Toytec 3" lift w/Front & Rear OME coils

[J_DWEEBS]

Looking to get a decent lift (3") on my daily driver 3rd gen. I wont be doing any off roading. I was orginally going with a daystar spacer kit but after much research I kept seeing people say spacers create a harsh ride, so I am looking at this kit here from Toytec

Toytec 3" Lift w/Front & Rear OME Coils

Is this a good choice for what I am looking for, and will it give me actual lift or just level?? Really need help, want to buy soon!!

 

[white_n_slow]

In order to achieve 3" lift, that kit uses spacers too, so my guess is that ride quality will still suffer. Can't help but ask, why do you want to lift it if you're not taking it off road?

 

[Fishwerks]

Even if you aren't taking it offroad I don't think you will be happy with the on road ride of lift coils with stock length shocks...

I'm assuming cost is an issue, so I would say find some used tundra front coils/shocks, pick up some LC 7 or 8 wrap coils and LC shocks for the rear. If you are patient I bet you can do it for around 400 bucks and it will be way nicer than spacers or OME coils on stock shocks. There are a bunch of threads on the Tundra/LC lift and most people seem to love it.

Do it once and do it right. It might suck waiting and looking for the tundra fronts but I think you will be much happier in the end....

 

[J_DWEEBS]

In order to achieve 3" lift, that kit uses spacers too, so my guess is that ride quality will still suffer. Can't help but ask, why do you want to lift it if you're not taking it off road?

Simply aesthetic and looks. I like the lifted look and all terrain tires. The runner is my daily driver is why I dont want to do any off roading. I'm hoping to be able to buy a 3rd gen tacoma in the future to road. But thats down the line

 

[ndcent]

People always talk about how the ride quality will suffer like it the 4runner has some amazingly plush town car like ride to begin with?

That's the lift I have, with 891 rears and new shocks all around. (also I added the diff drop.)

It rides like a truck should ride? It's no Lincoln.

 

[J_DWEEBS]

Even if you aren't taking it offroad I don't think you will be happy with the on road ride of lift coils with stock length shocks...

I'm assuming cost is an issue, so I would say find some used tundra front coils/shocks, pick up some LC 7 or 8 wrap coils and LC shocks for the rear. If you are patient I bet you can do it for around 400 bucks and it will be way nicer than spacers or OME coils on stock shocks. There are a bunch of threads on the Tundra/LC lift and most people seem to love it.

Do it once and do it right. It might suck waiting and looking for the tundra fronts but I think you will be much happier in the end....

Man, I was hoping you wouldnt say that haha. And yea I have seen it a number of times. I have looked a couple places and havent had any luck with finding them, If I do find them on classified threads they are post from years back and already been sold. I wonder if any yards would have some.

 

[J_DWEEBS]

People always talk about how the ride quality will suffer like it the 4runner has some amazingly plush town car like ride to begin with?

That's the lift I have, with 891 rears and new shocks all around. (also I added the diff drop.)

It rides like a truck should ride? It's no Lincoln.

Buddy of mine said the same thing. Where did you get your shocks?

 

[Fishwerks]

Ultimately its up to you what you buy and when you buy it. This forum just helps you make an informed decision on the lift. The answers here (including mine) are just opinions, so take them all with a grain of salt!

I say go for the Tundra/LC if you want to stay around that $400 mark, that way you have shocks and coils. Maybe those rough country shocks ndcent has ride well, I have never had them so I can't comment. I don't know what your budget is but if you have wiggle room and can squeeze in some new shocks then OME coils should be fine and you can pick shocks based on your budget. I just don't think new coils paired with old shocks is the way to do it, even if your on-road only.

I agree the 4Runner isn't supposed to ride like a car, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't ride well. I had some kyb monomax shocks on my stock coils, just as a replacement for the originals and they were awful in my opinion. My lift rides 1000x better than those did.

 

[Full_Throttle]

If you already have newer shocks ( I bought the Rough Country shocks last summer) What would you recommend? I will need a 3" lift, I don't want to buy shocks again.

 

[J_DWEEBS]

Even if you aren't taking it offroad I don't think you will be happy with the on road ride of lift coils with stock length shocks...

I'm assuming cost is an issue, so I would say find some used tundra front coils/shocks, pick up some LC 7 or 8 wrap coils and LC shocks for the rear. If you are patient I bet you can do it for around 400 bucks and it will be way nicer than spacers or OME coils on stock shocks. There are a bunch of threads on the Tundra/LC lift and most people seem to love it.

Do it once and do it right. It might suck waiting and looking for the tundra fronts but I think you will be much happier in the end....

I randomly happened to find a set of Bilstein Shocks 2005-2012 Toyota Tacoma will these fit a 01 runner?

 

[Fishwerks]

If you already have newer shocks ( I bought the Rough Country shocks last summer) What would you recommend? I will need a 3" lift, I don't want to buy shocks again.

You could do all spacers but your coils won't last long.

Lift sticky says that stock length front shocks with OME coils is okay, but you should replace your rear shocks if you do any coils in the rear.

Might as well do the Tundra/LC lift for the price. But if you are set on not selling the shocks then do spacers I guess.

 

[runnyrunnerton]

I too bought a lift originally for looks. Let me make some observations:

1. I have the identical lift and I jacked it up further after about 6 months.

2. If you plan on putting anything heavier than a down pillow in the back get the 891's, if you plan on towing anything larger than a radio flyer, get 891's. I cannot emphasize this enough.

3. Be prepared for some body roll, its not going to handle like a forumla one car, you could try and beef up the sway bar, but why fight the lift?

Once you have it lifted, all of that "lifting it for looks" mumbo jumbo goes right out the window, you will want to know what it can do. If you lift it and you have crappy components, they will show when you start testing it on obstacles.

Good luck, get 891's.

 

[Full_Throttle]

You could do all spacers but your coils won't last long.

Lift sticky says that stock length front shocks with OME coils is okay, but you should replace your rear shocks if you do any coils in the rear.

Might as well do the Tundra/LC lift for the price. But if you are set on not selling the shocks then do spacers I guess.

The rough country shocks are for lifted vehicles, I am just not sure how much I can go with them.

And good luck finding the tundra/lc stuff

 

[Fishwerks]

The rough country shocks are for lifted vehicles, I am just not sure how much I can go with them.

And good luck finding the tundra/lc stuff

LC is easy to find, Tundra is difficult.

Didn't know the rough country shocks were extended length. In that case I have to imagine 2" would be safe but then you will wish you went 3"....you could compare the length to some bilsteins or other shocks that are in 3" kits for a definite answer.

OME coils are good obviously. 890s ride nice but yeah, as runnyrunnerton said they sag down when you put a load on them, hence why they are light duty and then 891s are meant for additional weight.