4Banger

i have 31'' mt's on my 1st gen and i wanna lift but i dont want my tires to look small, and i dont want to get bigger tires. would a 4'' lift be to big for
31's. are their smaller suspension lifts 4''

nix4x4

Well, the only reason for a lift would be to fit bigger tires.
So, if you don't want bigger tires, why do you want to lift?

Yes, 31's on a 4" lift will look silly, I know this from
personal experience while waiting for my 33's.

If you want a small lift, they make body lifts from 1"-3"
as well as BJ spacers and shackles in the rear, which would
give you anout an inch of lift.

Belize Off Road Team

31" tires will look small on anything with over 1" lift.

89silverpu

Lifting would also give more ground clearance...not under the axles but under the body, 4 inches could be the difference between getting high centered or scraping your underside and just cruising right over a rock or ledge, I agree it would look silly with only 31's because 31's look fairly small on a stock height pickup/4runners, 33's would look much better but a lift is not only for getting bigger tires to fit. 33's fit on stock suspension on toyotas

nix4x4

Well that is true..

But 31x10.50's on a 4" lift, on what I'm assuming is a DD,
will be very unstable on the road. Also, something I know
from experience.

The goal is to keep the thing low and wide off road, with
the tires providing most of the ground clearance.
That way, your center of gravity stays low and you greatly
reduce the liklihood of a rollover.

corvettelvr73

I think 4 inch would look alright but I would go 3 inch's

89silverpu

True, I was just stating the other reason for putting a lift on. 31's on any kind of lift would just look dumb, I think the 31's on my stock height look small. And yes, your truck would be very unstable with a 4 inch lift and 31's

dirtoyboy

yes it would look silly.......stock toyotas come with 31s

89silverpu

Or little baby 28's

Crawdad

31s with a 4" lift will look pretty bad - 31s are JUST big enough on the stock suspension. A better option would be to go with 33"s and a 1-2 inch lift. Believe me, lifts may seem cool, but you're going to hate that high center of gravity. I learned that with my other truck (the Dodge). I had 8" lift, and even running just 36"s it was incredibly tippy at times.

Lift is bad. I've got 33s stuffed under my stock suspension, and it's great offroad, and great on the road. Do a little trimming, gain all your lift from the tires, and you will keep your truck low and stable.

Plus with a 4" lift you're going to have to start extending brake lines and dealing with all the added crap that a pretty large lift requires.

n16ht5

if you just get some 33s and dont do anything you will get 1.5" of lift where it really counts... under the axles..


31s look silly stock, I think.

1stgen4gunner

It'd look wierd, yer gonna want 33's at least.

1stgen4gunner

if wanna lift do a 3" lift, its alot easier, and it wont look as stupid.

4rnr

4" of lift is for 37-42" tires IMO. And no im not kidding even alittle.