So im going to lift the girls 4runner with the 2.5inch Daystar kit and i was just wondering what other things necessary if any should i do when lifting it. Its a 2000 2wd with the sports package.

 

e-brake extension, panhard bar/drop bracket, maybe bumpstops

 

but how manditory is all that. i was already palnning on making a e-brake extension for it and new bump stops are coming, but the panhard bracket i wasnt planning on ordering. dont alot of people not have the panhard bracket and have no problems. does anyony have specs to build the panhard bracket, and the length of the e-brake extension.

 

panhard, as im told, is a must-do on anything 2" and over.

 

I have no panhard and have no problems at all. It is really up to the driver on whether or not to install that piece. Once you are raised, let your girl drive it over some rough roads. If the back feels too loose for her likings, a panhard will help to stabilize this.

I did not need any kind of brake extensions, but it may be different since you are 2wd?

 

I installed the 2" Cornfed kit and nothing else. No problems thus far...

 

My ebrake was stretched to the max...I needed the bracket. The panhard drop is a toss up. Did I really need it? I'm not sure, I can not tell any difference with it on. Maybe if I get offroad this weekend I'll have a different opinion.

Make sure you check your u joints after the lift as well as your driveshaft angles...I think a combination of these has created a vibration in the floorboard around 40-60 mph when I let off of the gas.

 

I did the bump stops (wheelersoffroad.com), pan hard from Steve, SS brake lines from wheelersoffroad, the rear ebrake bracket came with my downey springs.

 

If I install a 1.5" daystar rear lift, will I need an e-brake extension or panhard drop bracket? Or anything else I'm not thinking of?

 

bump.

 

you should not, but the check the angle of the ebreak. If it looks stress you should do one. But I dont see why not to do one. They are easy to make and install, plus its cheap

 

I needed to extend the handbrake when I installed the 1.5" Daystar on my '99. Not like it's a big deal, just drill two holes in a piece of flat stock.

 

exactly, its easy. Do to home depot and buy a half inch by 1.5" piece of stainless steel drill the 2 holes. Spray it with some paint and bolt it up. Cheap and easy mod, worth doing. I woudnt want my ebreak giving out on a hill becuase the tension is lost.

 

I'm not sure where it goes or what it supposed to look like. You got pics???

 

Curtosy of Sonoran

http://fastq.com/%7Esschaefer/#ParkingBrake

I made mine out of flat stock. Took about 10min to make.