I have dumb questions for you

cool rob · 04-08-2003, 05:09 AM

I just got a 2" body lift on my '95 4Runner( w/ manual tranny) and I'm not satisfied. I want to go another inch or two higher. I'm rolling on 32" BFG's on 15" rims. I do not go off-road. I have the following dumb questions:
-what's the most inexpensive way to get that extra inch or two without having to make alot of mods?
-are coil spacers the easy fix, keeping in mind of possible rubbing of the driveshaft on the gas tank skid plate(so I heard)? And would they be easy to install myself?

thanks

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dajabr · 04-08-2003, 05:41 AM

Hi Rob,
Is this for the beach?

cool rob · 04-08-2003, 05:59 AM

Dajabr... I don't drive on the sand either, just the roads only.

dajabr · 04-08-2003, 06:18 AM

Am confused, why are you lifting at all if you stay on roads...?

cool rob · 04-08-2003, 06:40 AM

....because it looks cool; AND have that option of going off road if I want to. Do you have an answers for my original questions?

jacksonpt · 04-08-2003, 06:55 AM

Crank the torsion bars and get HD springs in the rear, or coil spacers. I'm not a second gen guy though, so wait to get some info from them.

Firefyter-Emt · 04-08-2003, 07:03 AM

Heck I say just get used to it.. I have 32"s stock.. I only need about a 1" because of the recent low profile bump stops I installed... Let it be and live with it. (hey, got photos??)

I am going to be puttin a 1" in before I go the Paragon this summer..

jx94148 · 04-08-2003, 07:11 AM

2" is all you can go with bodylift before you have to worry about steering shaft spline contact, shifter to floor clearance, and/or fuel filler neck legnthening. 3" is the highest practical ammount of BL because of the stress on the bolts that hold body to frame.

That leaves suspension lift. Be sure to get a panhard rod drop bracket to minimize driveshaft to tank contact. The options are tortion bar crank for 1.5 inches, or 3"-4" bracket type front suspension lift. Bracket lifts are way too expensive for what you get IMHO. But to each their own, right?

dajabr · 04-08-2003, 07:11 AM

If you really wanna BE cool, get a master's degree.

If you wanna just LOOK cool, I'm reluctant to recommend anything other than what you have already done, meaning body lift. The coil spacers may be about all that's left before you have to do a suspension lift, and that's too expensive to do just for coolness. You could get 3-4 inch body blocks and take out your 2" ones, but you will definitely have issues making your shifter and steering connect, which is also expensive, and then you'd have center of gravity problems. If you KNOW that you will be off roading, and you have the extra cash after your Harvard tuition is paid, then you would be better off getting the suspension lift.

cool rob · 04-08-2003, 11:18 AM

Thanks for all the responses. After asking around at a couple of the off-road shops, the popular solution was to get coil spacers for such a minimal lift. I ordered $150 Downey spacers (1.25") to be installed Friday.

04-08-2003, 05:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
dajabr Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: US somewhere Posts: 875	Hi Rob, Is this for the beach? __________________ Former trucks- 89 & 86 4Runners http://www.va4roc.com

04-08-2003, 06:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
dajabr Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: US somewhere Posts: 875	Am confused, why are you lifting at all if you stay on roads...? __________________ Former trucks- 89 & 86 4Runners http://www.va4roc.com

04-08-2003, 06:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
jacksonpt Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 2,753	Crank the torsion bars and get HD springs in the rear, or coil spacers. I'm not a second gen guy though, so wait to get some info from them. __________________ Jackson - My Site 96 SR5 4x4 - 33" MTs, open diffs, and 3.90s - LET'S ROCK! My runner has bee traded in sniff on an 06 SR5 long bed d-cab Tacoma. The tacoma is nice, but... sniff ... I'll update my site when I'm done grieving.

04-08-2003, 07:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Firefyter-Emt Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 972	Heck I say just get used to it.. I have 32"s stock.. I only need about a 1" because of the recent low profile bump stops I installed... Let it be and live with it. (hey, got photos??) I am going to be puttin a 1" in before I go the Paragon this summer.. __________________ Lee's Toyota 4Runner Yankee Toys - TLCA Delegate 2nd Gen. Sway Bar disconnects for sale..

04-08-2003, 07:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
dajabr Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: US somewhere Posts: 875	If you really wanna BE cool, get a master's degree. If you wanna just LOOK cool, I'm reluctant to recommend anything other than what you have already done, meaning body lift. The coil spacers may be about all that's left before you have to do a suspension lift, and that's too expensive to do just for coolness. You could get 3-4 inch body blocks and take out your 2" ones, but you will definitely have issues making your shifter and steering connect, which is also expensive, and then you'd have center of gravity problems. If you KNOW that you will be off roading, and you have the extra cash after your Harvard tuition is paid, then you would be better off getting the suspension lift. __________________ Former trucks- 89 & 86 4Runners http://www.va4roc.com

04-08-2003, 05:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
cool rob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: virginia beach, virginia Posts: 144	Dajabr... I don't drive on the sand either, just the roads only.

04-08-2003, 06:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
cool rob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: virginia beach, virginia Posts: 144	....because it looks cool; AND have that option of going off road if I want to. Do you have an answers for my original questions?

04-08-2003, 07:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
jx94148 Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,617	2" is all you can go with bodylift before you have to worry about steering shaft spline contact, shifter to floor clearance, and/or fuel filler neck legnthening. 3" is the highest practical ammount of BL because of the stress on the bolts that hold body to frame. That leaves suspension lift. Be sure to get a panhard rod drop bracket to minimize driveshaft to tank contact. The options are tortion bar crank for 1.5 inches, or 3"-4" bracket type front suspension lift. Bracket lifts are way too expensive for what you get IMHO. But to each their own, right?

04-08-2003, 11:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
cool rob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: virginia beach, virginia Posts: 144	Thanks for all the responses. After asking around at a couple of the off-road shops, the popular solution was to get coil spacers for such a minimal lift. I ordered $150 Downey spacers (1.25") to be installed Friday.

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