Unplugged Performance just released the production version of its UP INVINCIBLE 2.5-Inch Lift Kit for the Tesla Cybertruck, and the story behind it is more interesting than most aftermarket launches. This kit spent over two years in development, got broken at the Mint 400 off-road race, and came back redesigned. That is not the typical path for a suspension product, and it shows a level of seriousness the Cybertruck aftermarket has mostly lacked so far. Furthermore, it shows an aftermarket tuner’s willingness to detail the entire engineering, development, and testing process, not just release the final product. And yes, you can rest assured that the pre-production pieces got beaten up like never before, before an actual production-worthy item was revealed
The kit is available now, either shipped directly or installed at Unplugged Performance facilities in Hawthorne and Fremont, California. Pricing starts at $9,995.00. That number will raise eyebrows, and we will get to it, but first, it is worth understanding why lifting this particular truck is such a headache in the first place.
Why You Cannot Just Lift a Cybertruck
On a conventional body-on-frame truck, a 2.5-inch lift is a solved problem. Spacers, new springs, maybe some extended control arms, done. The Cybertruck is a different animal entirely. It combines factory air suspension, ride-height sensors, steer-by-wire, and rear-wheel steering into a single tightly integrated package. Change one variable carelessly, and you can compromise the whole system.
The lazy approach, one some owners have already experimented with, is to manipulate the ride-height sensors or push the air suspension beyond its intended range. That gets you height, but it also puts the suspension outside its design envelope. Unplugged Performance went the other direction and built a proper mechanical solution around the truck’s original architecture. The kit raises both the body and the battery by 2.5 inches while keeping factory air-suspension functionality, ride-height adjustability, steer-by-wire, and rear-wheel steering fully intact on AWD and Cyberbeast trims.
That last part matters more than the lift itself. A Cybertruck that gains clearance but loses its adjustable ride height or confuses its steering systems is a worse truck. This one keeps everything working as Tesla intended, just higher.
What Is Actually in the Kit
The centerpiece is a set of high-clearance front and rear upper control arms machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum with stainless steel hardware. These are not just longer arms; they are designed to accommodate the revised suspension geometry while keeping the air suspension sensors in their correct positions, which is exactly the detail that separates an engineered solution from a hack. The system also includes the supporting components needed to maintain proper alignment and suspension function at the new ride height.
The geometry change addresses a real weakness the team found during development: under extreme off-road compression, the factory upper control arm becomes a limiting factor. The redesigned arms fix that while adding clearance, so the truck gains capability in exactly the situations where the stock setup starts to run out of ideas.
In practical terms, owners get improved approach, breakover, and departure angles, plus 2.5 inches of additional underbody protection for the battery. For anyone taking a Cybertruck onto rocky trails, deep ruts, or rough access roads, that battery clearance alone is a meaningful upgrade. The battery pack is the most expensive component on the truck, and it sits low.
The Mint 400 Broke It, and That Is a Good Thing
Here is the part of this launch that deserves genuine credit. Earlier this year, Unplugged Performance ran the prototype lift kit on the only Cybertruck competing in the Mint 400, one of the most brutal off-road races in America. During the event, an attachment pin failed under race conditions.
Plenty of companies would have buried that detail. Unplugged Performance is instead building its launch messaging around it, because the failure directly shaped the production kit. The affected area was redesigned and reinforced, and the overall component count was reduced to eliminate additional potential failure points. Fewer parts, stronger parts, validated by a failure mode that almost no customer will ever come close to replicating.
This is how suspension development is supposed to work. Race it, break it, fix it, then sell it. The company’s own framing sums it up well: they would rather learn those lessons themselves than leave them for customers to discover. That philosophy is common in legacy motorsport but still rare in the Tesla aftermarket, where too many products ship on renders and optimism.
The Price Question
At $9,995 before installation, this is not an impulse purchase. You can lift a Tacoma for a fraction of that. But the comparison is not really fair. A Tacoma does not have steer-by-wire, rear-wheel steering, air suspension, or ride-height sensors, all of which need to continue functioning perfectly after the lift. The engineering cost of preserving all of that is baked into the price, along with two years of development and billet aluminum construction.
For owners who bought a Cybertruck as a pavement queen, this kit is irrelevant. For those who actually intend to overland, hit trails, or work the truck on rough sites, it is currently the most credible path to real added capability without giving up factory functionality. Professional installation is recommended and available at the Hawthorne location serving Los Angeles and the Fremont facility covering the Bay Area.
The Bottom Line
The UP INVINCIBLE 2.5-Inch Lift Kit is expensive, deliberate, and race-proven, which puts it in a category of one for the Cybertruck right now. Unplugged Performance clearly decided being right mattered more than being first, and the Mint 400 redesign is proof they meant it. If you own an AWD or Cyberbeast Cybertruck and plan to use it off-pavement, this is the lift kit to benchmark against. Everyone else can keep waiting for cheaper options, but they will be waiting for something less proven.
You can grab a detailed look at the UP Invincible 2.5-inch lift kit in the video and media gallery below.
