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Suspension questions

Discussion in '3rd Gen 4Runners (1996-2002)' started by jphil96, Aug 5, 2020.

  1. Aug 5, 2020 at 10:19 PM
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    3inch suspension lift Rough Country
    EF198D41-CC42-4623-B0CE-B4D55FB67716.jpg Can anyone help me figure out how to lift my 4runner more ? I have the 3inch Rough Country suspension lift but the truck still seems low. I’d like it to be a good bit higher than it is now.
     
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  2. Aug 6, 2020 at 9:49 AM
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    It looks great tbh. Plus the higher you go the slower the car will be so idk if it’d be wise to go any higher.
     
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  3. Aug 6, 2020 at 4:16 PM
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    Does it look like it’s leaning forward more ? It seems to me that it is and that’s really what I wanted to fix
     
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    Great looking ride!!! Body lift+spacers??
     
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    No body lift. Nothing but the Rough Country 3inch Suspension Lift. Rough country springs and shocks in the back and spacers in the front.
     
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    Do you want to lift the front or the back more?
     
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    It’s definitely leaning in the front but you already put some spacers there? How thick?
     
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    3inch suspension lift Rough Country
    I’d like to lift the front more. I believe they’re 3inch thick spacers in the front from rough country the kit with springs and shocks in the rear and the spacers up front

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  9. Aug 18, 2020 at 11:09 PM
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    I'd leave it the way it is.

    Up front, you'll start having issues with the CV axle angles.

    Unless you've upgraded the boots on your CV's, they're going to be trouble in the future.

    Also, some experience vibration through the front end after a few thousand miles after lifting. This will be attributed to the needle bearing in the front diff; of course the ECGS bushing will easily remedy that.

    Going with a 2" lift myself all around; already ordered a bunch of parts for when I get my 4Runner in the next week or two (from a co worker).
     
    Kwikvette, Aug 18, 2020
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