3rd Gen 4Runner Lift Information and FAQ's

[SCRunner12]

Did I do my research correctly? If I go with the OME coils up front, get the 885's and set the 5100's on the lowest setting. Then in the rear, go 906s or 890s and 5100's off a 2001 tundra?

from what I have read, this seems to be a good combo of best of both worlds, getting good firm coils with nice handling bilsteins.

going to eventually be towing a trailer, but I figured I could get some airbags rather than run heavier springs in the rear.

Might want to check your sources a bit haha. 885's are for 4th gens, not 3rd gens. I think you want either 881's if going with 906's and 881's or 883's if going with 890's. The 881's will lift your front about 2-2.5" and work well with a stock bumper, but might also bit a bit taller than 906's. You will probably need some OME trim packers for the rear if you go with 906's. 883's will lift about 3" and might be a bit stiff without a aftermarket front bumper. Otherwise 5100's front/rear is a great idea and you could just get the 881's and eventually bump a notch on the 5100's later down the line.

 

[MountainMike11]

Might want to check your sources a bit haha. 885's are for 4th gens, not 3rd gens. I think you want either 881's if going with 906's and 881's or 883's if going with 890's. The 881's will lift your front about 2-2.5" and work well with a stock bumper, but might also bit a bit taller than 906's. You will probably need some OME trim packers for the rear if you go with 906's. 883's will lift about 3" and might be a bit stiff without a aftermarket front bumper. Otherwise 5100's front/rear is a great idea and you could just get the 881's and eventually bump a notch on the 5100's later down the line.

Doh!

thanks, yeah it was late at night research so.. yeah... probably got my numbers wrong.

I will probably go with the 883/890's then since eventually in the next year I hope to have an aftermarket bumper. I can live with it for a little while like that.

 

[SCRunner12]

It happens especially with all those OME coil numbers. You could PM ChildrenofBodom about his 883's for an opinion. He has had them with a stock and aftermarket bumper, so he will have some incite into the ride. Overall it would be a sweet set up.

 

[MattsneiderTR4]

2.5 Daystar

This weekend is a big week for my truck! I got a 2.5 daystar lift kit that I need to put in. I have an idea of how to install it and I am sure the instructions cover it vey well but I was wondering if you guys could help me out with installation tips and advice and maybe some simple steps to put it in?

 

[Taylor20]

Just ordered my Bilstein's. 24-188265 5100's for the front, 24-014786 for the rear. $300 for all 4.
Pretty excited

 

[Jedrattle]

Will 4th gen rear springs fit the rear of a 3rd gen?

 

[AsherCarson]

Ok, I put 265/75/16 Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs and they rubbed a little daily driving so I trimmed the metal and the plastic and they no longer rub while daily driving.... But when I hit it hard off-road, they rub quite a bit. So I want to put a good 3" lift on it. From what I've read coilovers are going to be my best bet,
Can someone point me in the direction of a good low-mid range priced setup.
My idea is to add a little cash and trade my AR-15 to one of the local shops in trade for getting the lift and getting it installed.

Any advice would be great what brand is good or where can I just buy the whole getup everything I need app at once.

 

[downpour11]

My idea is to add a little cash and trade my AR-15 to one of the local shops in trade for getting the lift and getting it installed.

Then whoever is installing your lift is practically getting a free AR-15. I'm sure a bunch of members on here would install a lift for an AR-15 lol

 

[AsherCarson]

Then whoever is installing your lift is practically getting a free AR-15. I'm sure a bunch of members on here would install a lift for an AR-15 lol

The idea is that I find the excat specs of what I want and the shop both pays for the parts and installs them in trade for my AR and possibly some cash depending on how the deal gets worked out. If any members want to pay for the parts and install them I'm in Jacksonville and would gladly work a trade. I do want one done right though. If it worked out I'd love to help and kinda get some hands on learning. But I wat to do it all right. I.e. sounds like I need to do a 1" diff drop when going up 3" to cause less stress etc... I don't want to do it cheap and be sorry later.

 

[downpour11]

I'm just saying, for the cost of lift components and shop labor to install is gonna be less than $1500. I'd keep the AR, but that's just me lol. I'd install it for ya if I was near you just to show you and help ya out, but I'm on the other side of the country.

Read the 3rd gen lift sticky, look through some members builds and decide what suspension you want. I pieced mine together for $500 and love it. Otherwise look into toyoteclifts.com

 

[jhowell]

On my 02 4runner i have superflex coils and in the front i have the grey toytec 3inch lift springs. Could i add a small top spacer on the front and for the rear put in rear spacers. Is it really that bad going past a 3inch lift? thanks

 

[GhostRing]

***Original Post Gist: "I'm overwhelming myself with shock options."***

fuggit - going with the 5125s

Buy Once, Cry Once...

