I knew choosing a lift would be difficult for me... I obsess about things way too much, borderline OCD. I probably went through 15 different lift configurations before I told myself to just pick the best one for my short-term future needs, leaving open the path to make upgrading easier.
For one, while I would love to go the full 3/2, I don't want to go with, ahem, buy, UCAs yet, and more importantly, I don't want a diff drop or to worry about too much of a CV angle and the boots malfunctioning. Yeah I know, easy fix, but still, that's me.
Went 5100s all around to stiffen the ride some, eliminate nose-dive, etc... On the front went with Toytec 112-620 coils, which after settling are supposed to yield about 1.6" lift. I wanted to boost that slightly, so adding a 1/4" top plate spacer on each side should boost it to around 2" in the front. On the rear, I really couldn't find a coil I'd be happy with that would end up giving me max 1.5"; SAWs would probably have given me closer to, or even over, 2" since I don't have a 3rd row, dont have a sliding tray, and no real weight in back. Took the easy way out and went with 1.5" Daystar spacers.
After initial alignment I was able to get the everything in spec and the caster to 2.4 on both sides. Nice.
Before Shots:
After Shots:
Before and After Measurements:
HF: Hub-to-Fender
GF: Ground-to-Fender
GR: Ground-to-Rocker
SS: Side-to-Side
FB: Front-to-Back
Also took some arbitrary hitch and front license plate measurements for changes only.
Pretty standard before measurements. You can see the standard 2" rake and the 1/4" lean on a full tank from HF. The GF measurements are off more, probably due to measuring and tire variables.
Pre:
Post:
Immediate post-lift was interesting. Looking at the HF vales... I am initially getting a 2.25-2.5" front lift out of the 1.6" stated coils and 1/4" spacer. I'm anticipating this settling about 0.4"-0.5". The rear is pretty accurate with the 1.5" spacers, maybe some tiny settling there?
However, looking at the GF values is concerning, or maybe not. The front SS difference is now 0.4375", whereas before it was 0.1875", which I think could be the stock coil that was compensated for lean no longer there. The rear SS difference actually went up too, slightly, even though the coils are the same; this might go away after settling.
In general, I have more of a driver's side lean now, which may go away some after settling. Will take measurements again after 500 miles to check for settling and to see if any side-to-side adjustments are need for lean. Also want to measure when my tank is half-full and closer to empty to see how much of the lovely lean goes away. Will update with measurements then.
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My upgrade path is clear now if I go with aftermarket bumpers... replace front and rear coils. Done.
