Anyone running a "basic" lift?
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Anyone running a "basic" lift?
New to the forum and IFS here guys. I am looking to lift my 89 runner a couple of inches to easily fit 31's. I just got the Downey catalog (WOW) and I was eyeing the kit that just comes with the front torsion bars and the rear leafs for about 2-3 inches of lift. Is anyone here running this combo? From all of your experience, do any of you feel strongly either way about this setup? I am a weekend warrior with wheeling and this thing would see mostly street by far but I do want a better stance. Is it easy to change front torsion bars yourself? Thanks for helping a newbie here guys.
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I'm also looking for a basic lift on my 88 runner, but i cant decide wut road im gonna take as far as wut lift. How much is the kit you are describing and where is it sold
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I left the catalog at work but the kit is around 400 bucks and its from Downey Off Road www.downeyoff-road.com
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ya but i dont want to crank the bars or get a BL i want a 2-3 inch SL and for not that much money. mtrdrms was the lift you are looking at the econo lift? or something else?
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Originally Posted by 881stGenRunner
ya but i dont want to crank the bars or get a BL i want a 2-3 inch SL and for not that much money. mtrdrms was the lift you are looking at the econo lift? or something else?
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Originally Posted by tc
Or you can squeez in 35x10.5's without any lift too. Although the 4Runner rear might need some fender work, but not much if any.
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The only differnce between HD torsion bars and cranking your stock bars is the preload needed to get the lift. Both with provide the same lift. Your geomerty isn't changed, therfore you are just putting the suspension higer in its stock cycle. If you want a cheap simple lift its crank the stock bars and put shackles in the rear.
I have HD bars and they are so much stronger than stock I have the torsion bar bolt barly past hand tight, and its still more that I need....
I have HD bars and they are so much stronger than stock I have the torsion bar bolt barly past hand tight, and its still more that I need....