Daystar spacer

[TRD-SR5]

Are these the best spacers to use for the front of my 04 2wd 4runner? Just to make the front the same height as rear making an even look without that dip in the front when looking from the side and is there any differents in stock ride.

And yes i did a seach but it did not answer my question

 

[Good Times]

Those should be fine.

I helped Biff install his Daystar (fronts only) on his 03 2wd.

Now it looks level. PM Biff for photos.

Good luck

 

[Bobby]

I don't understand this concept of adding more height in the front than the rear. Lots of kits do this. If you look only at the bottom of the wheel wells, yeah, that'll even out but the truck will be nose high and affect handling. Do you really think Toyota doesn't have good enough engineers and overlooked this? I don't. Also, when you carry a load or trailer something, the rear will squat making a front lifted 4runner even higher in the front.

I thought about this a lot because I'm looking into a lift for my 4runner but everyone except Daystar has 3"/2.5" kits. Daystar has a 2.5" all around kit. Even though I don't like poly bushings, I might just go with those now. I was set on Revtek before.

Anyone else thought of this or did everyone just look at the wheel wells and decide the front needed more height?

 

[Good Times]

some ppl like the look of the level feel w/ the body contour lines.

some just want to lifted look in general.

fyi there's another option out there if you don't like poly stuff. Cornfed just finished their spacers to check them out. (www.cornfedsuspension.com)

 

[Bobby]

Thanks Good Times. I'm already following the thread about Cornfed but it looks like they're also going with the 3"/2.5" setup.

One of the reasons I was going to go with Revtek was that they were using billet aluminum spacers.

 

[Good Times]

David will be able to make a smaller version if you email him.

Give him a shot!

 

[HuntRunner]

I agree, if/when I ever lift mine, I want to keep the same stance.

 

[dcampen]

I agree, if/when I ever lift mine, I want to keep the same stance.

Same here. I could never figure out why most spacer lift kits were providing taller front spacers.

 

[TRD-SR5]

thanks for your replys going to put in an order for the daystar.

 

[Hitman]

I don't understand this concept of adding more height in the front than the rear. Lots of kits do this. If you look only at the bottom of the wheel wells, yeah, that'll even out but the truck will be nose high and affect handling. Do you really think Toyota doesn't have good enough engineers and overlooked this? I don't. Also, when you carry a load or trailer something, the rear will squat making a front lifted 4runner even higher in the front.



Anyone else thought of this or did everyone just look at the wheel wells and decide the front needed more height?

Good point.. and yes, I've thought about this several times.

If you lift the front only (to try and even out the wheel well gap) you'll end up with running boards that look like they're going downhill towards the back.

I like the stock stance, especially considering all the SUVs running around that sag in the rear. Think about all the last-generation Explorers with the rear sag, not to mention the earlier generation 4Runners that also suffer from the same problem.

I seriously doubt that we'll ever see stock 4th gen 4Runners with the rear sag. Maybe that's why Toyota engineers decided to keep the rear end up high??

 

[Bobby]

I think the reason for most, if not all trucks are higher in the rear (not just by measuring the fender to the ground/rim) is to compensate for load.

when I lowered my spare, I noticed that the rear of the truck would raise about an inch after it hit the ground. After cranking it back up, the truck would lower about the same.

BTW, I just placed an order for Daystar 2.5" lift (fr/rr). I'll try to take pics when I install.