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Originally Posted by Zscarlson1
I’m riding on all stock suspension after 265k miles but my budget is low. I don’t want the whole “save for this” and whatever. I am trying to get front and rear done, mainly the rear, in my 99 Limited at stock height but don’t want to buy crap parts or buy a bunch of money. Any recommendations? I don’t crawl, this is only a daily driver for a few more years. I don’t have a specific budget but trying to keep it low.
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Upgraded my 2002 sr5 (Brutus) suspension last year on an ultra low budget with the goal of increasing clearance in order to be able to navigate some gnarlier forest roads /tracks
I found a guy parting out an old Landcruiser (I forget what year but there's threads on here with compatible model years and paint codes) and bought the front springs off of him to use as my rear springs, provided me with 5-7 inches of lift in the rear which was ideal for me as I wanted my rig to sit level when fully loaded (bedbox/ camping gear in the back) Cost me $30 for the pair.
Went with new Tockiko Landcruiser shocks to pair those with in order to maintain the full travel of the landcruiser springs (love that part about this setup) Bought I believe from AMAYAMA.com or camelback toyota (good parts resources right here) set me back < $100 and change for the pair If I remember correctly
Found a local guy selling OME 881 springs for the front on craigslist, Picked those up for $40
Paired with 2 New Bilstein adjustable 4600's in the front for roughtly 2.5" - 3" of lift. These were the most expensive component in my setup.
Misc components included a cheap ~$20 1" diff drop kit off of Ebay to keep my front CV's happy and additional brake lines for the rear to accomodate the additional couple of inches of travel with the new suspension.
You dont HAVE to do the below but I did.
I took this opportunity to redo all my front bushings(LCA, steering rack, sway bar) and replaced with poly bushings (energy suspension) , replaced Lower ball joints and tie rod ends/steering rod ends + a general derusting/repaint. I had Brutus up on jack stands for a good 20 days to do all this I must admit as I was learning as I went along. I have a massive rake when I'm unloaded but I was never one to care about looks. Handling didn't deteriorate too much, fuel consumption went up by about 1-2 MPG but small price to pay for the additional versatility. Can now navigate the rockier tracks I needed to to go flyfishing/camping at the tougher spots.