35's on a 2003 sr5?

[2big4arunner]

Hey all, I have been looking through lift kit after lift kit and trying to see how people fit the bigger tires on their trucks. I decided after much dismay that I am going to try to fit a skinny 35 on my 4runner. 285/75r18 is what I was thinking and I am going to start off with some aggressive Goodyears if I can afford them. (THEY ARE EXPENSIVE IN THIS SIZE!!!)

My questions are as follows

1. Has anyone used or heard of anyone using the Rancho Loaded quickLIFT Complete Strut Assembly? They are a quick 2 inches on the front apparently and I can add spacers from there if they dont take away from the suspension travel too much.
2. I know I will need new control arms, which ones are best for instalation vs cost. I dont mind having to replace them or fix them (I am a welder) so I just want to know which ones are best bang for the buck and do what I need
3. The tires are only 285's but they are close to max size, what should I need to trim front and rear (gonna make new bumpers out of aluminum with special bracing that I came up with to make it light but very strong) I saw the main body mount under the cab, anything else people can think of with this size? Should I need a spacer behind the wheel?

If I come up with more thoughts behind my constant searching I will ask more I guess.

 

[03_4x4Runner]

Start here. http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/102272-4th-gen-suspension-options-faq.html

 

[chaz]

and here, Question on fitting 35s - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum 35's with only 1" body lift. - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum Rollin On 35"s, First Impressions - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum 35s on a 4Runner - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum 35" a on a 4runner - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum Fitting 34" tires on a 4Runner? - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum MINIMUM BL Size for 35" - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum

 

[2big4arunner]

Thank you for your reply's. I did read the sticky's in Full and I have seen a LOT of talk about people cutting mounts and "trimming". I dont mind doing this but the just say Trimming.. no pictures showing the rub points or what they trimmed. Or even the before and after points of the body mount and why they had to trim it specifically. This is the information that I cant find. I am reading through the 120 posts and have joined that forum under the same name.

So here is my next question... how much down travel do we have on our trucks? I have been seeing 1000+ dollar arms for the upper arm that use a better balljoint setup but I haven't seen many lowers. I just dont want to lift it too far and loose downward travel in the suspension setup.

I would like to put in that this thread showed the best pictures and highlights and I will definitely be working my 4runner up to this. My questions above stand though. I would like to make the stock IFS flex better.
http://www.toyota120.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13381&highlight=fitting+35's