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85 4Runner with a Rough Country 3" suspension lift

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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85 4Runner with a Rough Country 3" suspension lift

Which consists of new front and rear springs, and new shocks.
.... I guess he's not "bone-stock" anymore!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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looks good! i have the same lift. but with some shackle lift and a body lift
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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niiiiice. hows the ride with them?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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niiiiice. hows the ride with them?
The ride is surprisingly stiffer. You really can't put your coffee cup down anymore. LOL

Someone suggested that the stock shocks are crap and if I upgraded to nitro shocks it would make a difference. But that's not gonna happen right away...

I am thinking that the springs might need half-a-year to mellow a little. My 87 has mellowed in the year after its SAS/lift.....
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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take it offroad once and itll mellow out thats what i did with mine
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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The ride is surprisingly stiffer. You really can't put your coffee cup down anymore. LOL

Someone suggested that the stock shocks are crap and if I upgraded to nitro shocks it would make a difference. But that's not gonna happen right away...

I am thinking that the springs might need half-a-year to mellow a little. My 87 has mellowed in the year after its SAS/lift.....
thanks.so its pretty stif huh.. these factory SFA aint the smoothest ride anyways. reason i ask is i was gonna do the rough country 3in springs rear(since they mount in factory location), and stock RUF, or RUF and 63s. its still up in the air
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 06:58 AM
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thanks.so its pretty stif huh.. these factory SFA aint the smoothest ride anyways. reason i ask is i was gonna do the rough country 3in springs rear(since they mount in factory location), and stock RUF, or RUF and 63s. its still up in the air
I don't plan to wheel this one, just DD. My intent was just to get the front tires to quit rubbing on the hard turns. When I get more time, I'll probably throw a set of Chevy 63's on the back, and a set of backs on the front... I'm thinking that should put me in a "split the difference" position, and smooth things out some. Stiff ride isn't a big problem to me.

I wonder what the effect of back-on-front is?
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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looks good. You plan on keeping the same wheel/tire combo?
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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I'm thinking about buying the same kit, does anyone have more pictures of it installed?
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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heres mine with 33 on 15x10 wheels. putting 35 on with shackles and cutting fenders.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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nice, I have the 2nd Generation 4inch Rough Country Lift and it has held tough! The ride was definatly stiff at first but it only takes a few wheelin trips to smooth it out
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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I have an 85 Pick-up SR5, and I just got the Rough Country 3" kit and before I start tearing my truck apart, I was wondering if I needed to do anything with the stearing and/or the drivesafts. Any info will help.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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The driveshafts you can leave alone, and I am almost 100% certain you don't have to do anything to adjust the steering. It will handle differently, and if you plan on adding on the the 3 inch lift later on, a hysteer system will be good.
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Old May 29, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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84 4runner lift

i was looking to put the rough country 3 inch suspension lift on my 84 4runner will this kit work evem though it is for the 84 toyota pickup HEC 715H
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Old May 29, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Pickup and a 4Runner are not setup up identically in the rear end.

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Old May 29, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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What is different?


Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
Pickup and a 4Runner are not setup up identically in the rear end.

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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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hey misterzee...what size tires are you running on your rig?
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Old Aug 26, 2020 | 06:33 PM
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Did any of use who did this lift to your 4 runner or pickup use the shims on the front axel?
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