first of all quit being a little... whos polluting other threads, i dont think i used any profanity. and if you can do it why dont you big money. and trust me seeing your truck back all the way up a ramp the big and still not be fully flexxed out IS cool. why dont you just stay out of this thread, im trying to give this guys useful info. your not. mattics, no you will not have a shift linkage problems with a suspension lift because the motor tranny ect. all comes up with the lift

 

First thought leave the paint alone , That color is very cool hides dust and light dirt very well. Maybe I am bias seeings mine is the same color.

Remember this Bigger tires mean more stress on the running gear and less gas mileage. That said

Bigger tires= regear = ( 5.29's work great love mine but I have a 5 speed ) takes a lot of stress out of the rest of the running gear plus you will get better gas mileage or at least stay in the ball park of where you are stock.

Suspension lifts

Pros
Keeps the trucks stock geometry very close to the same and that is very good for CV's.
Come with all the necessary components to level the truck front and rear and brake lines needed to do the job right Shocks included by the way.

Cons
Expensive ( but add all the parts separately not really to expensive) , a lot of work , not always the best directions

I have seen that a pretty popular set up is ball joint spacers decranking the the torsion bars and either old man emu rear springs or land cruiser rear springs.

PRO'S

Price is very reasonable , fairly easy and quick to build , looks great , good clearance for tires.

CON'S

Seems to be hard to Aline truck after ball joint are installed changes stock geometry

CV angle is moved from stock and can lead to replacing them more then normal.

TIRES

I run B.F.Goodrich KO'S and love them ride great and are quite on the street
and last really well tread wise. They are great for most of the offroding situations you can get yourself into but lack in the muddy areas as they don't seem to self clean the best. But I love the aggressive look of the KM'S and they will be my next set of tires. If they do what the KO'S don't in the mud they will be the best of both worlds.

BODY LIFTS

It seems that is more a source of heated debate then the war in Iraq.

If your gonna do it then heed ROGER BROWNS WORDS DO ONLY AS MUCH OR LITTLE AS YOU CAN TO MEET THE NEED. That comes to the more you study the body lift issue the more a personal choice it will be for you. I will not give my thoughts on them to spare this thread the dreaded body lift debate it can get real ugly.

There's a few things to think about before you take the plunge but keep us updated and always remember that it your truck so don't get talked into something you will regret in the morning do your way not my way or anybody Else's way. We have a saying at work that pretty much somes up a bad set up. CAN'T SEE IT FROM MY HOUSE

 

Wow thanks for that great reply

Now what other issues would I be facing if I decide to go with Emu's, because so far it looks like my most reasonable option, budget and it isn't sounding like too bad an idea. What would I have to do to fix any possible geometry problems, or alignment.. I would just like to know what holes this would possibly dig me into

 

Ok after looking into some of the Old Man Emu kits, I've narrowed it down to these two:

Description: KIT CONTAINS:
2- OME901-Heavy load rear coil springs
2- OME N71E- NitroCharger Shocks
2- OME N98 -NitroCharger Shocks
1- OMESD33 SteerStabilizer
2- SDORI Coil spring spacers
2- SDORI Ball Joint spacers

Old Man Emu from Australia makes the first 4 items, SDORI of San Diego makes the spacers.
Color:
Notes: only for toyota 4runners 90-95, 2nd generation, gives a 3 to 4 inch lift total


OR


Description: KIT CONTAINS:
2- OME901-Heavy load rear coil springs
2- OME N72F- NitroCharger Shocks
2- OME N98 -NitroCharger Shocks
2- SDORI Ball Joint spacers

Old Man Emu from Australia makes the first 4 items, SDORI of San Diego makes the spacers.
Color:
Notes: only for toyota 4runners 90-95, 2nd generation, gives a1.5-2 inch lift total

Is there anything that either kits missiing that I would need to pick up? And what potential problems would the 3-4 inch kit create?