I've done a little research and have decided to lift my daily 3rd gen. I'm not planning on wheeling it so I am only looking for a more aggressive stance. Has anyone dealt with or heard anything about the rough country lift it involves front spacers, rear coils, and new rear shocks. 3in Suspension Lift Kit for 96-02 Toyota 4wd 4-Runner [771.20] | Rough Country Suspension Systems
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JohnBill53
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you should buy my toytec front spacers for 100$ instead haha you can pick up rear springs from toytec for like $160 aswell, if you're not wheeling it you'll be fine without shocks, I daily drove and wheeled mine like that for like 3 years back in the day
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steezemcqueen
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Generally bolt on top plate spacers like that kit are not a good idea. They cause the upper ball joints and tie rods to bind and the upper control arm or the spindle will smack into the coil at full droop and make a loud banging noise.
In coil spacers like what JPB has are a much better way to go if you are set on doing spacers. If not, coils and shocks are even better than spacers and aren't really that much more money.
In coil spacers like what JPB has are a much better way to go if you are set on doing spacers. If not, coils and shocks are even better than spacers and aren't really that much more money.
JohnBill53
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Agreed, when I bought the toytec spacers/ome coils I had saved up all summer from this shit job I had when I was 16 and I was like $150-200 dollars short of buying new struts and rear coils. I lived with that regret till I graduated haha, if you can hold out and save a bit more dough to get coils and shocks, you'll be much happier with the look and ride. after the spacers it was like going from a chuck wagon to a lexus.....kinda :fro:
So would this be my best bet just spend a little more and get quality parts?
3" Lift Kit with front and rear OME coils
3" Lift Kit with front and rear OME coils
morbidsanity
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i just got my rough country kit in, looks ok....not expecting much out of it.....i got it mainly just to get my runner in the air.....not doing anything crazy till i upgrade to the toytec coilovers though......
audiness
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JohnBill53
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Yes you'll be much happier I promise, from experience, and that kit is what, $150 more? that also leaves you some upward mobility if you will if you ever want to get shocks...
