How much lift do you think I have?

Seatown

Seatown

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Had my 4Runner lifted today at a reputable off-road shop. Told the tech I want the highest perch for the most lift on my 5100s. Now that it's done the pics below look like I only got 1.75" not the 2.5" I requested. The rear seems way too high giving me a lot of rake. I'm using the day star 1.5" spacer in the rear. Due to my travel schedule I had to drop my TE off at a body shop right after the install (getting the silver bumpers painted to match the body). Basically I can't go out and verify the setting or take measurements. I ask you, based upon the pics below, what do you think...1.75" or 2.5"?


 
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Looks correct to me. If you had not added the 1.5's in the back you would have ended up with a pretty bad reverse rake. Here is mine after just a 1.75 front lift in February. Your front "looks" 3/4" taller to me. Note where the black bottom fender trim piece is in relation to the center cap on yours compared to mine. 3/4" isn't going to be really obvious on a 20' long vehicle, but I can see a difference.
 

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I'm confused... You say you wanted 2.5" but used 1.5" spacers in back? I'm assuming you mean 2.5" up front, right? Because a 1.5" spacer in back is going to give you a 1.5" lift. But regardless, up front it looks like you got 2.5" and maybe more. That thing is sitting high!
 
3wbdriver said:
Looks correct to me. If you had not added the 1.5's in the back you would have ended up with a pretty bad reverse rake. Here is mine after just a 1.75 front lift in February. Your front "looks" 3/4" taller to me. Note where the black bottom fender trim piece is in relation to the center cap on yours compared to mine. 3/4" isn't going to be really obvious on a 20' long vehicle, but I can see a difference.
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Wow, your eyes are way better than mine, I can't tell. I'm basically leveled but since I have the SAW rear coils and the front are fully adjustable coil overs I really don't know my exact measurements (2.5/1.5 is what I expected). Looks a lot higher in the rear on that first pic to me, but pics are very deceiving.
 
Jhalko said:
Wow, your eyes are way better than mine, I can't tell. I'm basically leveled but since I have the SAW rear coils and the front are fully adjustable coil overs I really don't know my exact measurements (2.5/1.5 is what I expected). Looks a lot higher in the rear on that first pic to me, but pics are very deceiving.
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Oh the higher in the back I can't vouch for. I've got a couple hundred pounds of gear in the back of mine in that picture and I didn't do anything to the rears (0 lift) that day. I'm trying to give him a comparison from my 1.75" front setting to his 2.5" front setting. it looks like his front is a little higher than mine, but like you say, it's not really noticeable. That's why I suggested he look at the intersection forward from the black trim piece at the bottom of his from fender to his center cap compared to mine. It looks distinctly higher using that reference to me. Like he said, he couldn't get a measurement. So I'm just trying to give him a visual reference to go by. :blabla:
 
3wbdriver said:
Looks correct to me. If you had not added the 1.5's in the back you would have ended up with a pretty bad reverse rake. Here is mine after just a 1.75 front lift in February. Your front "looks" 3/4" taller to me. Note where the black bottom fender trim piece is in relation to the center cap on yours compared to mine. 3/4" isn't going to be really obvious on a 20' long vehicle, but I can see a difference.
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Thanks for the pic and response 3wb, makes me feel better
 
Will816 said:
I'm confused... You say you wanted 2.5" but used 1.5" spacers in back? I'm assuming you mean 2.5" up front, right? Because a 1.5" spacer in back is going to give you a 1.5" lift. But regardless, up front it looks like you got 2.5" and maybe more. That thing is sitting high!
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Yeah exactly...2.5 up front and 1.5 in rear. Thanks for responding Will
 
Jhalko said:
Wow, your eyes are way better than mine, I can't tell. I'm basically leveled but since I have the SAW rear coils and the front are fully adjustable coil overs I really don't know my exact measurements (2.5/1.5 is what I expected). Looks a lot higher in the rear on that first pic to me, but pics are very deceiving.
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Yeah the black tires and wheel well kind of blend together a bit. The rear just seems like it went up more than 1.5" and I guess that is what is throwing me off so much. Most other pics of this same lift demonstrate more of a leveled appearance.
 
I've done so many different things to mine this year I actually pulled into a motel parking lot a couple months ago and measured the ground to top fender heights on a factory equipped 2014 LE that was parked there. I then made a note of those for future reference. Lol.

If you're curious the LE measured out at 34 1/2" - 35" in the front and 36 1/2" - 37' in the rear. These were driver and passenger sides. Not too scientific but it gave me a baseline for reference.
 
I have the exact same set up and I think yours is 2.5 in front. Could it be that you are used to seeing folks run 285s and that's what's throwing you off?
 
considering the setup you wanted, I might agree with the OP and say the back end looks a little high compared to the front. If the front is raised 1'' inch more than the rear then there should be a more "leveled" look that I don't notice here. However, this is just one pic and my eyes might be tricked? Maybe examine the vehicle on another flat surface and make a measurement.
 
Thanks everyone for weighing in. After some photo surfing last night in the lifted 5th gen thread I believe it is at the 2.5" notch. Now just wondering why the rear is so high. I'm out of town for two weeks and when I get back I'll have my wheels/tires installed. Maybe the rear will settle a touch? anyways, I'll post more pictures in two weeks and see how it measures out.

Thanks
 
Seatown said:
Thanks man! My trip this week is actually to Phoenix and I'll be going to this Sunday's game down there. Go Hawks!!
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Oh man! That's awesome. Only game I made it to this year was against Arizona. I bet there will be lots of 12's there.
 
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