Shock/Strut combo recommendations

Looking to replace my front strut/spring assemblies, hoping to find some with a little lift to them, I'm installing OME 1" lift springs on the rear, probably add a diff drop kit too, Thanks

 

If you're going with OME for the rear, why not get OME for the front too?

 

4Runners do not use struts.

You can go OME shocks with 880 and you'll net shy of 2" (about 1.75")

What rear OME springs give only 1" of lift?

 

Went ahead and went with the OME 2906 rear springs, looks like I gained around 2” lift, got it just about level I think

 

Looks pretty even.

When you stated 1" rear lift coils, I was confused as OME's smallest rear lift are those 906's.

Careful with adding weight or getting any real droop; those 906's will fall out in a real flexed situation.

 

That sounds reasonable and great bang for the buck.

Hmm, where did you hear that one? Every 3rd Gen 4Runner to present uses a strut style front suspension in the front. A coil over shock is a strut. It's considered an "active unit strut".

Not to be confused with a MacPherson strut which uses "passive bracing" to reinforce an integrated unibody style chassis.

 

Struts are an integral part of your suspension/steering whereas our vehicles use a coilover, upper/lower control arms and spindle.

In a strut situation, you wouldn't have all those components.

You can remove a coilover and your upper control arm, spindle, and lower control arm assembly remains intact.

The terms strut and coilover are often mixed up.

 

That is "layman's" description of a MacPherson strut. It also acts as a structural component of the chassis. This is a different animal than the struts that are used on a 4Runner.

It's cool. We are both correct. Strut and coilover are the exact same thing.

When talking suspension components I always refer to a coil over shock as a strut. It's the terminology that is used by engineers when describing an integrated coil over shock. A strut assembly is a combination of two main parts: A shock absorber and spring. I knew right away what the OP was referring to.