yoder519, I'm confused on what your saying? Those who want or have BJ Spacers, I see the appeal- low cost (under $200), mild lift, mild increase in travel. Those who want or have BL (BlazeLand) great- more lift (2-4"), more travel (12"), moderate cost (starting at $999). But combining the two........bad idea, DON'T EVEN TRY IT!!!!!!!!

Back to the original question:

Are bj spacers bad for ifs on 88 4runner? "I have a 1988 4Runner with a 2" body lift. I want to remove it and hopefully put 1 1/2" bj spacers and a t-bar crank on the front for the other half inch. For the rear I want to get new leaf springs that can give me the 2" lift I want. Is this a good way to go about a lift? Any input is welcome"

No, BJ Spacers are not bad, your just not gaining much. Do you want to deal with alignment complications and cut up your UCAs for an inch or two of lift? As far as removing the 2" body lift, its all ready on there, keep it. I have 2" body lifts on both the 1985 and the 1986 xtracab pickups, and a 1" body lift on the 1986 4Runner. I like the body lift for running 33s with or without LT. And the 1985 clears 33s with no rubbing because of the body lift. On IFS regardless of a BL or BJ Spacers when you compress the suspension the wheel position is returning to the same location as a stocker, so without a body lift or fender trimming things are going to rub. 4" Drop bracket without a body lift will easily clear 33s and you can keep the factory geometry.

My advice: keep the body lift and run what you got. Then save up some money to purchase a long travel kit or perform the SAS.

 

I had some tim to kill this afternoon so did some repair work to the UCAs.

 

IMO, cranking the torsion bars with ball joint spacers is a bad idea, as well as excessive cranking of the t-bars alone. On top of the CV and alignment issues, the spacers aren't really designed to provide lift, just a little extra travel. You also run into issues with premature wear on steering components due to the added angle of the tie rods in relation to the relay rod putting excess upward force on the entire assembly (idler arm included). I bent two idler arms pretty easily and destroyed my tie rods in about 10k miles when I was running a conservative t-bar crank and spacers.

Case in point, ball joint spacers are for travel, not lift. At stock height and with stock bump stops, they're ok.

 

When Yoder519 said BL i believe he was referring to a body lift

Bottom line is go wheel your truck, and worry about making it taller later when you know your way around it a little better.

IMO bj spacers arent worth a damn. You have a body lift roll with it. Want to do bigger tires? Cut your fenders or pony up for an expensive lift.

 

Yeah, that makes sense! BL (body lift) not (Blaze land)

I recieved some cores this morning. On first glance they looked clean. I flipped them over and found damage! Rejects! Bummer! May give partial credit for the parts. A pair of UCAs are worth about $50 to me in good shape, these are worth about $25 (for the cross shafts and bushing hardware)

 

When I mentioned earlier about damage from the spindle spacer of a 4" Drop Bracket Kit here is what I was refering to.