Hi, I have a 2001 Toyota Tacoma double cab prerunner, I wanted to lifted 3" in the front but did not had an idea of what lift kit was the best for my truck. What I did, was that I cut the bottom plates that hold the bottom part of the shocks, and we replaced them with longer plates to give it a 3"lift look. Now, the problem is that the suspension is to hard, and my upper ball joint in the passenger side is going bad very often. I did this in december of 2008 and have change it 2 times already. My question is, IF I INSTALL A LIFT KIT, WHAT BRAND? and, IF WILL MAKE MY SUSPENSION SOFTER? thanks for your help...