 

[4X4snowRunner]

hey guys nice info!being new to 4 runners I really needed some insight on this.my jeeps flexed 5-6times more than my 4runner and had 8 inches more travel but...I got a 4runner now and,yeah i need to lift itthing is,it has coilovers in the front and coils with ballons and seperate shocks in the rear?!?!I really hate the 1.25 inch of travel (up)and wanted it to drive better too.so I'm thinking about a 3'suspension lift and 1" bodylift;but I live in Québec in some redneck town that you couldnt pronounce the name ^^ 3 hours away from civilisation and my only place to shop is ebay....so if you could point me to a seller or item number for the susp.lift that would be cool.Oh and any idea why I seem to be almost the only one w coilovers and ballons?its an '02 sr5 with 220 000 km of gravel/dirt road miles...thanks

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[Pate]

Hi guys, im planning on buying an ultimate kit for my 2000 sr5, but i've got a few questions about the suspension that i couldn't find here (i read most of the pages and used the search tool, didn't find much).

First: about front suspension, since we are lifting it 3", and i know coilovers loose some drop when lifting, how bad is this? I mean having the front lifted the 3" (or even 3.5) will my truck have almost any neggative travel?

Second, talking about the rear, anyone tried the toytec superflex coils?? i read here that the ride with OME was too stiff, and didn't flexed too much. LC coils are dificult to find here, since only a few 80 series were sold and i've just seen a pair of 100 series on the streets. Land cruiser prado in the other hand (series 90, 120 and 150) are more comon to find.

and finally, im planning on put some 33" km2 on 15x8 rims, that should fit in there with no issues right? a bit of rubbing is what i expect wit those tires though...

 

[nobb]

Did a quick search and couldnt find a clear answer. There is a difference between the 1st gen Tundra TRD and non-TRD shock/coil spring assembly, but the unloaded height still seems to be the same.

So for a ~2.5" front lift, do you have to go with a shock/coil spring assembly from the TRD version of the Tundra specifically? What happens if I try to install a non-TRD assembly? I noticed on most parts websites they do not ask for the TRD trim level when picking parts.

In summary, I am wondering if you could buy something like a Monroe Quick Strut assembly for a 1st gen Tundra and throw that on the 3rd gen 4Runner for an easy 2.5" lift in the front.

 

[steezemcqueen]

Did a quick search and couldnt find a clear answer. There is a difference between the 1st gen Tundra TRD and non-TRD shock/coil spring assembly, but the unloaded height still seems to be the same.

So for a ~2.5" front lift, do you have to go with a shock/coil spring assembly from the TRD version of the Tundra specifically? What happens if I try to install a non-TRD assembly? I noticed on most parts websites they do not ask for the TRD trim level when picking parts.

In summary, I am wondering if you could buy something like a Monroe Quick Strut assembly for a 1st gen Tundra and throw that on the 3rd gen 4Runner for an easy 2.5" lift in the front.

The Quickstrut won't work since the Tundra top plates have a different bolt pattern than the 4Runner's do. You would have to compress the spring and swap out the Tundra top plate for your 4Runner one which would kinda defeat the purpose of buying the Quickstrut.

I honestly would just go with the TRD Tundra coils listed in the 1st post. You could try and be a guinea pig for the non TRD ones but i would just go with something that is known to work

 

[nobb]

Good point. I agree that it would probably be better to get the TRD version, but unfortunately it can be hard to source parts (for a reasonable price) up here in Canada.

 

[MTD]

Stupid question, but if i were just to pull an assembled strut right from a tundra, would it fit........................

Never mind ^^^^^^

 

[Evilmunkey]

this thread has helped me realize I'm getting a diff drop even though I'm only going to 2-2.5" w/ 881 & 906 coils w/ trim packers for a lil extra since I went w/ the daystar 1.5' now I want more lift and up my tires to 33's or 35ish's

 

[nobb]

Im going to hopefully put on my OME 881 and 890 in the next few days. After considering the diff drop, I think I will leave it out.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/124824-ddd-official-diff-drop-debate-pic-s.html

There's no real definitive answer on it, but IMO it makes sense that the CVs can take more of an angle than the front driveshaft (no double cardigan joint on the driveshaft) due to design. I think I will just re-tighten my CV boots to give them more slack and hopefully that should take care of things.