ImOnAPlain51
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Just got off the phone with LT at Metal-Tech...he said they shoulda came with a spanner wrench, so he's gonna get one out to me. FYI for anyone else ordering from them.
New Suspension and Questions
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Just got off the phone with LT at Metal-Tech...he said they shoulda came with a spanner wrench, so he's gonna get one out to me. FYI for anyone else ordering from them.
ImOnAPlain51
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Spanner Wrench from MT arrived today.
ImOnAPlain51
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It is done! I was visiting my family this weekend and put the lift on at my uncles farm. Wasn't toooo bad to put on, just took some time. Alignment is scheduled for tomorrow.
First Test drive
First Test drive
Viper45
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Second that question.
ImOnAPlain51
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I have only driven it about 5 miles down a dirt road...and up/down a few bar ditches. I think it has less sway with braking and seems to take bumps better. I'll have to drive it a little more before I make up my mind.
ImOnAPlain51
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Got my 4Runner aligned at a pretty dependable shop yesterday, I wrote down what Jeremy told me and he did it. (thanks again) Old guy said he usually hates aligning these aftermarket kits, but that this ICON was a good one and actually pretty easy...
With that said and all the alignment threads I've read, I think they did it right? About to drive 3 hrs back home, guess I'll see how it drives.
Canazes9
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Got my 4Runner aligned at a pretty dependable shop yesterday, I wrote down what Jeremy told me and he did it. (thanks again) Old guy said he usually hates aligning these aftermarket kits, but that this ICON was a good one and actually pretty easy...
With that said and all the alignment threads I've read, I think they did it right? About to drive 3 hrs back home, guess I'll see how it drives.
Please post observations from the trip home when you can. I've ridden Icon set-ups off-road and the off-road performance is clearly superior. More interested to hear what differences you notice on road.
Thanks!
David
ImOnAPlain51
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Hey David, here are my first impressions of the new suspension ride. It feels stiffer and more stable on the highway. The SR5's seemed to have too much sway and soft ride to me...especially when braking. Kinda like those old Lincoln Continentals, felt like riding in a boat at times. New tires helped that somewhat, but the suspension stopped that. It still rides pretty smooth though. Hard to tell yet if there is much of a difference in ride on the open highway. It does make dirt roads much smoother and especially washboards.
Canazes9
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Much appreciated! I've got the stuff on order to do a low lift Icon suspension for my wife's 4Runner - plan to lift the front about 1 - 1.5" and the back about 1/2-3/4". You're follow-up driving impression is pretty much what I promised her, her '13 SR5 T4R would be! I felt pretty confident before, but your impressions are re-enforcing that confidence. Now I just have to wait another 3-4 weeks....
Regards,
David
ImOnAPlain51
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That will look good. Pretty cool wife to let you lift her ride! I think she'll like the ride better with the suspension. Are you gonna install it yourself?
Canazes9
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Yeah, she's pretty sporty. It worked out for a while that she drove one of my Tacomas for a couple of years and really liked it. She liked being up high where she could see, the sporty looks and the occasional appreciative glance she got while driving it.
When it came time to get another vehicle, she chose to buy a Subaru Outback - seemed like the perfect sporty mom mobile. We bought a brand new loaded out 3.6 Limited. Great power, higher than a normal car, solid all weather performance - she hated it almost the day she drove it off the lot. Wasn't really a bad car (though it did seem to pick up squeaks and rattles faster than I thought it should), she just hated it.
We never flip cars, we buy and hold till they're "used up" or at least well worn, but we made an exception on that one. In the end her happiness was well worth it! So we started looking for an SUV and she kept saying she wanted a Toyota Highlander "like the Tacoma". I gently explained to her that the Highlander was really a glorified mini-van and while it drove nice and sat up relatively high, if she wanted a SUV like the Tacoma she wanted the 4Runner.
We did some research and some test drives and she bought the 4Runner. At first she didn't want to touch it, but slowly but surely she's been pushing to have the 4Runner made closer to the Tacoma she loved driving. Decided she wanted the running boards gone and sliders added, upgrade the tires and she would be happy. I started talking about no lift/low lift suspension options and she decided she wanted it to be same height as the Tacoma which is a 1.6"F/1"R lift and here we are...
She's really happy with it and looking forward to getting the mods completed and taking it to Big Bend this Thanksgiving.
No, I'm not going to do the mods myself. I have developed a friendship with a guy that owns a local discount tire over the years. They have done excellent work for me in the past at a reasonable cost. Installs go so much more quickly when you have all the equipment! By the end of October I plan to install Shockworks TE rockers myself, then have him weld on a set of BAMF sliders, the icon low lift suspension with custom order Deaver rear coils and a new set of Mickety Thompson MTZ's size 265/70R17 (plus the spare). I will install my own TE skids (i know they are thin but they are free
) and rear diff mod (if I can figure out where to locate it).David
ImOnAPlain51
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Yeah, she's pretty sporty. It worked out for a while that she drove one of my Tacomas for a couple of years and really liked it. She liked being up high where she could see, the sporty looks and the occasional appreciative glance she got while driving it.
When it came time to get another vehicle, she chose to buy a Subaru Outback - seemed like the perfect sporty mom mobile. We bought a brand new loaded out 3.6 Limited. Great power, higher than a normal car, solid all weather performance - she hated it almost the day she drove it off the lot. Wasn't really a bad car (though it did seem to pick up squeaks and rattles faster than I thought it should), she just hated it.
We never flip cars, we buy and hold till they're "used up" or at least well worn, but we made an exception on that one. In the end her happiness was well worth it! So we started looking for an SUV and she kept saying she wanted a Toyota Highlander "like the Tacoma". I gently explained to her that the Highlander was really a glorified mini-van and while it drove nice and sat up relatively high, if she wanted a SUV like the Tacoma she wanted the 4Runner.
We did some research and some test drives and she bought the 4Runner. At first she didn't want to touch it, but slowly but surely she's been pushing to have the 4Runner made closer to the Tacoma she loved driving. Decided she wanted the running boards gone and sliders added, upgrade the tires and she would be happy. I started talking about no lift/low lift suspension options and she decided she wanted it to be same height as the Tacoma which is a 1.6"F/1"R lift and here we are...
She's really happy with it and looking forward to getting the mods completed and taking it to Big Bend this Thanksgiving.
No, I'm not going to do the mods myself. I have developed a friendship with a guy that owns a local discount tire over the years. They have done excellent work for me in the past at a reasonable cost. Installs go so much more quickly when you have all the equipment! By the end of October I plan to install Shockworks TE rockers myself, then have him weld on a set of BAMF sliders, the icon low lift suspension with custom order Deaver rear coils and a new set of Mickety Thompson MTZ's size 265/70R17 (plus the spare). I will install my own TE skids (i know they are thin but they are free
David
Much easier to have a good friend that you trust to do it, that's for sure. Sounds like you got some mods lined up to do. I've been considering those Shrockwork rockers and some OPOR sliders as well. Your/her 4Runner will look good!
4Runner looks better than the Subaru too!
ImOnAPlain51
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Few other pics
Out with the old and in with the new
Had to drag just about every tool out.
Out with the old and in with the new
Had to drag just about every tool out.
