Tacoma suspension question

[Placemotorsports]

Picked up front springs and shocks and rear shocks from a 2020 TRD off road Tacoma today. Ordered new top hats and the bushings for the rear. My question is will I need a spacer in the back to make it look right and how much lift will those springs give my '05 V8.

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[xtremewlr]

If your current suspension is otherwise stock, you should get about 1" of lift from the Tacoma stuff. If you have collapsed XREAS, like I did, it ended up being like 3" of lift on mine. You should not need a spacer of any sort.

Did you get the correct lower bushing for the Tacoma rear shocks to work on the 4Runner?

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[Placemotorsports]

Yes those are the ones that I got for the rears and I got KYB top pieces for the front struts off Amazon. So with the added lift in the front the rear will still look ok?

 

[xtremewlr]

Yes those are the ones that I got for the rears and I got KYB top pieces for the front struts off Amazon. So with the added lift in the front the rear will still look ok?

Should be fine. I used new 2007 FJ coils in the rear of mine when I replaced the XREAS. Had a slight stick bug stance but still looked fine. Easy enough to add small spacers later if you need to.

 

[Jpilot]

No top hat needed either. I did this mod to my ‘06. Tore out the XREAS, did the rear bushing and installed. About 2” of lift (my xreas was trashed) and looks great with 265/70r17 tires.

 

[Placemotorsports]

No top hat needed either. I did this mod to my ‘06. Tore out the XREAS, did the rear bushing and installed. About 2” of lift (my xreas was trashed) and looks great with 265/70r17 tires.

No top mount needed? When I got mine they were loose coils on the front struts

 

[xtremewlr]

No top mount needed? When I got mine they were loose coils on the front struts

Yes, you need the top hat if you are unable to use your old ones.

 

[Placemotorsports]

I just figured being original be best to replace them

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[Bluesky 07]

I just figured being original be best to replace them

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I didn’t need to on my ‘07. But to your point, consider new rear springs if you’re replacing everything else. They’re not that expensive.

 

[xtremewlr]

I didn’t need to on my ‘07. But to your point, consider new rear springs if you’re replacing everything else. They’re not that expensive.

Agreed. I got my FJ rear springs from RockAuto for like $70 shipped.

 

[Jpilot]

No top mount needed? When I got mine they were loose coils on the front struts

I guess it just depends on what your getting from the last owner. I got the entire front strut assembly. Bolted right in.

 

[Placemotorsports]

Previous owner reused the top hats so that's why I purchased new. Wish they would have been together to save me the spring compression but local deals are hard to find.