New lift = New Shocks but what sizes?

[WrexHAmm]

I think I finally got it pin pointed as to what I am going to do for a lift. I know it isn't ideal but for my budget it will work. When I get more $ I will replace the front coils. A 3 in Revtek front spacer with factory coils and OME 890 or 891(probably 890) coils in rear for the full 3 in lift.

I don't really need a new front shocks but going to do them anyways. The backs are shot so those are for sure. What is the OEM shock height for the front and rear? With a 3 inch lift I will probably need to go up about 1-2 inches in length in back and keep the OEM size in front. Did I do my research correct? Only thing I couldn't find was the OEM shock sizes in front and rear.

Thanks! You guys are a life saver.

 

[bulger22]

I just wrote up information on this:

Rancho Write-Up

Should help a lot on size shocks You will need for 3" of lift and give You cheaper options like others on here need to do. ;-) Good luck and post pics when you get it lifted!!

Edit: also realized you want oem factory shock lengths, so here's a 3rd Gen 4Runner FAQ/Guide with manuals and all.

3rd Gen FAQ

 

[WrexHAmm]

Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! Thank you Bulger! That is what I wanted to find. I appreciate the links.

 

[cj80cruiser]

Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! Thank you Bulger! That is what I wanted to find. I appreciate the links.

Ok, so which ones are you getting? :biggrin2:

 

[brian2sun]

He's my $.02...
For not much more than the cost of the Revtek spacers you can just get some front coils. Then have them and the new struts pre-assembled, install it once, align it, and you've done it right the 1st time.

Or... get the crappy spacers, install them, and align it. But, deal with virtually no upwards travel in the front (which means much more body roll/lean off road), ruin your stock coils in a few months, probably tear up your CVs with the extra droop caused by spacers. Then take it all out, disassemble the struts, get the coils you should have got from the start, reassemble and install, and get it aligned all over again. The cost of doing it twice is a lot more in the long run than the difference between the Revteks and some good lift coils.

 

[WrexHAmm]

He's my $.02...
For not much more than the cost of the Revtek spacers you can just get some front coils. Then have them and the new struts pre-assembled, install it once, align it, and you've done it right the 1st time.

Let's just say I already have the Revtek spacer. Should I just sell it and move on to the coils? Just find a bundle that has everthing preassembled and call it a day? That route gets pretty pricey when I am looking at front coils (assembled), rear coils, and all new shocks. Plus diff drop kit. Figured I could save money by getting seperate components.

 

[brian2sun]

Let's just say I already have the Revtek spacer. Should I just sell it and move on to the coils? Just find a bundle that has everthing preassembled and call it a day? That route gets pretty pricey when I am looking at front coils (assembled), rear coils, and all new shocks. Plus diff drop kit. Figured I could save money by getting seperate components.

I would sell it and get coils in a heartbeat, in fact that's what I did. I started out with Daystar spacers and everything I wrote previously was my experience a few years ago. I would call Toytec and get a package deal.

You have some options...
1) Complete OME set-up- if you have no aftermarket bumpers or extra weight, most people get the 881s and spacers however these spacers are way smaller than the Revtecks and people seem to like them a lot because they don't limit upwards travel nearly as much. ~$800 or so shipped w/ diff drop. (or ~$750 if you get 882s or 883s with no spacers if you plan on adding weight to the front later). I am very happy with my OME 883/891 lift.

2) Toytec Ultimate lift - very good adjustable coilovers with OME rear coils and Procomp rear shocks - ~$1050 shipped

3) Piece something together with their help, like adjustable Billies with OME 881s/no spacers with OME rear for probably ~$850 or so.

Those are about your best options without getting into the $1500 range with aftermarket control arms or a sonoransteel 1.2 kit.

 

[WrexHAmm]

Thanks for the input Brian2Sun. It's good to hear about those situations where spacers were a temp fix until you went to coils.

I guess I will just have to start saving and run stock now. It is shot but I guess I need to do it right if I am going to do it. I noticed you didn't mention the Toytec complete kit without the adjustable Blistens. Any reason or are you just partial to the adjustable Blistens?

 

[brian2sun]

#2 comes with Toytec's own adjustable coilovers for the front, not Billies. I think the Billies are an excellent choice, but I'm not partial to them. I think the OMEs are just as good of shocks, they just aren't adjustable. The adjustablilty didn't matter to me because I went with heavy duty lift coils and non-adjustable OME shocks that would give me the right amount of lift after adding additional weight and it worked out good.