Hey guys.

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there with them, so which body lift seems to be the best overall at a reasonable price. I'm looking at the kits at Http://Www.4Crawler.Com/ right now. Is the polyurethane worth the extra money? Also, did you have to do anything extra for the 2" as opposed to the 1" lift?

The Search page appears to be down or I would have just done that. Any help is appreciated.

Scott
Surprise, Arizona

 

As I have learned, check out the 4crawler site, it has 3rd generation write ups and good instructions. I just did a 2 inch on a 1999. I had to do some very minor trim work on the front bumper but after READING the instructions (which I didnt do at first) Everything came together quite nice. I will have pics soon.

 

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/BodyLiftKit.shtml

 

It really depends on your needs and what tires you plan on stuffing under there, if any. I have the RB 1" and it was perfect for my needs (265/75/16). No sense in getting the center of gravity higher than you have to.

 

If I remember right you need to relocate the radiator with the 2" as opposed to the 1", which is very easy to do. Also, I'm not 100% sure but you may not need the steering extension with the 1" but you do need it for the 2" for sure.

 

I needed the steering extension on mine...

 

I have the 2inch lift on mine...I elected not to drop the radiator. I did remove the lower fan shroud to keep it from hitting. So far so good.. temps are the same. And for sure you need the steering extension and front bumper relocate mount.

 

Thanks for the information guys. Basically what I figured. Is the poly really worth the extra $140, though, or is it just another ploy? I'm planning on stuffing 285s or 305s under there. Haven't decided on whether to do just the body lift and then the tires, or the body lift, suspension lift, and then the tires. After today, though, I'm just gonna let my truck run as is. Check the General 4Runner forum for my goofup.

 

The polyurethane body mount bushing kit is designed to replace your stock rubber body mount bushings. If the stock bushings are in good condition (i.e. not badly cracked or too soft) then by all means keep the stock bushings. They are not a "ploy" and you'll find they are not listed as part of the "typical kit", so get them if needed, otherwise keep what you have. 4Crawler Offroad did have enough requests from 2nd and 3rd gen 4Runner owners to develop a poly body mount bushing kit for their vehicles.

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...l#PolyBushings

Toyota has improved the body mounts over time, the 1st gen trucks and 4Runners had mounts that seemed to age and wear out more, many folks choose to upgrade to poly bushings on those vintage vehicles. The later model trucks and 4Runners have a better one-piece mount design that seems to hold up to the elements better. So on those the rubber "rot" that attacks the early bushings is not so much a problem, but they are a tension mount design (as opposed to a compression design on the early trucks) and as such, when they do fail it is suddenly. The older bushings gradually age, crack and get soft and "mushy", increase body motion and vibration. The new bushings can be totally fine then one day while off-roading, can have the rubber pull away from the steel shell and that lets the body drop down onto the frame. I would imagine it is pretty apparent when it is time to replace bushings in that situation.