atalarico
Senior Member
Hey all,
I've been thinking of going from two cars (one being a 4th Gen) to a single new (or newish) 5th gen for a bit now (see post here http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/263866-4th-gen-5th-gen-talk-me.html).
A dealership here in Denver has been pursuing me to take one of their 3 lifted 2018 TRD ORP's for a few days now. While I like the idea of having a new 4Runner come from the dealership set up almost exactly how I'd want (2-3" lift sitting on 33" tires), I'm not sure what kind of value it really is. I was told they basically take the TRD Pro suspension kit and put it on this and bump it up to a 3" lift, but I was being told that by a salesperson who likely is just told to repeat lines, and he's telling it to me who's lifted 2 of my 4Runners now in my driveway.
I took advantage of them being closed today to get a better look on my own without salespeople breathing down my neck. From what I can tell, it's a Bilstein kit of some sort (5100 or 6112), but not the TRD Pro since those have external reservoirs in the rear, and I didn't see reservoirs anywhere. Also looks like stock UCAs and spacers to clear the UCAs, which I'm *not* keen on. The front look like adjustable coilovers, and while the CV angles don't look to be severe, there doesn't appear to be a diff drop. Although that's hard to tell without dropping the skid plate though, so who knows.
Oh, and the KDSS system appears to be absent which I know is a $1500 option isn't it?
So, what I'm wondering is if they're willing to go down to $43k from their $47 asking, do I bite? While they've saved me a lot of work I guess, I'm not a fan of KO2s (rather have Duratracs), I don't want spacers to be able to clear my UCAs, and I think the Bilstein kit they put on is pretty bargain basement. When I priced out just getting a stock TRD ORP and doing it myself it's around $3-4k with tires, lift, UCAs, etc.
I've been thinking of going from two cars (one being a 4th Gen) to a single new (or newish) 5th gen for a bit now (see post here http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/263866-4th-gen-5th-gen-talk-me.html).
A dealership here in Denver has been pursuing me to take one of their 3 lifted 2018 TRD ORP's for a few days now. While I like the idea of having a new 4Runner come from the dealership set up almost exactly how I'd want (2-3" lift sitting on 33" tires), I'm not sure what kind of value it really is. I was told they basically take the TRD Pro suspension kit and put it on this and bump it up to a 3" lift, but I was being told that by a salesperson who likely is just told to repeat lines, and he's telling it to me who's lifted 2 of my 4Runners now in my driveway.
I took advantage of them being closed today to get a better look on my own without salespeople breathing down my neck. From what I can tell, it's a Bilstein kit of some sort (5100 or 6112), but not the TRD Pro since those have external reservoirs in the rear, and I didn't see reservoirs anywhere. Also looks like stock UCAs and spacers to clear the UCAs, which I'm *not* keen on. The front look like adjustable coilovers, and while the CV angles don't look to be severe, there doesn't appear to be a diff drop. Although that's hard to tell without dropping the skid plate though, so who knows.
Oh, and the KDSS system appears to be absent which I know is a $1500 option isn't it?
So, what I'm wondering is if they're willing to go down to $43k from their $47 asking, do I bite? While they've saved me a lot of work I guess, I'm not a fan of KO2s (rather have Duratracs), I don't want spacers to be able to clear my UCAs, and I think the Bilstein kit they put on is pretty bargain basement. When I priced out just getting a stock TRD ORP and doing it myself it's around $3-4k with tires, lift, UCAs, etc.
