FJ Springs and BFG MT's (Lots of Pics)

[BlackDrake]

First of all congrats on the new purchase and welcome to the forum!

I never had my 3/1 without FJ springs, but you should be fine with just the 3/1 and 4Runner springs. Even with my 3/1 and FJ springs I had rubbing, so you will probably have some as well, but it only takes a few minutes to relocate your inner fender and trim the needed things to solve that problem. Guys have fit 255/75/17 on stock height rigs. Also, depending on your wheels/if you have spider trax you may get more or less rubbing. What I got with those tires was nothing compared to what I get with my current ones, I went from a 32" to a 33.5" so the rubbing has gone up quite a bit, and in areas that are not simple fixes (frame, body mount, pinch winch on the firewall).

As for the wandering, its inherent to a lifted truck, especially with aggressive tires with lots of sidewall. It just seems to wander a bit more than stock, its honestly not bad at all even now with taller tires that are the same width and about 2 more inches of lift than I had with this setup.

Let me know if you have any other questions, and my build thread also has different stages of my truck if you wanted any other ideas.

Thanks! I've done a lot of research here as a lurker, and everyone seems like great people who are genuinely interested in getting the most out of their 4Runners. I appreciate being among so many enthusiasts.

Did you have spacers with the 3/1 FJC spring lift? I'd be looking at non-stock rims and my favorites are a couple of the ProComp rims. From what I've read, I understand that most of those have an offset that is equivalent to running spacers. Since I'm not trying to run a wider tire (255/75/17), I would opt for the narrower ProComp rims in a 8" width. I'm not interested at this time in getting spacers, so I'm wondering if these rims and tires are the most likely combination to fit without trimming. Also, it looks like some people fit the 255/75/17 without any trimming by using stock rims. Is this just because of caster adjustments? Did you notice any difficulty adjusting caster to specs because you reduced the stock rake even more than most people?

I agree that a taller sidewall would be less stable than low-profile tires and could produce wallow or wandering. I bet increased caster helps to decrease this effect though. I'm used to purpose-built vehicles that aren't always user-friendly. Let me put it this way: if someone drives one of my vehicles, they usually must endure 'pre-flight' instructions to prepare them. Also, I'm kind of OCD about my stuff. Ha!

I have checked out your build thread and your rig looks awesome! I replied to this thread because it focuses on the setup that I'm looking at right now, considering budget and desire to start with a 'Stage 1' suspension modification. I appreciate any help or comments!