2010 Toyota Tundra Buildup - ReadyLIFT SST Lift Kit

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When you buy a new truck, you want people to notice it. After checking off a couple of the bells and whistles boxes at the dealership, a new truck can soar past $50,000. Writing that check every month will be even more difficult if your truck looks just like everyone else's rig and it easily gets lost in a sea of boring, stock trucks. It's what we affectionately call the "new truck blues". We had a new '10 Toyota Tundra Platinum edition that looked nice, but once we rolled off the dealer lot, it looked just like every other Tundra. To cure this illness, we logged on to www.autoanything.com and searched for our specific truck make and model. Within an instant, we had dozens of parts ready to be bolted onto our Tundra.

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First, we installed a new 3-in-1 ReadyLIFT SST lift kit at ReadyLIFT's facilities in Santa Ana, California. Nice and simple, the ReadyLIFT 3-in-1 kit is easy to install and gives the Tundra extra height without compromising ride quality. The three-inch front lift and one-inch rear allowed us to clear 34-inch tall Nitto Terra Grappler tires mounted on 20x8.5-inch MB Motoring Gunner 5 wheels supplied by Discount Tire Direct. A true perk to buying online, Discount Tire Direct shipped the tires premounted, already balanced, and included tire pressure monitoring sensors. All we had to do was bolt the wheels and tires in place and call it a day. To squeeze out some more horsepower and MPG from the big 5.7L V-8, we bolted on a new K&N intake and Borla dual exhaust system in our in-house tech center. With these high-quality aftermarket parts, not only did we make Toyota's best Tundra yet even better, but we also made it stand out in the crowd.

HIGHS
Better looks, quick and simple install, increase HP and MPG with intake and exhaust, relatively low investment for a high gain

LOWS
Lift and wheels/tires cancels out HP and MPG gain, tire rubbing when making hard turns, intake whine at constant speed

We started out by measuring the stock ride height. From the center line of the wheel to the bottom of the fender, it came in right at 21 inches in the front and about 23 inches in the rear. This is what the front suspension looks like from the factory, and with kit installed it doesn't look much different.
We started out by measuring the stock ride height. From the center line of the wheel to th
Using a 22mm box wrench, we removed the lower strut mounting bolt after unbolting the sway bar end link.
Using a 22mm box wrench, we removed the lower strut mounting bolt after unbolting the sway
Next, the lower bolts from the ball joint assembly were removed to give the spindle assembly room to move down once the kit is installed.
Next, the lower bolts from the ball joint assembly were removed to give the spindle assemb

After unbolting the top of the strut assembly, the whole strut assembly was removed from the truck.
After unbolting the top of the strut assembly, the whole strut assembly was removed from t
The ReadyLIFT 3-in-1 kit comes with steel strut extensions for the front and 1-inch blocks and longer U-bolts for the rear leaf springs. It also has other miscellaneous nuts and bolts for four-wheel-drive applications.
The ReadyLIFT 3-in-1 kit comes with steel strut extensions for the front and 1-inch blocks
The strut extensions were simply bolted on to the factory struts...

...and the whole strut assembly was bolted back into place.
Here you can see the strut extension block installed on top of the strut. With the help of a couple guys and a screw jack, the lower control arm was raised back up into place and bolted on.
Here you can see the strut extension block installed on top of the strut. With the help of
For the rear, the first step was to unbolt the U-bolts from the axle.

The bolts that held the bottom of the rear shocks in place were removed to give the axle more freedom of movement.
The bolts that held the bottom of the rear shocks in place were removed to give the axle m
With the leaf spring pack unbolted, the blocks were simply slipped into place.
To finish off the rear, the new longer U-bolts were installed and the shocks were bolted back on. After the kit was installed, the ride height was exactly 3 inches higher in the front and 1-inch higher in the rear.
To finish off the rear, the new longer U-bolts were installed and the shocks were bolted b