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There's nothing wrong with 5.29's & 33's. You get more torque & it's quicker off the line. That's good for climbing things. In addition to a 4" suspension lift, you could install bigger shackles in the rear & beefy torsion bars up front. The shackles will give you an extra 1-1/2" in the rear, the torsion bars might give you an extra 1-2" in the front. If you crank the torsion bars too much it will give you a crappy ride. 35's should fit the rear, no problem. You might have to take off the front valance panel and bend back the pinch weld lip at the rear of the front fender to fit 35's up front. Even with a 3" body lift I probably wouldn't go any bigger than 36's (that's a lot of tire). I'm a big fan of going big, but I started my truck as a daily driver with good off road ability while keeping it somewhat practical. I'm not a big fan of body lifts, but sometimes you have to do it. If you put a body lift on a 4runner with auto trans, you might have secondary problems with extending things like the transfer case shifter and some other stuff. I had a buddy that put a 3" body lift on his, that's why I remember that he had some problems. I don't know a whole lot about body lifts, but I guess, once you got it all figured out, it should be no problem. I try to stay away from the super sawmper line up. They wear out too fast and ride like crap. They're good if you drive mostly off road.....I don't. I like Goodyear MT/R's. I've have them for over 4 years with about 50,000miles on them. They have been through mud, sand, snow, rocks, and just about any thing else I could throw at them including rugged terrain down in Baja Mexico. One of them has had a nail in it for about 4 years now, it only loses air about once every six months. As far as I'm concerned, these tires are close to bomb proof. Oh yeah, they kinda suck in the rain just like any mud tire.