I really wanna lift my 93 4runner. I took the running boards off and it looks a bit higher but i hate looking at the gas tank hanging down. My question is.. who makes a 6-8" lift and are they safe to operate at 60mph? I don't hit the freeway often and i am a pretty relaxed and calm driver..

-sry if this is posted in the wrong location. If it needs to be relocated, ill be glad to do so

 

Ok so first off your trying to Get some lift. Why? What's your plans? Looks? Wheeling? Why 6 -8 inches.

I believe you can only get a 4" suspension then add 1.5" BJ spacers that would be 5.5" in front. Add a body lift of 3" and you have 8.5" of lift.

 

My intent is for appearance. I almost sunk the whole car in a swamp so its retired from the trails. It's my DD so its not worth risking right now

 

I'd say make sure your suspension is in good shape first. Bad shocks will drop your rig an inch or two.

Probably the easiest and cheapest lift would be a body lift of ~2". That *shouldn't* force any other alterations on the vehicle. And you could probably then upgrade your tire size for a little more lift -- you could probably get to at least +4" between body lift and new tires alone. If getting new, larger tires too, you can also get slightly wider rims for extra stability too. And if really wanting to up your tire size, you can trim the body and add fenders as well.

Ball joint spacers, while easy, rapidly increase wear on your front end if doing them alone. If you're 4x4, someone makes a front diff lowering bracket to alleviate much of that wear on your axles. Your factory steering is another story however, but there are replacement steering kits, particularly of the crossover variety, available.

If you're not going offroad and needing flex, I'd say forget the suspension lift. You can easily be in $3k on just the parts alone before all the install and welding work...

 

See 4crawler's write up on tire size upgrades -- and body lifts too: http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10