How to get more lift?

foxrider56

foxrider56

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Ok guys I feel like I want just a little more lift with my current setup. I have tundra coils with 5100 bilsteins set on third from top in front and lc 8 wraps in the rear. My question is how can I get more lift, I do not want a body lift since I have a 4xinnovations front bumper and I don't want a gap between the body and bumper. So how can I get some more lift? Spacers? I have herd bad things about them and would appreciate it if someone could tell me what they thick I could do. thanks a lot
 
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The Daystar 2" leveling spacer kit would work and no, it will not hurt the integrity of your coils or shocks. They will also absorb some of the road vibrations. They are polyurethane.
 
Brian757 said:
The Daystar 2" leveling spacer kit would work and no, it will not hurt the integrity of your coils or shocks. They will also absorb some of the road vibrations. They are polyurethane.
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So I wouldn't have to upgrade shocks? I have bilstein 5100 in front and tokio treck master in rear. I think if I were to go with spacer on top of them it would be between 1" and 1.5"
 
But 9 wraps, sell your 8 wraps. Should break even.

Convert your 5100's to coil overs.

Spacers will absolutely wear your springs out faster.
 
How much lift do you have now?

Easiest was to tell is to measure from the center of the wheel up to the fender. Stock runners are about 20 inches.
 
PitbullRescuer said:
But 9 wraps, sell your 8 wraps. Should break even.

Convert your 5100's to coil overs.

Spacers will absolutely wear your springs out faster.
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I really don't want to go through switching all them out again, are spacers really that bad? Like how fast are we talking?
 
I'll say set your 5100 up one more notch (4th notch) and that should be about 3.5 inch lift in front, for the rear your best bet is to swap in 9 wraps that will be about 5 inch lift in the rear with stock weight or OME 861 but not sure of lift height hopefully someone with them can give you more details, the ride would be stiffer in the front if you go up one more notch, that would be about the same setup as mine
 
96t4rlimited said:
I'll say set your 5100 up one more notch (4th notch) and that should be about 3.5 inch lift in front, for the rear your best bet is to swap in 9 wraps that will be about 5 inch lift in the rear with stock weight or OME 861 but not sure of lift height hopefully someone with them can give you more details, the ride would be stiffer in the front if you go up one more notch, that would be about the same setup as mine
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What if I went to the highest setting? Would that preload the spring too much? I imagine it couldn't be too bad for it, the ride would be stiffer I imagine but can't be too bad.
 
steezemcqueen said:
Your measurement must be off then because that would mean you are at 5 inches of lift in the front and 7 inches in the rear
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Sorry just remeasured and it looks roughly like 23" in front and 25" in back, give or take a half an inch sorry I started it from the wrong spot at first.
 
foxrider56 said:
Sorry just remeasured and it looks roughly like 23" in front and 25" in back, give or take a half an inch sorry I started it from the wrong spot at first.
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You're at 3 inches of lift in the front and 5 out back. I would go any higher in the front unless you want to hate your ride and burn up CV boots constantly.
 
steezemcqueen said:
You're at 3 inches of lift in the front and 5 out back. I would go any higher in the front unless you want to hate your ride and burn up CV boots constantly.
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I just feel it looks too stock ( compared to other SUVs) I could give up a little ride quality. I think what I'm going to do is set the shocks on the fifth notch(top setting) and get a .5" body lift. I feel it will even out the stance more and give me a little taller with out compromising the ride. Also the ,5 body is not going to look bad since the front bumper sits real tight to the body now.
 
Might be worth considering leaving the front as is but getting a bigger body lift like 2 inch and then having your 4x bumper remounted to fit with the body lift.
I am not sure but I think ultimately the fabrication work on the bumper will be cheaper than the potential complications of having so much lift on IFS
 
Yoter said:
Might be worth considering leaving the front as is but getting a bigger body lift like 2 inch and then having your 4x bumper remounted to fit with the body lift.
I am not sure but I think ultimately the fabrication work on the bumper will be cheaper than the potential complications of having so much lift on IFS
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Ideally I would get a 1.5" body lift, however I don't think that I can get the bumper mounted a different way, it looks like I would need to completely have the mounting system reworked. I know you probably have no idea but what would the price be to have that reworked to fit? I might go to some shop and see what they think if they would be able to raise it or whatnot.
 
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