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What kinds of trails do you enjoy running? I have done some pretty significant rock crawling with only 32s or 265-75-16s and a 2” AC lift, which I had for over 15 years. I’ve got a steel bumper, winch, rock sliders, low range 3.7 crawler gears in the TX10 part time transfer case, and dual air lockers. All that served me very well until I finally got a 4” subframe drop to add to the 2” lift, and 6” rear springs, along with 285-75-16s. To be honest, I don’t think it made as much difference in capability on extreme terrain as lockers and crawler gears. Sure, I can fit 33s instead of 32s, but that’s only 1/2” more ground clearance. The extra 4” of clearance from adding the SFD only means I can be lazier and sloppier about picking a line than before. I personally don’t think a SFD gets you as much bang for your buck as decent tires, armor, winch, lockers, or crawler gears. If you have a green light to spend money on your rig, get crawler gears if you have the TX10 case. It’ll be a night and day difference, especially with a 5 speed manual.

Yeah, those fill the arches better. Given that 33x10.50 mostly fits at stock height, you should be good with that lift, so long as the offset on the Yota rims isn't too crazy. Normally I'm not a fan of modern rims, but those ain't bad--especially for the price!

Sure thing, pal. Actually you just reminded me that I never came back to post an update here. I installed the new TYC regulator+motor and it's been working great ever since, so that makes it 2 years of flawless operation and doesn't seem like it will fail on me any time soon. It's not noisier than the original motor and a bit faster than the other 3 windows. I may have to replace the rear ones at some point since they also feel kinda sluggish. It's a shame I didn't take pictures of the inside of the original motor when I had the chance so you could see what I mean by not being worth refurbishing it. Out of all the aftermarket crap you usually stumble upon, TYC is usually one of the few brands I do trust.