This page is to help guide you with tire size selections for your 79-96 Toyota 4x4 Pickup or 84-96 4Runner.

The information listed below is merely a guide for someone wanting to lift a stock truck for normal use. It is by no means the definitive source of information on lifting a Toyota 4x4, there are too many other factors to be considered. I'll list a few of the other factors:

Do you seriously offroad the vehicle?
Do you really intend on using the increased wheel travel?
How wide of a tire do you plan on running?
What engine changes/improvements have you made?

The few factors I've listed above greatly affect the lift needed for a given tire size. Not to mention the infinite reasons a 4wd could possibly be used for: slow-speed rock crawling, high-speed desert racing, general purpose 4wheelin', mud racing, long-distance open country trek's where load carrying capacity is also an issue, the possibilites are endless. The best way to decide what tire size and lift are right for your vehicle is to talk to someone who has a vehicle like yours that is lifted and uses the vehicle in a manner similar to what you would.

NOTE: All of the recommendations listed below are assuming a previously unmodified (gears, body lift, susp. lift etc,) Toyota 4x4 with 4.10 gears. Some vehicles with V6's and/or auto-trannies came factory with 4.56 gears.

Lift: The inches of lift needed listed below can be a suspension lift, body lift, or a combination of both. With my preference being towards suspension lifts due to the potential increase in wheel travel ability as opposed to body lifts which only allow the fitment of larger tires when used alone. A suspension lift used in conjunction with a small (1-2") body lift could allow the use of larger tires and extended compression wheel travel to keep the tires from rubbing the vehicles fenders.