CruzadoBlanco
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No rubbing anymore. I hardly have a body mount anymore and I cut a ton of the front fenders and bumper cover. and they are big boy tires, 35x12.50r17
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No rubbing anymore. I hardly have a body mount anymore and I cut a ton of the front fenders and bumper cover. and they are big boy tires, 35x12.50r17
Well, here's my 4th gen after I threw a 1.5" Body Lift to give you an idea:
That's before I installed a new bracket for the front bumper to bring it up an inch.
The rear Bumper will stretch some, so the grey plastic "shelf" at the end will tilt towards the ground rather than look perpendicular.
Is this with no Suspension lift?
BlackWorksInc
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That's a 3" Suspension lift with a 1.5" body lift and 33" tires in that picture.
K-D-Runner
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Where are you guys getting brackets to lift up your aftermarket bumpers to accommodate a body lift?
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HCWatson997
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Some bumpers come with the option when ordering while some don’t. You can’t buy any brackets that I know of
New_2_4runners
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I personally believe the toytec lift kit is pure shit. It’s under engineered and way to expensive for what they gave me. I put in a 1” last week and am just itching to get to work on my own version and get the toytec out. Their radiator lowering brackets could have been way better. Wait till you put them on and see.
4RunnerAquasport
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Need to bump this old thread again. Getting ready to do a 1" BL. A question for you guys that installed a 1" without a steering spacer. Do you have to loosen the steering slide clamp to allow for the body to move up? If not where does the "stretch" come from?
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
Ida4runner
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Yes you do need to losen the clamp,there was no other "stretch" in my 04 steering shaft.
4RunnerAquasport
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This is the steering slide clamp, there was just enough stretch for mine.
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K-D-Runner
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I have a 4crawler 1in body lift waiting to go in and just had a couple questions. Did you guys have to get shifter extensions? My shifter seems like it would BARELY accommodate being sunk down 1in. Also for those of you with body lifts do you have any regrets? I've already made the purchase but I still remain on the fence. I feel like it will make a nice addition to the dobinsons IMS kit I'm installing and I think it will help accommodate 285/75r17's better. Thoughts?
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montijo505
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No issues with the shifter. No regrets, looks great!
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ads2539
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I have a Toytec 1” body lift, Bilstein/Toytec 3”F/2”R suspension lift and 255/80r17 (33.1”) tires. A pic of my set up is in my signature line.
No shifter extension and no regrets.
4RunnerAquasport
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The shifter is mounted on the floor board of your body, so it gets lifted with the rest of the truck. The cable that goes from the trans to the shifter has enough slack to make up for the inch of lift.
K-D-Runner
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For someone who tends to know a lot about cars I feel very dumb now, especially considering how often I've taken apart the interior on these 4runners and literally seen the shifter assembly. But once I read the word "shifter extension" on the 4crawler site I threw my brain cells to the wind I guess lol. Appreciate the response!
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K-D-Runner
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Thanks for all the responses guys! I'll have to start up a build thread here soon with all the new mods and to explain my long and confusing 4runner history
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4RunnerAquasport
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No worries, love the humility. I actually had to think twice before I posted because its been a couple years since I installed mine. I was actually kind of intimidated by this job, but it wasn't too bad. I recommend new oem body bushings when you do this install. They're not cheap but way worth it. Two years have past and the truck still feels very solid. Best price I found was Partsouq.com.
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K-D-Runner
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One more question/ clarification for you helpful people, it's not necessary to do a steering extension if you're only doing a 1in body lift right?
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4RunnerAquasport
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I didn't need one. It is generally not needed with the 1" BL from what I have read.
K-D-Runner
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Sweet, thanks man! I'm definitely intimidated by the job as a whole so I'm glad to not have to deal with that.
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