Sorry for dragging this extremely old thread back to life, but I am having this same issue on my 2000 SR5 with the manual style T-case shifter. I only have the single metal gasket between my shifter and T-case and I cannot for the life of me find the other gaskets online, can anybody help?
I used to have the rough country 3 inch lift with 33s and rubbed the same way. It turns out the front lift does not lift it 3 inches, i ended up buying these new coilovers from toytec/eibach. Now I have no more rubbing.
TTEBCS - Toytec/Eibach Complete Front Coilovers - 3" Lift
I have a tow strap and my lifted 4runner and am currently going to school in fort collins, however my 4wd is currently not engaging but I would be happy to try and help as long as I don't get stuck also.
Here is my white 2000 SR5
Toytec/Eibach 3 inch lift front coilovers
Rough country 3 inch rear lift
Custom built front bumper
4xinnovations rock sliders
BFG Ko2's 305/70R16
Custom HID retrofits
Yakima roof rack, currently holding nothing lol
That seems like a pretty good idea, I got both parts and a bleeder kit for under $100, and a big bottle of DOT 3 brake fluid for about $6. You can swap them out in probably 45 mins, but I would wait until the other ones go out. You can make them last longer by flushing the system with new brake...