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FS: 2013 5th Gen. 4Runner Trail Edition w/ KDSS, Navigation, rear view camera, Terrain response, and multiple Mods. 20,000 miles only and in excellent condition. Price: $36,500.00 Location: Santa Rosa, CA I am the 1st owner. Life has dictated that I have to part with this beast. This car has...

Besides being important for alignment for higher than 2 inch lift, would the UCAs provide any extra travel? Even if it is 1 inch, I still may consider changing them. I am thinking either Icon or TC.

I like the idea of being able to change the height on the fly, but the stiffness is the reason I am trying to upgrade my current Bilsteins in the first place. I have thought about the Icons hard though.

Another quick question, have you changed your UCAs? I am thinking of adjusting the preload to get about 1.8-2 inches of lift at the most and not sure if I will need aftermarket UCAs.

Thanks for the info, it seems King would be the one for me. Does your Kings have the standard valving? When speaking to King, they mentioned they have standard and more specialized valving depending on your needs. And do you know what spring rate the Kings run, I forgot to ask them?

I am thinking of changing my current setup with either King/SAW/Radflo vs Icons. As I am trying to learn more about this, I have become more confused. I have heard that the Icons ride much stiffer compared to the Kings, and the reason being that they have digressive valving. Now this is where it...

Kris, I am looking to replace mine with DBA slotted rotors and EBC yellow stuff pads. It is the same size as stock, but should be an improvement

Here is mine: Bilstein 5100 at 1.75 " height with SAW rear coils. You need to have some rake to become level with mild loads and avoid a reverse rake. However, check out the new Bilstein 60mm BTS coilovers for the 4runner. The shocks are way nicer and the height can have a finer adjustment...

The remaining open gap area is filled / sealed with heavy acoustic foam, such that no soundwaves are escaping. I think this is the part that prevents rattling as well as gives good performance. Edit: Damping factor It is misunderstood by some. I have been working for more than 10 years building...

Make sure to bolt the speakers directly to the door frame if you can. My spacers are only bolt spacers and do not go all around the speaker frame. I had to have the spacers to be able to fit the massive magnets of the Focals. It would be best if you can do without any spacers. Padding and a...

I have used spacers and directly bolted the speakers to the metal/doors. I used lots of heavy foam insulation around it. Easily plays >95 db levels with no vibration at all. I get more vibration from my 6.5" JLs in the back when I get to 100db levels. I live in Sonoma county. If you are near...

Interesting when you say no meaningful output below 50hz when the 0 db point is at 25 Hz and 30 Hz is at about 8-10db higher. Focal spec of 55hz is conservative and refers to the anechoic chamber. Please look at the spec sheet with the freq. curve. It looks like these speakers go down to 30hz...

My exact point. There is nothing boomy about the 7x10 Focals, in fact, these are the opposite of boomy. They give off very natural tight bass. Of course you need to mate that with a high damping factor amp, such as a class D amp. Booming occurs mainly due to poor damping. In terms of the curve...

Here you go, just got some brand new measurements. Using Fuzzmeasure software, Audessy microphoen, macbook pro Pic 3 shows the tone control settings, DSP is in Off position. All measurement made with left channel output only 1. measurement at the driver's seat 2. Average of 20 different...

I will post some freq. response measurements soon. Check back tomorrow night.