Before I start I want to say thanks to all of you guys on the group. I never would’ve known what to do without most of you, but I really want to thank ARK_SWAMP_RIDER for all of the help he has given me. He taught me pretty much everything about the suspension of this car and I really need to thank him!
Well this is going to be pretty text heavy (plus pic) so if you’re looking for a story take a seat and read away. Here's a list of everything I've done to it up to this point:
Here is a list of things I've done to her:
OME 885s, Icon 2" Rear Coils, 275/65/18 Cooper STTs, Toytec 1" Body Lift, Bilstein 5100s, 15% Tint all the way around, 1.25" Spidertrax all the way around, Removed front mud guards, Trimmed Rear Mud Flaps, Removed running boards, Exhaust re-routed to the side, Pioneer AVH-P4400BH Head Unit, 2 12" Kicker CVR subwoofers W/ Kicker 750.1 Amp, AVS Rain Guards, AFE Pro Dry S Air Filter, HCF Delete, Optima YellowTop Battery, Race Sport 8000K HID Lows, JLM 8000K HID Fogs, Hella Twin Tone Horn, aFe Throttle Body Spacer, Jet Mass Air Flow Sensor
So here’s the beginning I own a 2006 4Runner V8 4X4 and here it was the day I got it
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Here's it in May after I took the running boards off too
Here's a pic of it stock next to my girlfriends Mom's F350
Gas mileage isn’t all that great, but I’m slowly beginning to not care and just enjoy my truck. I purchased OME 885 fronts, Toytec Superflex rears, Bilstein 5100s, and a top out spacer from Toytec using the discount code 112710. Total came out to be $830.21 shipped (Not including shirt and sticker pack ). I was planning on getting 285/65/18 Nitto Trail Grapplers, but I decided to stick with 275/65/18 Cooper Discoverer STTs instead. I figured they’d be better on gas so I thought why not. After looking around I decided to sell the OME/Toytec lift and get something cheaper. I sold those, and bought a used set of FJ coils from a guy local on craigslist. I also went and purchased a daystar 1.5” spacer as well. I probably should have stuck with the OME/Toytec coils BUT I’m doing this mostly for looks so I figured I should just stick with the cheaper lift for now. So now I have Bilstein 5100s, FJ coils, and the Daystar 1.5” spacer. My plan was to set the Bilsteins at 2.5” and have the front FJ coil give about .5” and a better ride. The back was coil was going to have the Daystar 1.5” spacer and the FJ coils so I can have 2” in the rear. So that’s a 3/2 which is what I was planning all along. I took my car in to have the lift done and heres how it looked when it was getting worked on
but about an hour later I get a call. My friend who works there says that the front strut mount had worn about an inch away. The stock strut also had some metal missing as you can see here
I don’t know how this happened, but it did. I had to replace the thing or else the new Bilstein strut would have eventually worn away as well. So it’s 12PM and I feel like I’m screwed. I call everywhere to see if I can get this part in as soon as possible. I called the stealership and they say they want $100 for the part, AND it may not be here until Friday even though I told them I needed it tomorrow. Apparently I got the last upper strut mount in the southeast considering there was only one and it was in Jacksonville, FL (I live in Alpharetta GA). I called this morning and they say they got it. So I rush over and pick it up and drop the part off to the guys doing my lift. This thing was $100 but I really needed it, and this is it
I saw the rear, because they already finished it and it looks like it should be higher, but I still have the stock tires on it so that might be why. Now it's finally done, and I can't be happier! It looks awesome and I love the ride so much more now. Here's how it stands with stock tires until my Coopers get here
Now I just need to figure out how to make a signature like the rest of you guys!! Thanks again everyone!
Jack
Definitely take pics when those new tires get in, it'll look sweet! And here's a link for signatures: 
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