Front Sway Bar End Links

So, I just finished installing Bilstein 5100's with ASC 4121 springs in the front and 4221 springs in the back. I also wanted to install new polyurethane bushings on the sway bars front and rear. When I went to install the bushings, I noticed my front sway bar end links were deteriorating so I bought some new Import Direct end links for replacements. As I was installing the new ones, I noticed that I was having trouble getting the top nut to grab any threads on the end link. I ended up having to jack up the suspension to get enough thread showing so the nut would screw on. My question is, did I need to buy longer end links for the front? I was able to get everything put back together and it seems to drive just fine but are those end links going to give me problems on the trails? I ended up gaining two inches of lift after the new suspension was installed. Any thoughts or insight on this would be greatly appreciated
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You'll be just fine. Getting that nut back on is hard because the bushings are "fuller" than the old rubber ones.

Your suspension travel - even if you have a lift now - hasn't changed, so you don't need longer links (they are still working in the same range as before). For details on this and why a lift doesn't affect anything but where your truck sits at ride height, see https://adventuretaco.com/what-size-tires-fit-my-lifted-tacoma/ That's for 1st gen Tacomas, but as you know, a 3rd gen T3R is essentially the same.