Thread: Hilux Lift Question

Hopefully some of you Hilux experts out there can help me.

I have a 2022 SR5 and I want to get a bit more clearance.

I have been told that I can do a 2" lift without needing any vehicle certification, and I should be able to go up a tyre size as well - more body clearance and diff clearance.

I'm in Lower Hutt - any suggestions who I could or should get to do some work on my ute, and any advice on the type of lift - I know there are a few different kits - all different prices...

Cheers !

Tyre size is something like a 5% increase in circumference before needing a certificate.

Here is some info about what you can do

https://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/s..._Threshold.pdf

Drive a 2023 Hilux, got a 2 inch lift in the front and went to 275/70R17. Good amount of clearance and no cert

Originally Posted by stug

Tyre size is something like a 5% increase in circumference before needing a certificate.

So you can get a 5% boost on your RUC by doing this?

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I have your exact year / model. I have an ARB OME suspension lift/upgrade. I am also one size up on tyres. Stock is 265x65 r17 where as I run 265x70 r17. You can’t go any larger then that on tyres without mods to make them fit. I found that the one size up actually makes my speedo run true and accurate too. No cert etc needed for what I have above.

Originally Posted by Ned

So you can get a 5% boost on your RUC by doing this?

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Normally most manufacturers have a more than 5% tolerance in the speedo anyway, for COF it can't be more than 10% out so I'm told and the same for WOF incidentally but I have never heard of it being checked at WOF ever. Part of the cert requirements is recalibrating the speedo, and providing the cert for the change in 'approved' tyre size - so the RUC thing really is a non-event for real life purposes.

If you travel to Hawkes Bay we can do the lot , we do a whole heap of suspension lifts and other mods.
Don't go bigger than a 265/70R17 , Hilux's can be a real pain in the ass with upsizing the tyres especially more so if you don't have a bull bar.
265/70R17 is a nice size for them and has a lot of brands and patterns available and that size will correct your speedo

Thanks a lot guys, this is what I needed to understand.

2" lift with 256/70/R17 + bullbar is the go.

Any suggestions on what sort of bullbar I should get -? I want to retain the foglights and if possible the sensors for parking etc around town.

Originally Posted by madmaori

If you travel to Hawkes Bay we can do the lot , we do a whole heap of suspension lifts and other mods.
Don't go bigger than a 265/70R17 , Hilux's can be a real pain in the ass with upsizing the tyres especially more so if you don't have a bull bar.
265/70R17 is a nice size for them and has a lot of brands and patterns available and that size will correct your speedo

Listen to this man. And it would be well worth a trip to Napier.

I went 265/70r17 and had very slight figment issues on stock rims (+30) offset - minor rubbing at full flex which was fine on road but annoying off road.

Then I changed to 0 offset steel rims to try sort it and made it way worse and had to lift it 2” and get the wheel alignment set easy forward as it rubbed on the body mount and trim my front bumper out.



Long story short all the above advice is what I had to do - but it looks better, speedo runs more accurate and I’m convinced the mud tyres mean I get stuck less…