Mild Build advice, please?

[matphat]

I'm pulling the trigger on my build this weekend. I live on the Front Range in Colorado and after 15 years of MTB, I'm taking my back country to the next step with my 4Runner.

I want my build to match my current lifestyle, and as such I'm going to build this to be a daily driver, but with the chops to get me and my wife deep into the Front Range and Southern Rockies for multi-day excursions, and navigate up to intermediate trails in places like Moab. We make about 10 trips out a year, but then the Runner reverts to my commuter the rest of the time.
Here are my thoughts on the initial build and in this order.

Low Lift OME Suspension Kit Kit Includes:
2 x OME883 Front Coil Springs
2 x 90021 OME Front Struts
2 x 60004 OME Rear Shocks
2 x OME895E Rear Coil Springs

Immediately followed by:
Wrangler Duratrac 265/70R17
or
BFG A/T KO2 265/70R17

A few weeks later(for budgeting):
Sliders (Not sure on manufacture or bolt on vs weld)

After that it will be into the wild to discover if there are other things that seem to be must haves. I like the idea of bumpers, but they would only be considered if I end up wanting to do trails that require that amount approach and departure angle. And I'd consider armor if my factory stuff doesn't seem to be holding up.

What do you think? I would love to know if I'm making any real mistakes here, or of there are better options for this build.
Thanks!

 

[Sleeter]

If your spending the money on a OME lift you might as well go 2-3". I think your going in the right direction, 3" OME lift with UCAs is very drivable and is in fact my DD. For slidders I went with RCI great product made in Ft Collins.

 

[gm350reratliff]

First off, what year is your 4runner?

Second, I do agree with [MENTION=137555]Sleeter[/MENTION] and say you might as well lift it a little. Of course then, I would also factor in new upper control arms such as JBAs or SPC. The OME stuff is good, tons of folks run OME. As for tires, I'm a fan of the KO2 but you will get a lot of various opinions on that subject. For sliders I would recommend Stubbs Welding.

 

[tS_kStin]

I was in the save boat as you. I thought I wanted a max of 2" lift on my 3rd gen.... well I just got it aligned today with my toytech boss coil over kit ending at about 3" of lift and it is really growing on me fast, going into the mountains tomorrow to give it a test. I love the height and the stock tires look a bit small but not bad and I should be able to fit a size bigger. I am going to do upper control arms soon as well to help out with the lift. Highly recommend a 3" note after being very close to returning my 3" rear coils for 2" cause I thought it was going to be too tall. I DD my runner and an planning on doing overland trips and living out of the back of it fit a couple months out of the year. Not too tall at all.

I personally use 4xinnovations sliders, got then cause of price being I had to do some of my own welding, not sure about other sliders.

I am running discovery AT3s right now but am going to something a bit more beefy and in a 285/75r16.