Lift kit

Is a truck's stock rear height usually 2 or 3 inches higher than the front? I need a leveling kit for my 2017 tundra

 

Your year of Tundra has 2 inches of rake. So rear is 2 inches higher than front.
2 inch lift up front will level the truck.

Id suggest skipping any of the cheap spacer lifts and install a lifted coilover instead. It will ride and perform much better.

 

100% this. It's spendy, but rides much better.

 

Is this all that has to be done to level the truck? Don't have to do anything in the rear unless you need rear shocks?

 

Nothing, just shocks.

 

So add 6112s set @ 1.9" in the front and the trucks leveled?

 

Ok thanks for that insight! I kist keep seeing lift kits online from rough country and others as "2.5-3 inch lift kit" so I didn't understand the .5 part and I had to ask. I did actually measure tje gap on both ends and it did read 2 inches higher in the rear but after seeing those kits online I thought maybe I was off. Haven't seen the coilover type when I go looking but I will check it out although I'm not trying to drop too much on it.

 

A nice lower cost but good setup is the Eibach Pro truck. Includes adjustable front coilovers (assembled already) and matching rear shocks. Out of the box it is set for 2 inch lift up front.

If you want to piece together your setup, look into Bilstein 6112s or 5100s and get some matching rear shocks.

Any of these will be light years better than a spacer lift.

And read up the 2nd gen suspension forum, look at the stickies for sure. Info on different types of lifts, user threads with pics and details of their setups, lots of useful info.

 

Awesome will do. Yeah I've been browsing for insight on this for several months, just can't pull the trigger yet. I really want this all to come together right so I'm takimg my time...I'm also trying to get a good set of tires amd rims as well. I assume you have a bit of knowledge on tire sizes for certain lifts, what will rub, what will rub just enough for minimal trimming and choice of offset. I'd like for the tires to extend about an inch, no more passed the fender and the rim to sink inward just a little. So I was thinking 35s x 12.5 on either 20 or 18 rims with a negative 6 or 8 offset. I'm reading that negative offsets mean that the rims are typically deep dish but the hub is pushed further out towards the rim making it more flush. Sounds contradictory: deep dish yet more flush. Then I got to figure out whether a 3" or 4" lift kit would be enough. Then I'm also wondering if I should get some fender flares too if the tires poke put a bit.