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My runner has a 3" body lift know, I know that's a little to much frame for some folks but I don't mind it. I'm looking to do a suspension lift trying to get ideas? I was thinking BJ spacers and aal. Pros and cons anyone? Everything would be helpful I'm a newb so be bez.
 
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Why do you want so much lift? Are you going for monster truck looks or functionality? If you're trying to run a certain size tire then go for minimal lift or body trimming required for that tire. Personally, a 3" body lift is pointless unless you have a functional point behind it like drive train mods or bigger tires and you don't want to lift the suspension.

I guess what I'm getting at is that if you want us to give you good information, we need to know your application.
 
Not going for monster truck style lol. The truck had the 3" body lift when I got it. I know that they will go almost anywhere on there own looking for what's best for street and on the trail it is my daily driver for now. Might just want to do something just to make it feel like mine lol!
 
For starters, I would order some polyurethane body mounts and get rid of that body lift. Bring the body to a reasonable level.... stock!

If you're going for a mild trail rig then you'll do great with some aggressive tires and a very mild lift. you can use AAL's but they make your ride very stiff. you can use a lift block but that adds leverage to your axle and promotes axle wrap. There are other companies that make stock size springs that add a little lift but I don't know who makes them. Maybe some other members can chime in on this. For the front end, you can use bj spacers which will retain the factory ride quality but give your CV's a bad angle. It's a trade off but in most cases you'll be fine with that.

I hope this helps!
 
Thanks for the advice. I have been thinking of taking it back down to stock sense I have got it, only problem is it has 34's on it and don't have the cash for new tires right now. I forgot to ask how do you feel on wheel spacers?
 
I have used wheel spacers on my 03 4runner I used to have. I didn't see any difference on how it handled or drove in any way. For me it was purely for aesthetics to make the wheels fit flush with the outside of the body.

I don't see any issue on wheel spacers. Just make sure that if you use them that you take the tires off once in a while and check the torque on the inner lug nuts.

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That's my old 4runner. As you can see, it's not built to be a beast off road. I cannot tell you anything about the wheel spacers for aggressive off roading but for mild trail use they are fine.
 
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I put a 3in body on my 4runner when I first got it and put a 4inch suspension on it not long after (and 2in ext shackles for the rear sag). To lift it that much, you have to think about getting tires to match and gears. I have 35's and 5 29s. I am fine with the way my 4runner looks and rides, but I do not offroad it much besides a little snow and mud. It also is not my daily driver anymore.

If i were you (using it for daily driving), I would take off the body lift, get a 4 inch suspension in front, crank torsion bars down, zuk mod in rear. 33's and 4 88s.

Biggest thing, do a little research. Look at other runners and decide what you like, while keeping cost in mind. Good luck
 
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USE911 said:
I put a 3in body on my 4runner when I first got it and put a 4inch suspension on it not long after (and 2in ext shackles for the rear sag). To lift it that much, you have to think about getting tires to match and gears. I have 35's and 5 29s. I am fine with the way my 4runner looks and rides, but I do not offroad it much besides a little snow and mud. It also is not my daily driver anymore.

If i were you (using it for daily driving), I would take off the body lift, get a 4 inch suspension in front, crank torsion bars down, zuk mod in rear. 33's and 4 88s.

Biggest thing, do a little research. Look at other runners and decide what you like, while keeping cost in mind. Good luck
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Agree. 33" tires will be plenty for most wheeling IMO
 
I would stay away from cranking your torsion bars for lift. It's a bad idea. Your ride will be extremely stiff and you won't have any articulation from your front suspension if you do that.
 
I ordered the ball joint spacers lastnight, still trying to figure out what I'm going to do with the rear. Was thinking about doing the zuk mod any thought on what springs to go with?
 
I'm not a fan of the zuk mod. In my mind it's a hack job and doesn't fix the problem. The zuk mod was created to fix rear sag, not creating lift. The right way to do it would be to order the right springs that will give you the desired lift. The other route would be to use some 1-2" lift blocks which is a better route than the zuk mod.
 
Yeah I'm going to go with the blocks I was looking around in the garage and found a set of 2" blocks I used to have on my Mazda, no reason not to use what I already have right. That will save me some cash and put that towards new shocks.
 
Make sure your u-bolts are long enough, most likely you'll have to buy some longer ones. FWIW: TG sells u-bolt flip kits that should work well with your application. They will also reduce the chance of your axle getting hung up on an obstacle on the trail.
 
U-bolts I have should be long enough, but I'm looking into the flip kit. Another thing I was thinking about doing was throwing a header on there looked into it a lot of people say they couldn't notice a differance others say its a good deal and well worth it. Any thoughts?
 
In my opinion, unless you're building a performance engine, it isn't worth the cost. A 22re can only put out so much power without dumping loads of money into it. Putting a header on your engine may give you a couple more HP, but to really gain the benefits of an open exhaust, you need to upgrade the rest of your exhaust... Figure $350 for a good LCE header, another $250-$400 for the rest of your exhaust. Now you have $600 plus into your engine to get a whopping 10-15 hp on an already gutless engine.

I would either come to terms with having little to no power or do an engine swap. I learned the hard way, I put a bunch of money into my engine and had I know what I know now, I would have done an engine swap and been done with it.
 
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I would stay away from cranking your torsion bars for lift. It's a bad idea. Your ride will be extremely stiff and you won't have any articulation from your front suspension if you do that.
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I was saying to crank them down, creating less lift, and more flex. I agree, dumb to crank for lift.
 
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