Phase 1: Lift: Complete
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Phase 1: Lift: Complete, now with more pics. See page 2
So I ordered all the parts a couple weeks ago: tundra front coils (with out top out spacers) w/ OME N91S and OME 906's w/ N86's. And, after 5 hours of wrench today, its done. I got a solid 2" in the rear and more than 2" in the front, but that is with out an alignment. The ride is really nice. I've only driven it from Ft. Collins to Denver which is about 70 miles and it feels much more solid and stable. The hardest part of the install? The spring compressers were pretty scarey, and the rear shocks came out fairly easy, but taking the rear coils out was tuff. The axle has to come down pretty far the get the coils out. The high lift jack came in handy then. All in all, I'm pretty pleased. I would like to thank this forum, for, without it, I would have been as smart/stupid on spending the money and installing this lift.
Phase II: Tires 265/75/16
Phase III: TJM 17 front bumper.
I'll get some before and after pics up soon.
-Simon
****Edit: See page 2*****
Phase II: Tires 265/75/16
Phase III: TJM 17 front bumper.
I'll get some before and after pics up soon.
-Simon
****Edit: See page 2*****
Last edited by Simon; 05-13-2008 at 08:53 AM.
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Nice work, I think you'll want the top out spacer when you do the TJM. Also what about some 255/75/16's. I know after I lifted I thought for sure the 265's would do but I still had to get the 285's to make it look and work right.
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I did the same lift over the weekend except I used downey 2" coils in the rear. I got about 2" in the back but less than 1/4" in the front. The car sits nice but I wanted the front a little higher, does anybody know if the front bumper on a 99' is capable of affecting it that much?
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I did the same lift over the weekend except I used downey 2" coils in the rear. I got about 2" in the back but less than 1/4" in the front. The car sits nice but I wanted the front a little higher, does anybody know if the front bumper on a 99' is capable of affecting it that much?
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actually I have no idea, I didn't have the money to get the right stuff so I bought 2006 TRD Tundra double cab shock/spring assemblies off a guy who installed coilovers on his. Everybody says that the 99' 4runners are an inch taller than the rest so maybe it was just high to begin with. On the bright side it rides very well and it sits level, I just expected it to sag slighltly.
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actually I have no idea, I didn't have the money to get the right stuff so I bought 2006 TRD Tundra double cab shock/spring assemblies off a guy who installed coilovers on his. Everybody says that the 99' 4runners are an inch taller than the rest so maybe it was just high to begin with. On the bright side it rides very well and it sits level, I just expected it to sag slighltly.
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In response to your first post the spring compressors are scary. I have a friend that works at a tire shop so I used their wall mounted one. Also to lift up the back high enough to install the new springs, I dissconnected the shocks, sway bar, and track bar and lifted the rear up with a forklift.
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actually I have no idea, I didn't have the money to get the right stuff so I bought 2006 TRD Tundra double cab shock/spring assemblies off a guy who installed coilovers on his. Everybody says that the 99' 4runners are an inch taller than the rest so maybe it was just high to begin with. On the bright side it rides very well and it sits level, I just expected it to sag slighltly.
The 2006 coils might have somthing to do with it, normally people are using the 2000 to 2002 Tundra TRD coils...