I've Decided On a Lift...

[chaz]

12guns, the airbags fully inflated with the extra spacer which you'll have to purchase will only give 1/2 inch maybe slightly more, not over an in., they werent made for lifting & riding around fully air up might make it too firm for you.they will keep it from sagging when loaded tho. this pic is with 2 in. front lift & 1/2 in the rear. theres still an in. difference front to rear. front 36, rear 37 & 1/4 ive got bilstein 5100s, dont know how they are with xreas.

 

[NCSCOTT]

NCSCOTT,
what size are the tires in the first pics? My only concern is my 265/70r17's not filling out the wheel well enough for my likeing.

The First 4 pics are the factory Dunflops 265/65/17s The very first pic is with the Front lift installed only, no rear spacers yet. The rest are all the Revo 2s 265/70/17s

 

[12guns]

Thanks guys. I just can't make up my mind. I'm leaning more and more towards a 2/1 lift b/c like I said I don't like the highly lifted look, but on the other hand, there are several 2.5/1.5 lifts that look great. I think if I go w/ the 2/1 I'll be happy. If the rear sags too much, I can add FJ springs. Like I said before if the xreas goes out I can alway upgrade to a suspension lift then. I won't rule out 2.5/1.5. I'm saving all the pics I can on my computer so I can compare a bit more. Shouldn't be this difficult, but this is my first lift on any vehicle and I have always liked the "stock" look w/ larger tires. Reason for me liking the lifted look is the same reason it all got started w/ the 4runners...lifting the front end. Thanks again! I'll update you when I order something

 

[ZandT4R]

I second everything that was said about the Daystar kit. It is great. Easy to install, looks great, rides great. No complaints what so ever. If you do the self install just be careful with the pitman arm puller on the upper ball joint. You can find my previous threads to see my fiasco. Otherwise the install was super simple. I have minimal wrenching knowledge and was able to tackle the install with one minor setback I was able to correct with some patience and time. I will be installing the rear Airlift 1000 airbags this weekend to finish it off. Loving the 4R!

 

[camdz]

I second everything that was said about the Daystar kit. It is great. Easy to install, looks great, rides great. No complaints what so ever. If you do the self install just be careful with the pitman arm puller on the upper ball joint. You can find my previous threads to see my fiasco. Otherwise the install was super simple. I have minimal wrenching knowledge and was able to tackle the install with one minor setback I was able to correct with some patience and time. I will be installing the rear Airlift 1000 airbags this weekend to finish it off. Loving the 4R!

I didnt bother messing with the upper ball joint, and had no problems getting the strut into place with the help of my dad. If you have an extra set of hands, it should be easy enough to push down on the brake rotor to get enough room. It was 10 times easier on my 4runner compared to doing the same when lowering my G35. The entire process was very similiar, just had more room to work with on the 4runner.

 

[mdaaboul313]

ComfortRide Suspension System; Lift Kit

4 wheel parts has them on sale all the time, if you click see price in cart, you'll see the lower price

 

[martini]

I'm in the same boat too, been waiting for my stock dunlops to ware out and plan my lift (almost there). I like the 2/1 cornfed since it's slightly lower than the 2.5/1.5 daystar. While I think the daystar might ride better (since they're Polyurethane not metal) I've seen people say that the rear gets really stiff. Here's one report of that:

4Runner Shocks - YotaTech Forums

I'd think that the 2/1 cornfed lift might help with stiffness over bumps since the rear wouldn't be lifted as (1" vs 1.5-2" daystar). Also the front being 2" instead of closer to 2.5"/3" like the daystar would also keep the CV angles closer to stock and keep them from leaking (or having to be rebanded).

I wish I could ride in a 4Runner with both the daystar and then the cornfed spacers to see which I like better. My major hesitation to lifting would be that I don't have any experience with doing maintenance or repairs on my own in case I caused a problem and I only have one vehicle so I don't want it to be out of commission either (like the idiom, leave well enough, also has gotten me many times before).

 

[12guns]

I'm in the same boat too, been waiting for my stock dunlops to ware out and plan my lift (almost there). I like the 2/1 cornfed since it's slightly lower than the 2.5/1.5 daystar. While I think the daystar might ride better (since they're Polyurethane not metal) I've seen people say that the rear gets really stiff. Here's one report of that:

4Runner Shocks - YotaTech Forums

I'd think that the 2/1 cornfed lift might help with stiffness over bumps since the rear wouldn't be lifted as (1" vs 1.5-2" daystar). Also the front being 2" instead of closer to 2.5"/3" like the daystar would also keep the CV angles closer to stock and keep them from leaking (or having to be rebanded).

I wish I could ride in a 4Runner with both the daystar and then the cornfed spacers to see which I like better. My major hesitation to lifting would be that I don't have any experience with doing maintenance or repairs on my own in case I caused a problem and I only have one vehicle so I don't want it to be out of commission either (like the idiom, leave well enough, also has gotten me many times before).

I agree, sure would be nice to see one in person and drive it to see what it felt like! Anybody want to bring me their 4runner for a week or so?? Promise not to get it muddy....LOL
I had forgotten about the leaky cv boots. That leads me more and more towards the cornfed 2/1...but I thought I was set on the daystar 2.5/1.5? Ha.