important with the bigger tires to get rid of the rubber soft lines in favor of the braided lines....about 80 bucks.

 

Sweet dude, thanks.

By the way, that a motley list of vehicles in your sig. Haha.

 

i vote for no lift at all, save your money unless you plan on doing some serious wheeling. Get your truck in really good shape, poly bushings, good set of shocks, full exhaust, rock sliders, and some late model taco wheels with some 265/75/16 bfgs. You will have a bad a$$ daily driver that you can cruise with confidence while attending college and still get decent gas mileage and reliablilty. Remember, keep the truck low, big tires, and plenty of flex and you can still hang with the big boys and maybe some driving expierence. I have a similar setup on my 88 and can go just about anywhere my brothers lifted jeep tj will go and i have no lift. Lifts are over rated if your gonna stick with IFS. Sure you can stick bigger tires under the truck but that doesnt always equal better performance off road. Besides bigger tires = regearing truck for optimum perfromance and that gets expensive on a IFS truck.

 

Cool, thanks a lot guys that helped a lot!