Newbie here with some questions!

[rugged99]

Hey everybody!:nerd:

Just about a week ago I purchased my '99 SR5 4x4 Sport Edition. I already can't wait to start the mods. Although, i have been looking at all these build threads and it seems that putting a lift on these requires a lot of decisions...it seems as though you cant just buy a lift from one place and it be totally complete. So I'm really curious to know what is the most cost effective, quality setup for me.

For the most part this rig will solely be a DD, with some trail usage but not much crawling.

I'm wanting to run 285/75/16s on some black steelies or paint the 5 stars black.

I really want the stance of Duhockey or Quiksilvr's rig.

I know quik is running TRD Tundra front coils and OME 890's in the rear.
Also I see a lot of people running LC coils in the rear!

And quik just told me how to get the Tundra front suspension. Which I think sounds like a nice option, please let me know your opinion!

 

[SRSRunner]

cheapest way is to just piece it together- get some tundra springs for the front- or you could do what i did, taco springs and a spacer. there's many options for the rear so look around at the sticky thread as well as all the build threads.. personally I'd just put some 8 or 9 wraps on it. as for the wheels, your gonna need spacers if you want to run 33s with the stock wheels. You can get away with a 5/16 spacer, but they will still slightly rub your uca's. Cheapest way to do the wheels- get those spacers and then paint em, could probably do that for 30-40 bucks. There's plenty of info on all of that on here too, so just do your homework before you commit to anything.

 

[SCRunner12]

Rugged, I'm commenting here instead of quicksilvr's thread to not clutter up his build thread. I got my Tundra's for $110 and luckily found some 5100's for $100 brand new. So factoring in paying to get them assembled it will come out to about $250. Obviously compared to SS I'm using used coils and hardware compared to the new stuff SS supplies, but that's fine with me.

I've really been slacking lately with my Tundra thread I'm making, but I should be able to work on it tonight. It will have all the info on the Tundra TRD set up. You can check out Richashay's comparison thread for some pics of his tundra/lc lift. The lc or OME decision really depends on how much rake you want, if you are ok with sag (LC) and the type of ride you want.

 

[Hepar]

There are definitely places where you can get everything you need all in one spot. What kind of budget are you working with? I know you said it's your DD, but what are you looking for post-lift? Are you planning on running any sort of rear load?

 

[brian2sun]

There are a lot of variable to deal with in regards to how the suspension will ride and the amount of lift you'll get. Weight is a big factor. Are you going to be running armor/bumpers/winch/etc.? That means more weight and that requires coils with higher spring rates to retain whatever amount of lift you want.

For instance, I had 891s in back for about a year. When I bought em, they gave me 3" of lift, but when I added my (~300#) rear CBI bumper/tire carrier, they sagged about 2" within a month and my 3" lift went to 1". Now I'm running 861s which are made to lift a 90's FJZ80 Landcruiser ~2", but they work great and gave me ~4" of lift on my heavily armored 4runner. I recommending deciding everything you know you'll want on the truck in the near future, and then buy the correct coils for that weight.

I'm personally of the opinion that if you are trying to save money, shocks are where to skimp. I've ran $170 OME shocks and right now I'm running $80 Tokicos in the back. Truth is, IMO the Tokicos ride better than the much more expensive OMEs and they have held up great over the last year with lots of abuse from me.

I know a lot of people might not agree, but I truly think unless you are stepping up to high dollar, long travel reservior shocks, you will not see a big noticeable ride difference between Bilsteins, OMEs, ProComps, Ranchos, Tokicos, or any other major brand of shocks. Getting the right length shocks for the amount of lift you have is much more important than what brand you get IMO. What coils you get make the biggest difference by far in ride quality.

 

[rugged99]

Wow thanks for the great response. I am definitely wanting to try and spend less money but still not skimp on anything important! I am planning on a Thule luggage basket rack and and spare tire mount to possibly put it on the roof, maybe a shovel and hi lift but that would be it.

I'm looking for a near stock or smooth ride on the streets and what ever that will leave me with off road I guess. Honestly I've never had the chance to tell the difference in a performance shock.

I would plan on some good sliders instead of the running boards and maybe a arb or something similar in the front, but that would only be if the money was flowing from the heavens.

 

[rugged99]

Oh I would love to spend only around $600 bucks or so if possible total out the door and installed...if I had to save up longer that would suck but I could do $1k if I had to

 

[Hepar]

Oh I would love to spend only around $600 bucks or so if possible total out the door and installed...if I had to save up longer that would suck but I could do $1k if I had to

Where are you located? If there are some members in your area, I'm sure you could have a install meet and the going rate is beer and pizza.

 

[rugged99]

Always down with that deal..I'm in Amarillo, tx

 

[brian2sun]

Wow thanks for the great response. I am definitely wanting to try and spend less money but still not skimp on anything important! I am planning on a Thule luggage basket rack and and spare tire mount to possibly put it on the roof, maybe a shovel and hi lift but that would be it.

I'm looking for a near stock or smooth ride on the streets and what ever that will leave me with off road I guess. Honestly I've never had the chance to tell the difference in a performance shock.

I would plan on some good sliders instead of the running boards and maybe a arb or something similar in the front, but that would only be if the money was flowing from the heavens.

Adjustable struts are nice to have up front if you aren't sure how much weight you'll eventually be running.