Another ToyTec Ultimate on a TE W/KDSS

[Deep_palancar]

Here are a few pics of the ToyTec Ultimate 3" package that I installed on my TE this past Saturday. The process took about 6 hours and having more than one floor jack is almost required. I also installed an AirLift kit to keep things level when towing. The airlift kit # 60733 provides 2" extra height over the #60809 specified for stock springs.

New Coilovers needed height reduction to retain original vehicle fore-aft pitch.


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Waiting on a sale on some appropriate tires.

I've very pleased with the ride and handling so far, somewhat harsher on the highway but less that expected. The road manners are head and shoulders above the FJ. I hope to get out in the Texas hill country next week and give it all a thorough workout.

 

[BrianLSU]

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[SeattleMike]

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Thank god I'm not the only one, I thought I finally broke teh intarwbz!:wow:

 

[Jesse1983]

a right click on the broken image and "open link in a new window" is working for me. I'm using Google Chrome fwiw

 

[semperfly]

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[SeattleMike]

That looks pretty nice! Can't wait for pics with better tires.:hungry:

 

[Jtraskell]

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Showing OK on mine.....wonder why?

 

[BrianLSU]

Now it's working.

Nice lift, now go get some tires!!!!

 

[7harper]

Hello and Congrats on the new TE!!!

The lift looks great!!

I'm interested in how much lift the new rear springs gave you in the back. Stock height from ground to fender lip in the rear was 37 inches. How high is the lip now.

The reason I'm asking is I have garage height restraints when I put a Gobi Stealth rack with lights on and wondering if I should go with Toytecs springs you have, Ome 895e springs which give 1.5 inch lift or try some FJ springs .

 

[bug1964]

Love the lift. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[ftlee20723]

Looks great. How much does something like this cost installed?

 

[Deep_palancar]

Hello and Congrats on the new TE!!!

The lift looks great!!

I'm interested in how much lift the new rear springs gave you in the back. Stock height from ground to fender lip in the rear was 37 inches. How high is the lip now.

The reason I'm asking is I have garage height restraints when I put a Gobi Stealth rack with lights on and wondering if I should go with Toytecs springs you have, Ome 895e springs which give 1.5 inch lift or try some FJ springs .

The fender lip is now 39" exactly. That's on the stock 265/70's. The highest two points on the rear air-dam is 72.5".

 

[RonMAIDEN]

Does lifting throw the warranty out the window?

 

[ladywolf]

love the lift....now the toytec ultimate lift is on the wishlist for mine. dangit!!!

 

[7harper]

The fender lip is now 39" exactly. That's on the stock 265/70's. The highest two points on the rear air-dam is 72.5".

Thanks for the measurements, sounds perfect. I'm going with the ICON front CO's .Are you going to change the Upper control arms too or did the alignment come out alright?

Does lifting throw the warranty out the window?

Only the suspension won't have a warranty.The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act supposedly stops them from voiding the whole warranty.
Magnuson?Moss Warranty Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Egstyle]

Dude! Nice ride! I'm eager to hear the off-road report. I'm having a hard time deciding between toytec or icon.

 

[jca21]

Only the suspension won't have a warranty.The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act supposedly stops them from voiding the whole warranty.
Magnuson?Moss Warranty Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

one thing to note is that there is no Magnuson Moss act in Canada. so those Canadians thinking about lifting their brand new 4runners might reconsider for the time being :redbrick:

 

[T4Fun]

wow the mechanical skills here of you guys simply amazing! never stop getting bored of this forum!

 

[sig2529]

It is hard for me to tell from the pictures but does it look like it needs new tires? The reason I ask is because I swapped out my stock tires for some stock size Nitto TGs when i bought it and all these lifts being thrown on is making me kick myself! Must I wait or does it look fine? Would a 2" be acceptable?

 

[Hawkdog21]

Can you take a pic of your CV angles in the front now that you have driven it around and the suspension has settled. (as far as I knew the diff drop didnt work on 5th gens, obviously it wont be hard but I didnt know if they had come up with new hardware yet.)