Gaining more height

[4thgenblake]

Without changing my suspension, how can I gain more height the best way? I don't offroad anymore since there's really no where to go where I moved to. I do drive aggressive though not that that matters.

I have toytec adjustable coilovers, superflex coils + 5100s in the rear. Would adding spacers like daystar harm anything? Should I turn my coils to the highest setting and only do the rear? The weight of my front bumper plays an affect on how high I could be sitting.

I have upgraded UCAS, tie rods, front and rear swaybar endlinks and soon to be hubs to compensate for when I do decide to. What's the best way to go about this? +2-2.5" would be grand.

 

[S p a r k y]

Body lift

 

[Inv4drZm]

For a body lift you can go up to 2.5" or so, ask [MENTION=101553]t-man[/MENTION]

Tire size gains height.

A 3" rear lift spring, or adding a 1" spacer to your rear would lift the rear but you would need to crank your front coilovers up more to avoid the higher-in-back look. Then you would want to move to 14" 700lb coils on the front, you would only need to crank them 1/2" down.

 

[t-man]

For a body lift you can go up to 2.5" or so, ask [MENTION=101553]t-man[/MENTION]

Tire size gains height.

A 3" rear lift spring, or adding a 1" spacer to your rear would lift the rear but you would need to crank your front coilovers up more to avoid the higher-in-back look. Then you would want to move to 14" 700lb coils on the front, you would only need to crank them 1/2" down.

Without changing my suspension, how can I gain more height the best way? I don't offroad anymore since there's really no where to go where I moved to. I do drive aggressive though not that that matters.

I have toytec adjustable coilovers, superflex coils + 5100s in the rear. Would adding spacers like daystar harm anything? Should I turn my coils to the highest setting and only do the rear? The weight of my front bumper plays an affect on how high I could be sitting.

I have upgraded UCAS, tie rods, front and rear swaybar endlinks and soon to be hubs to compensate for when I do decide to. What's the best way to go about this? +2-2.5" would be grand.

Ya you can get any size body lift up to 3" from 4crawler. If you drive aggressive and don't offroad a lot keep your sway bars. The 700 lb coils will help a ton in keeping you stable, I really need these. Mine leans like crazy, but it's 4" suspension, 2.5" body lift and 35's with no sway bars and only Tacoma and FJ coils. Lol

Sent from the drivers seat of my 05 4runner.

 

[sr3tlaw]

Ya you can get any size body lift up to 3" from 4crawler. If you drive aggressive and don't offroad a lot keep your sway bars. The 700 lb coils will help a ton in keeping you stable, I really need these. Mine leans like crazy, but it's 4" suspension, 2.5" body lift and 35's with no sway bars and only Tacoma and FJ coils. Lol

Sent from the drivers seat of my 05 4runner.

Have Icon Stage 1 with coils cranked pretty high in front - too high lol. Do you think SPC UCA will help smooth out ride a bit?


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[t-man]

Have Icon Stage 1 with coils cranked pretty high in front - too high lol. Do you think SPC UCA will help smooth out ride a bit?


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Uca's should help since you can get more caster and make it ride right again.
As for lift, instead of cranking those coilovers so tight you could put a small spacer above them, like a 1" net lift. This would allow you to take some of the preload out of the coils, resulting in smoother ride, but still have the lift height. The icons aren't as long as Bilsteins so you won't over extend your cv's. Then if you want the body lift you can add that.

Sent from the drivers seat of my 05 4runner.

 

[BlackWorksInc]

[MENTION=130960]4thgenblake[/MENTION]

What do you mean by "height?" Do you want more ground clearance, suspension travel, or just to make the vehicle look taller?

Body lift will make it look taller, suspension might make it sit a bit taller; but the height is more complex than over all height in that case.

 

[4thgenblake]

[MENTION=130960]4thgenblake[/MENTION]

What do you mean by "height?" Do you want more ground clearance, suspension travel, or just to make the vehicle look taller?

Body lift will make it look taller, suspension might make it sit a bit taller; but the height is more complex than over all height in that case.

Sit taller/look taller same thing. I want it to be taller, around 2-2.5 inches taller. So I guess I'm considering body lifting. Nothing with the suspension, mine is perfect and in great condition still.

 

[4thgenblake]

Ya you can get any size body lift up to 3" from 4crawler. If you drive aggressive and don't offroad a lot keep your sway bars. The 700 lb coils will help a ton in keeping you stable, I really need these. Mine leans like crazy, but it's 4" suspension, 2.5" body lift and 35's with no sway bars and only Tacoma and FJ coils. Lol

Sent from the drivers seat of my 05 4runner.

Okay, which body's lifts are the best out there?

 

[BlackWorksInc]

Okay, which body's lifts are the best out there?

Roger Brown has been the "go to" guy for most people.

Honestly though, you could have any machine shop just make you the pucks and then buy the bolts from an industrial supplier.

I had my 1.5" body lift made by my buddy (I didn't have access to a lathe or mill at the time and he works as a machinist ) based on my measurements and design from aluminum. The trickier part is the steering shaft spacer.

[MENTION=93429]saskt4runner[/MENTION] Alright, found these pictures in my texts to my machinist friend.

Something to keep in mind is that that all the holes in the drawing are located by measuring from the edge of the hole to the edge of the part. I know that's a bit odd since typically it's done from the centerpoint to the edge, but it was how I took the measurements when I had the rag joint. So keep that in mind when machining the part as the outside circumference is critical to make sure the holes line up. Everything in the drawing can be ±0.1mm with the exception of the 17mm holes, they should be no smaller than 17.0mm (a little oversized will be better) as they will be too tight otherwise.

The body mount puck measurements are in the bottom left hand corner, center holes should be around 12mm in diameter (the bolts are 12mm).

The factory bolts are M12x1.25x180mm (I believe the front ones are a bit shorter), for my 1.5" body lift I went with M12x1.50x200mm and that left me plenty of room if I wanted to go 2". If you're going 1" or shorter the factory bolts should be fine.

Here's a picture of the ragjoint for reference:

One more thing, if you're going to do a body lift I would recommend investing in body mount bushings as mine after 10+ years and 100k+ miles with some off-roading had worn them out some.

From: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/216836-make-my-own-body-lift-kit.html#post2310901

Post Note-

I would adjust the steering spacer thickness based on my diagram another 10mm maybe if you're going 2", that's a rough guess on my part to be honest with you based on my memory.

 

[4thgenblake]

Roger Brown has been the "go to" guy for most people.



Honestly though, you could have any machine shop just make you the pucks and then buy the bolts from an industrial supplier.



I had my 2" body lift made by my buddy (I didn't have access to a lathe or mill at the time and he works as a machinist ) based on my measurements and design from aluminum. The trickier part is the steering shaft spacer.

Yeah.... ON THAT NOTE I think I'll just buy them [emoji16] I just want the highest rated brand. Daystar? Maxtrax?