What's the general cost for a lift kit installation? (non-Toyota dealer)

Something like a Toytec BOSS kit....

And, how would that affect your factory warranty?

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Now, will the dealer do installation for you? If you buy the factory TRD kit?

How's the factory kit? Worth it? (probably not....)

I paid 80 an hour for labor. I think the boss kit calls for five hours of labor. OTD with a factory alignment I paid 480 for my boss kit installed. As for warranty, Unless it can be proven the lift caused X part to fail then you're good to go. As it was explained to me the aftermarket part has to be conected to the warranty part in question for Toyota to deny a claim. So ECU failure and a denied warranty replacement from a lift install isn't going to fly as the consumer protection laws were written.

Boy that's the southern US for you, $80 an hour is great! I paid $109 but everything here in the north east is ridiculously overpriced. The guys did a fantastic job and it was 3.5 hours to do my billie 2.5/daystar 1.5 rear

Should go buy yourself a tool set and do it yourself. It isn't hard.

As far as your warranty is concerned, go read the Magnusson-Moss act

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It's really not too hard to do yourself. I picked up some spring compressors for 30$ at autozone and a cordless impact from lowes for 109$. Made the job a ton easier. Did it by myself in my driveway about a week ago in 5 hours. It's just a plug and play set up really. Good luck with whatever you decide.

paid $100 per corner OTD.

It will cost you your Man Card. Set aside an afternoon and just knock it out. Don't know how? Learn. Don't have the tools? Buy them.

If you don't have the tools or "know-how" to work on your ride, you probably don't need a lift that will enable you to get into remote places where you might have a break down.

Tools are cheaper than labor. An afternoon turning wrenches is better than an afternoon in a waiting room watching someone else turn wrenches.

Just sayin'.......

Depends on how much your buddy drinks while he helps you install!
Seriously, I cannot more highly recommend that you grab tools, beer, and a buddy, and do this job yourself. It is a great opportunity to learn about your vehicle.

Put it on facebook and ask around. Chances are there a guy or girl who knows how to do it and they will be more than willing to help you. Like everyone else has said buy some beers they like and they would lend a hand to help...

Noticed lots of folks here pay to have mods done. Coming from an M3 forum there is damn near every single DIY you can think of.

I just did my lift last night. 5100s and with rear spacers. About 2.5 hours total for all corners. Helps to have buddy giving extra assistance. All you need is a floor jack, jack stands, spring compressors, pry bar, a basic set of wrenches and sockets, an impact gun makes everything go by quicker. I can go in and adjust the height or swap out whatever I want at my convenience without having somebody else touch and potentially screw my truck.

Because most of these people are terrified of working on their "car" (it's a truck people) want to plastidip everything, ***** and moan about their tires affecting their fuel milage, or buy the 4Runner because it looks aggressive. What do you expect?

Some folks may live in a place that does not allow you to work on cars. As in a HOA, no garage,no tools, no mechanical ability,or just not comfortable doing the job themselves. Holy crap, just let us pay to get it done will you.

Many people just need the initial "shove" of encouragement to do the job on their own. Great how-to write-ups on this forum are key to helping more and more people have the confidence to do the jobs themselves. I initially wanted to pay a shop to install most/all of my mods. After perusing the threads on this forum, I quickly learned I could do it myself, and did just that, in my driveway - never set foot in a shop except to mount/balance tires and get an alignment.

Also, Plasti-dip is the shiznit (shiznit = good stuff). At minimum, it is an effective tool to help someone make decisions, such as do I powder my bumper gray or black? $20 in plasti-dip can help make that decision.

We need to encourage people like the OP to do the work themselves, show them how possible it is!!! Positive energy people!!

Very short breif:

Understanding the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975.

Nearly everyone has heard about someone who has taken a vehicle that has been modified with aftermarket parts to a dealer for warranty service, only to have the dealer refuse to cover the defective items. The dealer usually states that because of the aftermarket parts the warranty is void, without even attempting to determine whether the aftermarket part caused the problem.

This is illegal.

Vehicle manufacturers are not allowed to void the vehicle warranty just because aftermarket parts are on the vehicle. To better understand this problem it is best to know the differences between the two types of new car warranties and the two types of emission warranties.

When a vehicle is purchased new and the owner is protected against the faults that may occur by an expressed warranty - an offer by the manufacturer to assume the responsibility for problems with predetermined parts during a stated period of time. Beyond the expressed warranty, the vehicle manufacturer is often held responsible for further implied warranties. These state that a manufactured product should meet certain standards. However, in both cases, the mere presence of aftermarket parts doesn't void the warranty.