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2nd gen 4runners lift guide
09-28-2008, 12:17 PM
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pics and specs of more yota!! https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...r-yota-155366/
09-28-2008, 12:21 PM
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Like I said in PM you've nailed the look I'm after... The dealer parts guys here haven't a clue though when I asked them for a price on fj80 series rear coils, they what a part number or year. What year/s ere the 80's series land cruisers made and where they marketed in Canada ( these fools can't find it on the computer, neither could the local Parts Source guy)
09-28-2008, 12:27 PM
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^^^^ 1990-2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_...2.80.932008.29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_...2.80.932008.29
09-30-2008, 05:19 PM
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That's the only thing I need to know to finish off my lift package
All new parts minus the 80 series coils.. I'll post the final cost once everything's in. Along with pictures of course!
09-30-2008, 05:47 PM
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So if I decided to go with the 4Crawler 2" lift using the 1.5" ball join spacers and the 2 inch coil spacers, would I need to change out to a longer shock? Or is anything else needed for that matter?
09-30-2008, 05:55 PM
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yes you need their pan hard drop bracket, and you don't need new shocks right away, but you should get them soon, i recommend porcomp es9000s cheap and very good
09-30-2008, 08:52 PM
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Having owned my 4runner for about 7 years now, I have changed the suspension a few times.....here is my history lesson...
When I first bought it, Downey was the only game in town...so I purchased some 1.5" HD coils and cranked the torsion bars to match. It had very little flex, but worked ok for the trails I was running.
Then the ball joint spacers were available from SDORI and I put them on, relaxed the torsion bars to factory specs, and went with 33x10.5 BFG's. It worked great, flexed ok, but the front was a little higher than the rear again.
I then replaced the rear coils with some FJ80 coils, and added a Panhard drop bracket. It worked good, but the truck leaned a little due to the coils being different lengths (that is how they are). So I bough another set and used both long side coils.
I ran that setup for quite a while, until the upper control arm bushings gave me issues...I ditched the IFS and completed an axle swap up front. For the rear I have basically the stock configuration with the exception of adjustable upper links, adjustable panhard bar, and OME 860 springs. Eventually I may swap the rear to leaf springs.
When I first bought it, Downey was the only game in town...so I purchased some 1.5" HD coils and cranked the torsion bars to match. It had very little flex, but worked ok for the trails I was running.
Then the ball joint spacers were available from SDORI and I put them on, relaxed the torsion bars to factory specs, and went with 33x10.5 BFG's. It worked great, flexed ok, but the front was a little higher than the rear again.
I then replaced the rear coils with some FJ80 coils, and added a Panhard drop bracket. It worked good, but the truck leaned a little due to the coils being different lengths (that is how they are). So I bough another set and used both long side coils.
I ran that setup for quite a while, until the upper control arm bushings gave me issues...I ditched the IFS and completed an axle swap up front. For the rear I have basically the stock configuration with the exception of adjustable upper links, adjustable panhard bar, and OME 860 springs. Eventually I may swap the rear to leaf springs.
09-30-2008, 08:57 PM
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Your rigs sick and you know it!
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09-30-2008, 09:06 PM
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09-30-2008, 09:18 PM
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Did you experience any idler arm failures at the height shown?
09-30-2008, 09:27 PM
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10-01-2008, 08:40 AM
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Hey Marc, just for the sake of this being an informative thread, do you happen to remember the heights each change gave you? What problems did you have on the upper balljoint, binding/breaking? That was with stock torsion bars at the factory preset and just a 1.5" BJ spacer?
10-01-2008, 11:03 AM
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10-01-2008, 12:41 PM
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Like I said in PM you've nailed the look I'm after... The dealer parts guys here haven't a clue though when I asked them for a price on fj80 series rear coils, they what a part number or year. What year/s ere the 80's series land cruisers made and where they marketed in Canada ( these fools can't find it on the computer, neither could the local Parts Source guy)
the shocks i got are for 0-4" lift From ROUGH COUNTRY . I am gonna get a set of BILSTEINS though.
10-01-2008, 12:58 PM
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