Custom suspension setup question

[jcrown7]

Alright, so thinking about going full retard on a custom suspension (aside from going SAS) and have a couple questions for the suspension gurus.
For the front suspension, would the axle angles be too ridiculous with 4" to 4.5" of lift running stock lower arms, custom taller spindles, and aftermarket UCAs?
...or is the only way to keep CV angles safe to widen the track width and go LT?

 

[honda250xtitan]

Alright, so thinking about going full retard on a custom suspension (aside from going SAS) and have a couple questions for the suspension gurus.
For the front suspension, would the axle angles be too ridiculous with 4" to 4.5" of lift running stock lower arms, custom taller spindles, and aftermarket UCAs?
...or is the only way to keep CV angles safe to widen the track width and go LT?

you would need to run a drop bracket/ sub frame that drops the front diff. Aka a bracket lift like Pro comp, rough country, etc. you keep stock uppers and lowers, it comes with a new spindle, a spacer for the shock assembly, and a sub frame. probably also comes with "kickers" or "trailing arms" for the sub frame. You could run aftermarket uppers and get a 4" longer King/Fox/Radflo built with extended travel so you could have the same extended travel as all the other stock setups with extended travel coilovers.

Its actually pretty cheap and not that "custom" since its just a lift kit. but if you throw in some custom coilovers to eliminate the huge spacer that gets bolted to the top of your stock shock assembly it'll ride nice.

 

[shrub1]

you would need to run a drop bracket/ sub frame that drops the front diff. Aka a bracket lift like Pro comp, rough country, etc. you keep stock uppers and lowers, it comes with a new spindle, a spacer for the shock assembly, and a sub frame. probably also comes with "kickers" or "trailing arms" for the sub frame. You could run aftermarket uppers and get a 4" longer King/Fox/Radflo built with extended travel so you could have the same extended travel as all the other stock setups with extended travel coilovers.

Its actually pretty cheap and not that "custom" since its just a lift kit. but if you throw in some custom coilovers to eliminate the huge spacer that gets bolted to the top of your stock shock assembly it'll ride nice.

That sounds interesting. Can you post a link to these lift kits? I cannot locate on the respective sites.

 

[honda250xtitan]

That sounds interesting. Can you post a link to these lift kits? I cannot locate on the respective sites.

they might not make them for 4runners

 

[nb rob]

I believe there's a bracket lift for the FJ that works with some finesse

 

[jcrown7]

This was one of my late night thoughts and the math/geometry on head wasn't working. I guess I'll keep saving. While drop bracket might do the trick, i was thinking it wouldn't be necessary with the image I had in my head.

 

[jcrown7]

I was looking around last night at some custom built Kings with dual spring rate that would give it the little bit of extra lift over a standard set of coilovers.
I'd considered picking up the FJ ProComp drop bracket lift a while back but realized it wouldn't give the best off-road performance.