Lift requiring more alterations

[Harold1950]

At what height does a lift require other changes on the T4R to be required, IE: steering, radiator, hoses, lines etc. I read someplace, can't remember where (part of being old) that even the 2/1 body lift or leveling lift required the radiator to be raised to be properly aligned. Is this true? Thanks in advance...........Harold

 

[chaz]

not at all. you dont need a diff. drop, etc. & lines dont need to be lengthened until your at 3+ with a suspension lift, now a body lift is a different story, & you can only do 1.5 at most.

 

[Harold1950]

not at all. you dont need a diff. drop, etc. & lines dont need to be lengthened until your at 3+ with a suspension lift, now a body lift is a different story, & you can only do 1.5 at most.

So the "leveling" of the front end would not require any further changes......kinda what I thought............thanks.....

 

[chaz]

so what are you planning to do?

 

[Harold1950]

one of these days I'd like to just raise the front end enough to level it out.....get away from the lower front look..............

 

[MikesToy]

Can you do both suspension and body lift?

 

[Harold1950]

I meant either or.........not both, told you I was old

 

[SecretAgent]

one of these days I'd like to just raise the front end enough to level it out.....get away from the lower front look..............

then you want a spacer or suspension lift. a body lift raises the body on the frame, equally at all the mounts. max body lift is 1.5" and with a suspension lift, it varies, but 3.5" is generally considered the max before a lot of modifications have to be done.

 

[MikesToy]

Whatever you do, don't forget to align your headlights, too.

 

[Uneek]

Can you do both suspension and body lift?

Yes.

 

[00rost]

I'd really appreciate any advice or feedback on my planned mods too. I am installing Cornfed 3/2 tomorrow on my 2008 4Runner with XREAS. My primary objective is to raise and control sagging on the rear end due to an additional 500+ lbs of weight from a motorcycle and its hitch carrier I use (not a trailer, more like a hard core bike carrier). When I load gear or passengers on top of too, the rear sags too much and the hitch carrier is way too close to the ground.

I'll see tomorrow how much the Cornfed spacers alone address this, but I've been wondering if they'd work with and be even better in conjunction with air lift bags, like Firestone Air Bags or similar, to keep the rear level under heavy load? The Timbren systems rubber bump stop is the other options I've been wondering about. Any thoughts or advice on this?

 

[ARK_SWAMP_RIDER]

I don't know that you'll notice much difference with just the spacers. You may look into FJ Cruiser springs, they should help some. This won't solve all the sag, but will help. Aside from that, the Firestone Air Bag kit would probably be your best bet.

 

[CJ3Flyr]

I'd really appreciate any advice or feedback on my planned mods too. I am installing Cornfed 3/2 tomorrow on my 2008 4Runner with XREAS. My primary objective is to raise and control sagging on the rear end due to an additional 500+ lbs of weight from a motorcycle and its hitch carrier I use (not a trailer, more like a hard core bike carrier). When I load gear or passengers on top of too, the rear sags too much and the hitch carrier is way too close to the ground.

I'll see tomorrow how much the Cornfed spacers alone address this, but I've been wondering if they'd work with and be even better in conjunction with air lift bags, like Firestone Air Bags or similar, to keep the rear level under heavy load? The Timbren systems rubber bump stop is the other options I've been wondering about. Any thoughts or advice on this?

I say Airlift or Firestone for what you're doing. And no doubt the FJC springs would help but you'll still need more. http://www.toyota-4runner.org/off-roading-home-monst4rs/14181-rear-coil-spring-decision-time.html