4th gen- For all who've done the FJ swap....

ARK_SWAMP_RIDER

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• Dec 23, 2010

• #1

I'm going to be working on a spreadsheet that compiles a list of members and their suspension setups. My goal is to be able to get some accurate numbers as far as lift gained. So, if you have used any of the FJ parts (coils only, FJ shocks/coils, or aftermarket shocks/FJ coils), please post up the following:
Vehicle Year
Drivetrain (2wd/4wd)
Engine (v6 or v8)
Suspension components used (coils, shock and setting if adjustable like the Bilstein 5100's, and spacer & thickness) front/rear
Year model of the FJ springs used (mainly if it was a 2010 or if it was a previous year model)
Total lift gained (if left/right was different, please average the numbers and just post one number for front and one for rear)

What I have thus far:

 

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ARK_SWAMP_RIDER

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• Dec 23, 2010

• #2

Mine:
2003 Limited
4x4
V8
FJ coils and the 1" Toytec Spacer, front only
Coils came from a 07-09 FJ
1.5" total lift gained in the front, stock rear

 

Last edited: Dec 25, 2010

fast325it

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• Dec 24, 2010

• #3

FJ lift

2006 T4R LTD
V8
FJ springs F & R, no spacers
Yellow Biltein's F & R
About .5" lift in the front, little to no lift in the rear
Poly sway bar bushings F & R
265/70/17 BFG KO's on FJ steelies

 

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euy

Member

• Dec 24, 2010

• #4

great idea!!! can make sticky this thread too.

2006 V8 LTD 2 wheel drive
tires hankook 265/65-18

before lift: the first number is from center of wheel to top of wheel well and the second is from the ground to the top of the wheel well

Front: 18.5 / 33 Rear: 21.5 / 36
Running board: Front 12 / Rear 13.5
Hitch: Top 19 / Bottom 16

after lift with the following:

Front: FJ shocks and springs / Daystar 1" budget boost
Rear: FJ springs 4R shocks / Daystar 1.5" FJ pad

Front: 22 / 36.5 Rear: 22 / 36.5
Running board: Front 14 / Rear 14.5
Hitch: Top 16.5 / Bottom 16.5

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Last edited: Dec 24, 2010

mysticz

Member

• Dec 25, 2010

• #5

Also might want to include if the suspension components came from a 05-09 or a 2010-11, I think the 2 components are different in some ways or atleast OME makes a different suspension for each years.

 

ARK_SWAMP_RIDER

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• Dec 25, 2010

• #6

Yea, wouldn't hurt to include year model, I know the 2010's require modification to fit. Thanks! Once we get a large list together in this post, I'll move it all to a spreadsheet, calculate some formulas, and post that back.

 

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MSBX4RUNNER

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• Dec 25, 2010

• #7

2005 SportEdition
2wd
v8
FJ Coils off a 2007 FJ with 26K miles on them
Bilstein5100s set at 0.85"
Before measurements:
Front Driver 33 7/8" Front Passenger 33 3/4"
Rear Driver 35 1/4" Rear Passenger 35 7/8"
After measurements:
Front Driver 35 7/8" Front Passenger 35 7/8"
Rear Driver 36 3/8" Rear Passenger 37 1/8"
I ended up gaining a little over 2" in the front and 1.125-1.253" in the rear.
After Insall pic first then Before Install pic second:

 

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jetboy1975

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• Dec 27, 2010

• #8

2004 Limited 4X4 with rear air
V8
2008 Front FJ springs, FJ Bilsteins all around (removed Xreas)
1/2" Toytec front spacer

Gained 1 1/4" up front and 1/4" in rear.

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Last edited: Dec 28, 2010

leftyguns21

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• Dec 27, 2010

• #9

2008 UR, kept the xreas
4wd
V6
front/rear springs and toytec 1/2" spacer from 2010 FJ that only had 5k miles on it.
gained 2" in front maybe .25" in rear.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/53585-fj-springs-spacer-installed.html

 

galactic_04

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• Dec 27, 2010

• #10

Doesn't have FJ Parts, but you may want to include that the stock 2wd V6 uses a 2" coil spacer to get leveled from stock.

 

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Top Shelf Synthetics

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• Dec 28, 2010

• #11

2003
4wd
V6
08 FJ springs F&R, Bilstein 5100's F&R set at .85"
2 1/4" lift front, rear .5" lift

 

Last edited: Dec 28, 2010

aaronfro17

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• Dec 28, 2010

• #12

2008 Urban Runner 4X4
FJ Springs
1/2" Toytec Spacer
38000 miles
1.5 front, 0.5 rear

 

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8086bruce

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• Dec 28, 2010

• #13

FJ springs and the silver bilstiens, 1/4 toytec spacer= 1.5 front and .5 rear.

 

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4runner4us

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• Dec 28, 2010

• #14

2005
V8
4WD
FJ 17" Wheels
265/70 BFG AT
FJ TT suspension on all four corners
Daystar 2.5 / 1.5
Airlift 1000


Fender Heights:
Front Left: 36 3/4"
Front Right:37"
Rear Left: 38 3/8"
Rear Right: 38 1/2"

 

ARK_SWAMP_RIDER

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #15

OK, I've got a start on the spreadsheet I'd talked about. What I like about doing it this way is that I can easily search for a particular lift/spacer combo, and also calculate amounts. I ask that you all double check to make sure I got your numbers down correctly. Also, I used formulas to estimate the amount of lift given by the FJ springs alone. The formula I used was the total lift minus spacer size (or lift setting on the 5100's). I edited the original post with the spreadsheet, let me know what you think.

 

Last edited: Jan 24, 2011

810moto

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #16

2004 SR5
2WD
V6
FJ coils and the 1" Toytec Spacer, front only
Coils came from a 07-09 FJ
2.5" total lift gained in the front
rear with FJ springs and shocks stayed stock height

 

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8086bruce

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #17

Sorry Swamp Rider mine has a V6 in it.

 

ARK_SWAMP_RIDER

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #18

No problem, I've updated the spreadsheet with that info along with 810moto's. I won't upload the sheet again until I get several more additions, or if I make some changes to the layout/design.

 

zstampe

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• Dec 29, 2010

• #19

Here is my info,

2006 V6 SR5 4x4
FJ TT at all 4 corners
Daystar 2.5/1.5
Airlift 1000
Gained 3.5 front and 3 in back i would guess. Link to pics in my sig.

 

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Top Shelf Synthetics

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• Jan 3, 2011

• #20

ARK- Spreadsheet looks great, thank you for taking the time to put this together. This should help with a lot of ?'s people have. I have a suggestion, could you include a column for tire size/make? Seems to me that this is the next most popular ? people have when they go with this setup. Just a thought, maybe some other members can comment on wether they think it will be useful or not.