Some questions to help make my 4runner mine!

[mcaz5]

Needy OP is needy.

Best budget lift (take out the word "budget" and it still makes sense)- Bilstein 5100's with Toytec springs up front. Land Cruiser springs with Monroe Land Cruiser shocks out back. Do an adjustable pan hard bar, and get the $20 extended sway bar links for your rear, and just D/C your front links when you go wheeling. $150 body lift will take care of the rubbing on 33's, but at that point you'll want to regear for around $1,300.

There, perfect daily driver/decent offroader. Oh and also, replace tie rods, steering bushings, lower ball joints ASAP.

Where can I pick up a set of these $20 extended links you speak of?

 

[ellner357]

There, perfect daily driver/decent offroader. Oh and also, replace tie rods, steering bushings, lower ball joints ASAP.

Just curious why that recomendation with the lift?

 

[1985taylor1925]

Needy OP is needy.

Best budget lift (take out the word "budget" and it still makes sense)- Bilstein 5100's with Toytec springs up front. Land Cruiser springs with Monroe Land Cruiser shocks out back. Do an adjustable pan hard bar, and get the $20 extended sway bar links for your rear, and just D/C your front links when you go wheeling. $150 body lift will take care of the rubbing on 33's, but at that point you'll want to regear for around $1,300.

There, perfect daily driver/decent offroader. Oh and also, replace tie rods, steering bushings, lower ball joints ASAP.

So all in all this budget lift (including tires) is gonna be . . . oh . . . around $3500. Nice and cheap

 

[JWaldz]

Just curious why that recomendation with the lift?

A lift can/will put stress on other components, as do larger tires. If you already have a weak link that you may not know about it can lead to sooner failure. It's not necessary to do the maintenance as stated above, just suggested (and wise). It's costly though. If you're looking to do front wheel bearings, seals, inner & outer tie rods, and lower ball joints you can look forward to spend over $500 a side. That's not including labor. The sooner the better, and you can bet, if you're planning on keeping your 4Runner for a while, you'll be having that maintenance done eventually.

 

[absalom]

Where can I pick up a set of these $20 extended links you speak of?

4.5" Energy suspension links from Autozone.

Just curious why that recomendation with the lift?

It's not too stiff like a lot of the OME options, which lends itself great to daily use. It's also a proven system, meaning if you get stuck there are others who can help you along the way.

So all in all this budget lift (including tires) is gonna be . . . oh . . . around $3500. Nice and cheap

Price breakdown:

-LC Coils ~$80 shipped
-LC Shocks - $58
-Eibach/Toytec Springs - $163
-Bilstein 5100's - $199

Everything here after is optional:

-Adjustable panhard bar - $180
-LBJ's - $160
-Tierods (inner and outer) - $120
-Steering bushings - $20
-33's - $700 shipped
-Regear - $1,300
-Body Lift - $150

Totals

Just the lift- $500 + alignment

Lift + all the options - $3,130 + alignment

Like anything with these trucks, it all depends on how far you want to go!

 

[ellner357]

Okay that's really good information since I am considering a 3 inch lift myself

 

[hrt4me]

are either of those panhard drop brackets depicted above reinforced with welds?

wouldn't it be even better to weld in a reinforcing gusset as well?

 

[danw]

Price breakdown:

-LC Coils ~$80 shipped
-LC Shocks - $58
-Eibach/Toytec Springs - $163
-Bilstein 5100's - $199

Everything here after is optional:

-Adjustable panhard bar - $180
-LBJ's - $160
-Tierods (inner and outer) - $120
-Steering bushings - $20
-33's - $700 shipped
-Regear - $1,300
-Body Lift - $150

Totals

Just the lift- $500 + alignment

Lift + all the options - $3,130 + alignment

Like anything with these trucks, it all depends on how far you want to go!

I thought the sport editions came with 4:10 gear ratio. I know alot of the jeep guys say with 4:10 ratio you can safely have 33s?
http://www.top4runners.com/runhist/3rdgen/2002_4runner.pdf
would that lift setup sit the truck evenly? or will the back end be taller than the front end or vice versa?

 

[absalom]

I thought the sport editions came with 4:10 gear ratio. I know alot of the jeep guys say with 4:10 ratio you can safely have 33s?
http://www.top4runners.com/runhist/3rdgen/2002_4runner.pdf
would that lift setup sit the truck evenly? or will the back end be taller than the front end or vice versa?

Oh you can absolutely run 33's on 4:10. It's just a dog around town and a downshifting nightmare on the highway. The above lift will have it near level with 7 wraps and raked with 9 wraps.

 

[danw]

Ok so i just bought a house a couple months ago,so i cant afford to lift my truck for a while because i needto build a shed, redo my driveway, and put up a fence before i dump a lot of money into my4runner. Lifting a car is definitely way more expensive than lowiering like im used to lol.
So my question is about if a size 265/75/16 fit without any rubbing issues on my stock sr5?

 

[MCObray]

Ok so i just bought a house a couple months ago,so i cant afford to lift my truck for a while because i needto build a shed, redo my driveway, and put up a fence before i dump a lot of money into my4runner. Lifting a car is definitely way more expensive than lowiering like im used to lol.
So my question is about if a size 265/75/16 fit without any rubbing issues on my stock sr5?

Toyo Open Country AT 2 LT/265/75/16s. No suspension lift, no rubbing at full lock.

'00 Toyota 4Runner Highlander. by Bucky Images, on Flickr