Welp, after some "minor" problems on install(please ask if you would like me to elaborate), I got the Dobinson's setup complete!
Night and day difference in ride quality. Just the thing I was looking for in on/off road performance. TBH, haven't had much offroad testing, but will ASAP.
After hearing about EMU and Billstein/EMU setups, I had to take what I saw as a gamble on the Dobinson's. Being less popular and therefore less feedback avaialble, I considered it a risk. But after 400miles of driving, initial impression is
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The 4Runner feels far tighter and not sloppy at all. Feels like front/back and left/right move together and it's not the old "clunky" feel I had from the 99 tall springs and brand new 4600 Billies.
No front compression during braking, little to no body roll in turns, feels really nice. I finished last minute on Monday and hit the road right after alignment. Nearly 300 mile drive to my folks place for the Holiday. Noticeably smoother on the freeway. First thing Tuesday morning, took a short drive to the back country(albeit, no real offroading) and found a couple small hills I could attempt to get some flex on. Pictures below, DEF taking it out to the mountains next weekend!
I went with the 2.5" setup in the front(my thoughts were to level out the stock rake) and C59-131 2" in the rear. I'll be upgrading the front bumper/winch before doing the rear, so I also hoped the additional "Medium" duty 2.5" springs in the front would better accept the weight and worst case scenario, go back to some sort of OEM rake. Currently it measures jut 1/8" taller in the front. But you can't tell just by looking. I'm also SUPER pleased with the negation of the "Toyota Lean". In the front, left to right it sits level. In the rear, the driver side sits just 1/4" lower than the passenger side with full gas tank. Gotta say, really pleased with the look.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have. I'll be giving another review over the next 500-1k miles to include some actual offroading.[IMG]false[/IMG]
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