yodercrawler55

I have a 1985 toyota 4 runner and the stock suspension is basically shot. I want to put a 6 inch lift on it but all I can find is 7 or 5 inch lifts. Is there anybody that makes 6"? Also I am contemplating on putting 33's or 35's, suggestions would really help.

yoder519

try trail-gear or marlincrawler or all-pro.com. and with 33s or 35s your gonna want to regear. im runnin 33x12.50s on stock gears and its not fun, its okay but sluggish. 4.88s for 33s 5.29s for 35s. why do you want so much lift? if you HAVE to have that much lift, just go 5 or 4 suspension and 2 or even 1inch body

yodercrawler55

yea its lookin like im gonna go with a 5" for now and you answered one of the other questions i was gonna ask about regearing, thanks. I don't know why I wanted it that high, I just got done lookin at this 98 yota with a 11" lift on 37's so i guess thats where i got the idea

yoder519

holy lift! 11inches on a taco. what has this would come to hahah jk. was it SAS'd?

PowellTacoma

Yeah, stay as low as possible to fit the biggest tire you can with the gears you have/put in. This will keep your COG down and ego up. Good luck!

yodercrawler55

it had the 3.4 lieter in it, ill post a pic tonight, it is a tight ass truck lol

yoder519

i say you should do like this guy did. i love it..

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f115...n-37-s-157096/

yodercrawler55

i wanna still be able to get a good amount of flex out of it though lol, would look pretty tight

PowellTacoma

Oh, it'll still flex! Just gotta trim the fenders, add some long shocks, and setup your bump-stops correctly. That 4runner is a bit extreme but shows the basic idea of lifting a vehicle....or not lifting a vehicle in that case hah.

yodercrawler55

yea but buying 37's is a little spendy lol, ill stick with 33 or 35's ill put 37's on my next project truck when i get one

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

4" of total suspension lift is sufficient for 35s. Any smaller tires and it will look stupid. Any larger tires and you will have to tub the firewall.

PowellTacoma

No doubt, the price of rubber has gone through the roof.

I pref. the look of 35's with 4"-5" of lift. Any bigger and you're just asking the break something. I run 33's though because of the challenge it leaves you. Being able to completely roll over a trail just isn't my idea of fun. Plus it's cheaper and you only need 3" of lift roughly.

oldschool4runner

I have 5" lift on my 4runner with 33" tires. I plan on running 37" someday that why I went with 5".






Here's a picture of how close it come to the fender. Consider moving the axle forward, I wish I had when I installed the springs.
If you can, get cross over steering, I have real bad bump steer with a drop drag link.

As far as gearing goes I've run 33" tires with 4.11 gears and pertty much lost 5th gear, and gave the clutch a pertty good work out. Good luck and post some pictures.

yodercrawler55

alright will do thanks for the info and input, one last q, what is the difference between crossover steering and regular steering?

PowellTacoma

Normal steering is what we have on our trucks from the factory.

Crossover steering slash hi-steer is:
(brings your rods up over the leafs and goes from the pitman arm ALL the way over to the pass hub, then back over to the drivers hub. Great to get rid of bump steer and keep your steer components away from rocks.)

photo courtesy of http://www.bc4x4.com

yodercrawler55

yea that makes alot more sense, well lets say i decided to move the axle foreward a little bit, would my steering have to be customized even more with a lift?

PowellTacoma

With hi-steer no, with stock steering it's probably going to need a little work.

yodercrawler55

alright well thats good im goin with the high steer, this will be my first lift so i wanna get everything right the first time

PowellTacoma

Like Yoder519 said in the first reply: try trail-gear or marlincrawler or all-pro.com are some great places that offer a full line-up of kits for your rig. give um a call and they'll talk your ear off

yodercrawler55

fantastic, yea i am leanin toward trail gear my buddy has it on his 4runner and it looks and performs good, thanks for the help