Best 5th Gen Lift Kit on a Budget

That is correct, I paid in total 730ish for the entire project that includes parts, labor, alignment, shop materials, tax.

Atleast I feel happy not paying $1000 at the dealership before tax. LoL..

 

If he self transports

(That is Henness Pass Rd in the Sierra Nevada Mts)

 

People argue about this constantly but I can tell you I've had 3 5th gens with a 2.5" lift... 1 with Total Chaos UCAs and 2 (currently owned) with stock UCAs. I've had no issues getting proper alignment with stock and the stock are squeak free and maintenance free... unlike aftermarket ones. My druthers is stay stock.

 

Is that lean a common thing for the 5th gen? I was watching a youtuber talking about his rear drivers side leaning about 1/4" lower also.

 

Well guess we all have our own opinions but couple hundred more could of gotten a full suspension instead of metal pucks.

 

Read my 5th Gen 4Runner Suspension Options Thread (WIP) and you'll learn a lot there. I recommend it.

 

Please don't get me wrong. I was just sharing the details of my budget lift.

I paid just labor itself more than the total cost for this spacer lift for my other 4Runners on lifts.

 

It is. Thin spacers drivers side front and rear compensate nicely.

 

You can use spacers if you like, or just not worry about it.

I never measured before or after my lift and I don't notice the lean because I can't look at both sides of the truck at the same time.

I load heavier items on the passenger side as well to compensate for the driver and fuel tank being on the left.

 

I disagree, it costs like $30 more to do it right with the spacers on the driver's side, may as well install them when doing the lift.

I look at both sides of my truck all the time... it's called "the front". It made me nuts to walk towards the truck in a parking lot and be able to visibly tell a difference in height from one side to the other.

If you guys say you don't look back at your truck after you park, or look at it as you are walking back to it, or park in such a way that enables you to look at it then you're fucking liars!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I wouldn't call using spacers "the right way." Maybe more aesthetically pleasing to some.

I look at my 4runner constantly. I'm just rarely parked anywhere level enough to notice a 1/4" difference from one side to the other.

I would say that trying to balance the load by loading heavy items on the passenger side is the "right" way, as I'm trying to put the same amount of weight on each side of the truck to achieve a level ride, rather than compensating with spacers. If riding level actually mattered, Toyota would have installed them at the factory.

 

They did, factory front coils are side specific. That's why lean is most obvious with a lift - the taller height exaggerates it, obviously; but also because the aftermarket coils are the same side to side and one isn't slightly stiffer to compensate. I don't think a 10mm trim packer is the same concept as using a 1" thick spacer, but I get your point. To that end I also don't think a spacer lift is bad; for a street only truck it's just fine. I never had an issue with my Toytec 2.5" spacers on my first 4R, and my wife's 4R had leveling 1" Cornfeds up front for a while with no issues there either.

 

I didn't know that. Thank you for pointing it out!

Honestly, I have nothing against spacers. I don't care if someone wants to use them for a small lift, or to compensate for the lean.

My point was mostly that it's not really necessary. And, that I don't even notice a lean. This could be because I have stiffer coils. Or, it could be because I load all of my heavy tools and recovery gear on the passenger side. Or, maybe I'm just unobservant.

Either way, I think spacers are fine. And, I think it's fine to just leave it alone.

 

This piqued my interest, and it's the first I've read it, so I went to check it out.

Interestingly, it does appear that most 4Runners have side-specific front spring part numbers.. EXCEPT for KDSS equipped vehicles, which have the SAME spring on both sides (two "RH" springs from from a TRD/SR5)...

 

+1 shop the kit on google for best price. I paid $750 for mine delivered to my door. I found a lift shop that installed the lift for $450 last year. Price included the alignment done at another shop.

I have a PRG spacer lift and Bilsteins on my Nissan Frontier. The ride is horrible. Maybe it was always that way though.

The Eibach Pro Truck lift significantly improved the on road handling of my non-KDSS 4Runner. It cured the horrible body roll in the curves and is still comfortable off road / on bumpy roads.

 

Can confirm, excellent value.

 

After all the reading, I would recommend against the spacers.

Removed the xreas on my runner for the Eibach pro truck lift and no UCA. Drives great and very happy with the suspension for 50k miles onroad and off road. Alignment would be better with an UCA but close enough to spec. I was concerned that it would be worse on road than Xreas, but Eibach is way better.

 

+1000 Eibach Pro Lift. I installed mine about a month ago and have never been happier with an upgrade I've done to a vehicle. Unlike some, mine came out completely level and it's an absolutely perfect ride. Took about 5 hours and a few beers in the garage.

 

If i may ask....what all needs to be done to properly remove the Xreas shock setup....
Dang nabit....this really has me thinking about an Eibach Pro setup....2.5" front-1"rear...

 

Theres no way I can believe Eibach, at this price point (budget) can ride much better than Bilstein 5100 (rough). There are both monotube light duty shocks. I understand it's subjective, and have an obligation for some reason to say the ride is so much better. No way. We spend all this cash and get em installed, we already forget the good ride we had. I despise spacers, but I'm sure the ride is more comfortable.

 

There are members who've had both, I'm sure they'll chime in. I can only compare Eibach to stock.

If you want to use spacers, go for it.

 

My 4R has KDSS, so I am not familiar with the the Xreas system. From what I read, you just remove the shocks, struts, and all the lines connected to them.

 

Thanks again..

 

Figure the Eibach kit was specifically designed for the 5th gen 4Runner. Eibach's reps are all over on the other board.

I have the full Eibach Pro Truck Lift kit - 4 springs and 4 shocks. The Eibach springs provide the lift. While it's firmer than stock the ride is not rough at all. 2 miles of every drive I take are down a bumpy, gravel, rock / dirt road.


I have some short videos on youtube. Don't know that they will tell you much but your welcome to watch them:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21XgrK1QQQDMUld-U2XYvg/videos

 

I only have experience comparing them to Xreas. I thought eibach pro kit for the 4 runner was specifically tuned for the 4 runner, but I am not sure. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that it drives better than the xreas system which was surprising to me since the pro kit added a significant lift. The xreas was a good system to begin with for city driving. For 700 bucks you can't beat it especially since you don't need an UCA.

 

The valving is different.

Why is it so hard to believe they would ride different?

 

Small bodied shock with digressive valving is why I think that. I will read the 146 pages on the other site and see if I'm missing something. Also, after seeing my post you quoted, I didn't mean to come off that abrubt.

 

I couldn't find it yesterday, but a member over there went from Bilsteins to Eibach after complaining about the rough ride of the Bilsteins. I think it was a separate thread.

 

Hey guys! New to the forum. I’m really considering the Eibach pro lift kit now! Anyone know of any good affordable shops in Colorado that they can recommend to install? I’m in the Thornton area.

 

Ok..i just bit the bullet n ordered an Eibach Pro Kit. I ordered it from Wheelers Off Road. If you sign up on there Email list n you are a first time customer....you get 10% off...also free shipping n no sales tax.
Sign up n theyll send you a code to use at checkout for the 10%.
At checkout...you have the option to have the springs mounted on the struts with new tophats...thats what i did.
Normally...havin that done ...total price would be 844.00....dicount total...759.60.
I feel its a good deal....