Hey guys i recently purchased a 3" lift which hasnt come in yet but im not sure if ill need new brake lines or maybe a longer rear shock? My cousin told me i might...... Does anyone know for a fact?

 

if you want good travel, you will definitely want longer shocks.. unless its a body lift.

 

the front brake lines on my 3rd gen were stock even with a 4" suspension lift. the rear line, a spacer was provided for the brake line support above the rear diff. but the lines were all stock.

no issues

 

The rear lines are the ones you want to watch. And, they're very easy to stretch during the rear lift process...assuming you went with a suspension lift. I've had LC coils on the rear of my rig for 2 years on stock lines without any problems.

You can use stock length shocks, as I have done, but they do limit travel some. You might want to research that a little more on here before you install the lift.

 

If you stick with the stock length shocks you will not need longer brake lines. But if you are putting a true 3" lift I would put a spacer in for the e-brake. You can build one with a hack saw and a drill or you can buy one from many places including SonoranSteel.

If you want your truck to look good on the street your stock shocks will be fine as long as it is a spacer lift. A true spring lift will put a lot of stress on the old shocks. However if you put new longer travel shocks on it will perform much better off road, however in this case you will need longer bump stops or you will destroy your new shocks. SonoranSteel is another place to get these.

Hope This Helps

 

lines should be okay as they are just need to watch the lspv over the rear end

 

So by putting a lot of stress on the stock shocks how long do you think they'll last?

 

It all depends on where it is going to spend most of its time. If you are going to be off road, flexing it all the time and putting it up on three wheels then they will not last long.

If it is just staying on the streets then dont worry about it!

 

Agreed. I wheel hard about 3-4 times a year and have been fine with stock length shocks so far.

 

Im mostly on the road buy i like to do my off roading here and then so hopefully they'll hold up until i decide to swap them out.... I should be installing the lift tomorrow so we'll see what happens i have a trip planned for in a couple weeks so if anything happens you'll be hearing from me for sure

 

if you do replace your rear brake lines, be careful. I broke my hardline doing mine.

 

The Sonoran Steel lift comes with extended brake lines and an emergency brake relocator bracket. I would probably agree with the rest of the guys on here and say that if you're stickin w/ stock length shocks and mostly on the streets then you should be fine. But if you are flexing much or ever getting to full droop then you better replace it. BUT, you are always better safe than sorry when it comes to your vehicle, especially brakes!!! Since you have a 96-98 4Runner (from your Avatar) spend $35 (shipping included) and order one of Sonoran Steel's braided stainless brake lines.

http://sonoransteel.com/store_brake_line.html