Title says it all but I'll give more details. (2006 Limited V8; 175k miles)
Last July I began the build by lifting the 4Runner and throwing on bigger wheels and tires.
(TL;DR at bottom above images)
Lift:
Bilstein 6112/5160
Link
Dobinson Rear Lift Coils; C59-325
Wheels & tires:
Motegi Trailite (17x8.5)
Falken Wildpeak A/T (285/70)
The lift was on before the wheels & tires and it looked nice and lifted with slight rake. Then the wheels & tires went on and it lifted it a bit more. Of course it rubbed and I attributed this to bad alignment and just overall more rubber. Once I got it aligned (Les Schwab) it rubbed more and it only rubbed towards the rear of the fender well including on the body mount but only during full lock on uneven surfaces or backing into parking spaces. The tech there told me they are only allowed to align to "stock specifications" which makes me feel like that's why the rubbing occurs. I've heard of people getting this exact lift and having no issues. It's worth mentioning that I did get UCAs (Freedom Offroad) for it that are good for 2"-4" lifts.
Now here we are over a year later and it seems to be quite
unlevel. I knew it would lower a bit after it "settled" but this seems a bit extreme. The front coils are at the maximum lift which is supposedly 3" and I think that is actually true when comparing with stock height. But there is no question that the rear is higher. The particular rear coils I installed only advertise a 1.75" lift which
should have made it level.
The goal is to have the front height at least match the rear (I don't mind a
tiny bit of squat since a metal bumper/wench could be in the future). What is the best option to properly do this? My gut says to get lifting coils for the front shocks but I know spacers are thing too (I had Daystars on it prior to the lift to level it out). Would coils be the "better" option (more suspension travel/articulation) or is that not right?
Thank you.
TL;DR - 4Runner is significantly less level (rake) after 1+ year of having lift (Bilstein 6112/5160; Dobinson C59-325 rear coils). Looking for the "ideal" way to lift front end to match rear end; spacers vs coils basically.