Thats one of my concerns is what if anything to do with the rear end . As soon as I load it up or hook a trailer on she will be nose high. I just dont like that look. I had an inch of rake with heavier FJ springs on my 06 and that worked perfect.

The front of my 4R is now at 2.25-2.5 lower in front.

Ive also dealt with Wheelers off road in the past and they usually were the best on price and there tech team and customer service was wonderful. Just an FYI. Toytec was also very good tech and customer service . Can't go wrong with either IMO.

Can't give you any feedback yet on towing, it may become nose high due to lifting the front 1.75" since it is almost perfectly level when not towing. I think it's maybe 1/4 an inch lower in the front now.

Mine didn't go up 2 inches... thinking about possibly choosing the 2.5" setting later on. 1.75" left it still about 1/4 an inch lower in the front (Was 2" lower when stock). Maybe 2.5" of lift in the front would still look good making it only 1/4 of an inch higher upfront, like the old 3rd gens look.

any longterm updates on this route?


are you guys happy with the third setting of 1.75? anyone with the .85s?

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-ge...-85-pic-s.html

Rather then a new thread maybe someone can answer this....can you change the setting from .85 up or down (1.75 say) easily when installed (after the fact)? How? Got quoted 240 (almost) to install for fronts... From dealer when doing my new tires so no alignment fee. Putting on Firestone dest. At's too. Sticking with 265's do to gas mpg and acceleration. Thoughts? I'll buy the 5100s for 200 since dealer was higher online.

Adjustment pretty must requires uninstalling the struts and then reinstalling. Do the install yourself and save some money. Floor jack, piece of 2x4, socket set and torque wrench.

$200 for the fronts?

186 to buy the fronts and 240 at the most to install....I would screw it up...lol. I figured since they were doing the tires and alignment I might just have them do the shocks at the same time.

So if you uninstall the strut would you need another alignment? Time it would take ? Thanks

Most would recommend it

I installed the Bilstein 5100's on my tacoma, which is pretty much the same front end as the 4runner.

Some notes:

- You have to completely remove the strut from the vehicle and remove the spring to adjust the height of the shock bucket. You need to use a spring compressor to eliminate pressure on the bottom spring cup and circle clip.

- I had my truck set at 1.75" lift and the ride becomes more harsh because you are preloading the spring to increase spring stiffness. I would suggest running it at the lower setting.

- The rear should be slightly higher than the front unloaded. The rear springs on the 4runners are soft and they will sag when you load the truck with people or gear. You don't want your headlights pointed to the sky when you have a load in the truck.

- When you get to 1.75-2.5" of lift, the front end is more difficult to get a good alignment (positive caster) and upper a-arms may need to be replaced with aftermarket to get good numbers. My truck was really twitchy in the front steering due to not enough + caster.

Rescurrected...

I'm set on installing a full set of 5100s on my 2010 SR5 with the 1.75 setting up front. What I'm not finding definitively anywhere is what do to with the rear 5100s. It seems most people either dropped a spacer in or just left the rear stock. I'm looking to keep it on stock coils. Will the 0 setting on the rear give me a level appearance or will I need to set it higher on stock coils? I just want to level out the rear. I do some towing but not a ton. I really want to avoid messing with spacers.

There is so much conflicting info and after hours of searching I have to ask. Thanks!

I started that way. Your body and fenders will sit level, but you will actually have a slight reverse rake in the frame. I thought it looked great but my off roading adventures got to needing a little more oomph, so I've moved on. Here is mine the day I had them installed at 1.75 front and 0 rear a couple years ago. This is with maybe 200 pounds of work gear in the back also. And bear in mind of you go this route you will need to adjust your headlights down.

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1.75 will give you a level look, but if you haul any cargo or tow at all as you said you do...do yourself and go with the .85 setting. At 1.75 with any weight on the back you will be severely reverse raked with the stock coils. IMO the .85 setting gives a really nice appearance (it's almost essentially the TRD pro lift look), and you can still haul some cargo without being completely nose high.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-ge...5-pic%60s.html

Wow fellas. Thanks a lot for the feedback! It certainly does help. I was just concerned the .85 wouldn't be noticeable enough. The 5100s are replacing a leaking rear shock, so it's out of necessity but might as well gain some toughness while I'm at it.