Thanks guys....

 

What front shocks are your running? specs and info on them please

 

No Worries...

With my 4" lift I'm running Bilstein BS-F4-B46-1795-H0 up front. They are actually for a Mitsubishi Montero rear so they required revalving. I've replaced the rubbers once but shocks still going strong.

If I had to do it again I'd look at these with a 4" lift:
Front - Bilstein 24-185745 (This part replaces Bilstein F4-BE5-6582-H5)
Upper Mount: Stem
Lower Mount: Eye 16mm
Collapsed Length (inches): 11.67
Extended Length (inches): 17.95
http://www.my4by.com/how-to-measure-...ein-shock.html

They weren't around when I fitted the yellow HD's.

 

Looks like you need to extend your upper bumpstops a bit more. But dam.. Thats some good ifs flex.

 

Dam dam... Thats awesome flex! I thought the 4in lift limited flex, guess with some good homework it can work pretty awesome

 

Thanks for the positive flex comments !

It did require a modification to one of the upper bump stop mounts in the procomp kit, and the other top mount that normally has a long spacer inserted was replaced with a much smaller spacer to gain upward travel. Still running factory torsion bars - despite years of operation outside their normal designed limits they are still holding up well.



The nicest thing about this setup is I can afford to run the front A Arms virtually flat as there is still a heap of upward travel. Its no where near a solid axle setup but its extremely comfortable on & off road.


It still however has its limits & will lift tyres but its been a great compromise !!!!

 

 

eek... dual exhaust on a 4Runner? You'll smash those tips and find out why its such a bad idea at some point

Hopefully soon ill be able to post in this thread... so much crap to do!

 

Thanks for the jinx...lol, they are tucked in with the hitch pretty tight, about 3/4" clearance from it... But I do have a protection plan in mind for them. Similar trick I used on lower work lights of the 40 ton wrecker I operated before my curent job. Weld a box to the hitch to guard them from lower impact. It still has open diffs for now, and no winch, again for now... So I dont do too extreme of activities with it yet.

 

Whuddup dudes!

Here's a pic of the runner in my sig.

 

thanks
whats the specs on your current shocks?

 

Jeez, Bilstein aren't making it easy to get their shock data ! Here's what I could get from the new part numbers Bistein are now running with:

New Part #: 24-017954
46mm Monotube Shock Absorber
Internal Design: Monotube
Collapsed Length: 11.61 in / 295 mm
Extended Length: 17.89 in / 454.5 mm
Lower Mounting: Eye 16mm
Upper Mounting: Pin
Boot Included: Blue straight
Finish: Yellow paint
Supercedes: F4-B46-1795-H1
I had asked for them to be revalved to standard 4runner bilstein shocks, sorry but never got the new or old compression/rebound specs. They were too firm when installed, but was an easy exercise getting them revalved.

Ideally on full extension with my BJ spacers I need about another half inch. I deal with this by having a very thick rubber (or two) under the top mount. The top shock thread is long enough.

 

Like your set up man!!!

 

this is my brother jonathans who had passed away december 31 2005 at the age of 23 in a car accident. i was 10 years old when he would take me 4wheeling in his toyota and from him i had fallen in love with toyota and i am now 17 going on 18 and i have owned 2 trucks since i had my license. everytime i drive mine i feel like he is riding with me and no other vehicle i get that feeling. i love toyota and i wouldnt drive any other truck.

 

^^^ That's what I want to do to the kid at school with the 2012 Impreza that makes fun of me for driving a "$#!ty Toyota" except, maybe crawl all the way on.

 

^^ lol yeah i get s&%T at my school about it cause its ussauly covered in mud but its baught with my own money i have my own time and blood working on it unlike most kids there mommy and daddy buy them everything they want. but i dont care what they say i love my lil yota and wouldnt trade it anything!

 

thanks. i was trying to look it up myself but had no luck. so the specs as far as length is pretty much the same

 

Find a friend of theirs and share the pic with said individual... Or print it and stick it under their wiper while adding the caption "This could be YOU!!

 

lol that is not a bad idea well the school year has come to a end my truck isnt lifted yet but by next year i can easily roll over there bought lowered honda

 

I've thought about pulling a plug wire and watching him cry to his "mommy" because she got him a $#!ty car. This kid is 17 and first his mom gave him a 3.0 4runner. He said he loved it, then blew the head, then said 4runners are the worst cars ever! Then came his honda civic. "I love this car, i get like 40 mpg!" then he blew the head and hated it. What do you think will happen with his subaru?