Suspension:
One of the most popular modifications owners make to their titan is lifting it. There are a variety of choices available to users ranging from serious baja capable to kits that don't add any travel just height. Also for those looking to lift and spend just a little, spacer lifts (aka leveling kit, 2" lift, mini-lift) are available.
Spacer Kits
See Attached Tire Guide...for those of you with 18" wheels.
See Attached Installation Guid for PRG Mini-lift: It's not that hard! (Thanks Carbeaux)
PRG: Link Greg's kit are the orignal, and most would agree the best. He offers 2.5" kits for 2wd & 2" kits for 4wd. If you try to achieve 2.5" lift with 4wd you will be hitting the coil bucket a lot on bumps, so he has two kits. Also, Greg is known for offering the best customer service around. I've yet to see a bad review of his work or products. Offers a trade in credit if you decide to buy a full lift from him after buying the mini lift.
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Lift Kits
Summary:
The following is a summary on lifting a 4x4 titan posted in june'06 by PRG (PreRunnerGreg). I have edited it for formatting, spelling etc as it was a quick response from PRG not meant as an official guide. PRG has not reviewed/approved this and it has been edited. Please remember this is still a work in progress.
Shops:
When you are talking to a shop, ask what companies they buy direct from, the answer will most likely be who they are pushing the most due to higher margins. I have also seen every kit botched by different shops, and the shop blames the kit and the customer believes the issues are the kits fault, but really the shop is to blame.
Kits (4wd):
That being said, here is my latest opinion on the kits being made now. My opinion is that the Procomp and CST are the best bang for the buck. It you were blindfolded and put in 4 different trucks, each with a different lift, with new factory shocks they would all ride and handle the same. The CST and Fabtech will allow more overall height when using a different upper a-arm than the pc or rancho. And all but the Fabtech use just a block in the rear (Fabtech uses a 2" block and an aal). All these kits can be changed drastically with use of coilovers and/or upper a-arm and PROPER spacing (NOT just adding a leveling kit!!) and with different rear springs or blocks. Listed in Bang-for-the-buck order:
Procomp: I was never a big fan of PC, but their titan STAGE 1 kit is very, very nice and you get a nice fitment and easy installation for a good price (includes billet rear blocks, brake lines, rear shocks, and a slightly better sway bar connecting system than the Fabtech or rancho kits). 5” in front 3” higher in rear. Should sit about level to slightly higher rear.
CST: The nicest titan kit on the market, you pay for it too. But when it’s all over you will spend about the same price to add the things that come in the CST kit to any other (Hiem jointed sway bar end links, aluminum skid plate, Bilstien rear shocks). The CST kit is by far the most labor intensive to install, so there may be more cost as there is cutting and welding to do (unless you get the TC upper a-arms as you will not need to weld). 6-6.5” up front, 4 inch lift in the rear. Rear sits 1 inch higher than front.
Rancho: This is a very nice kit, but requires you to get their struts just to use the basic kit, so it adds more cost. It is also a bit shorter and has a bit less potential to grow (height wise) compared to the others. Still, it is a very nice kit with nice hardware. 5" in front, 2" rear block, front will sit level or a tad taller than the rear (unless OR package, then about 1/2" taller in back).
Fabtech: I typically only use this kit on 2wd (we mod the sub-frames so there is a lot of clearance and it looks great like that). It the least expensive kit but it doesn’t have braided brake lines (all the others do) and it uses a very stiff add-a-leaf (I hate those). I sell all the kits but mostly CST and Procomp. Any of the kits can be made to work with a quality coilover and a good rear shock 6” lift up Front, 3.5” lift in the Rear.
Bulletproof: This is such custom kit that I will leave it out of this discussion. All this info is generalized too and just for the 4wd titans. 2wd is a different ball game.
Kits (2wd):
The attachments below have a listing of tires that fit, as well as instructions for a spacer lift