Suspension Lift
|December 13, 2015|
The suspension is finally done!!!
This is practically a brand new truck with all the parts on it now.
Parts/Cost: Not including wheels/Tires
Aftermarket parts: $2,958.08
$1,290.00 - ICON 2.5 Extended travel coilovers w 600# spring [58716] (normally $1575)
$520.00 - ALL PRO Uniball Front Upper control arms (normally $650)
$330.00 - ICON 2.0 Land Cruiser 10" Rear Shocks [56510]
$169.00 - OME 861 Springs
$130.00 - Toytec Lifts 1" Body lift
$75.00 - Toytec Lifts SS Extended Rear Brakes lines
$64.00 - Toytec Lifts SS Front Brake lines
$50.00 - Toytec Lifts Panhard drop Bracket
$68.18 - Dorman extended wheel studs [RNB-610-407]
$42.00 - ENERGY Suspension Poly Front control arm bushings [8.3115G]
$25.00 - ENERGY Suspension Poly Front Stabi bushings & Bump stops
$21.50 - ENERGY Suspension Poly Steering rack bushings [8.10101G]
OEM Parts: $521.84
$340.00 - Front Lower Ball Joints [43330-39585 & 43340-39465]
$98.02 - Outer Tie Rods [45046-39335 & 45047-39215]
$132.06 - Front Wheel Bearing x2 [90369-54002]
$71.22 - Outer Bearing seal x2 [90316-69001]
$29.92 - Inner Bearing seal x2 [90312-95001]
$10.32 - Bearing snap ring x2 [90521-99114]
OEM Fasteners: $179.64
$7.44 - Lower Ball Joint bolts x8 [90080-10066]
$4.08 - Damper Bolt washer x2 [94622-41400]
$2.58 - Damper Nut x2 [90170-14026]
$10.86 - Damper Bolt x2 [90105-14104]
$84.72 - Lower arm Cam plate x4 [48452-35020]
$22.88 - Lower Control arm bolt x4 [90080-11283]
$6.20 - Upper control arm Nut x2 [90080-17208]
$18.24 - Lower control arm bolt x4 [90209-14010]
$22.64 - Upper control arm bolt x2[90105-14105]
Tools:
-Assorted sockets
-Assorted wrenches
-Torque wrench
-floor jack
-jack stands
-mallet & Hammer
-blowtorch
-drill
-press
-etc...
Time:
A LOT. I could have done it in a weekend if everything had gone as planned..
Procedure:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/149467-official-lower-ball-joint-write-up-thread.html
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/200181-torque-specs-service-information-revisited.html
Here is all the parts:
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First up is the body lift. Body lifts are so much easier than I thought they would be. Seriously takes less than an hour to do.
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The part that takes the longest is getting access to the tops of the bolts through the interior.
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Once the bolts are removed, just jack up the body by the pinch weld, throw the spacers in, and put the new bolts in.
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Up next is the front suspension. As you can see from the parts list, I am pretty much replacing all of it..
Before:
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Took the knuckle off and removed the old studs.
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Dorman RNB-610-407 extended wheels studs compared to OEM wheel studs:
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New stabi bushings and bump stops.
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Toytec brake lines in.
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Old bearings out:
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New OEM bearing:
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Pressed in:
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Oil seals on:
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