Suspension ideas

Hey everyone,
Just looking for suggestions on suspensions. I really don’t want a 3inch plus lift just looking to restore the factory height or maybe get an inch or 2 nothing special. Also on a budget of sorts. 4Runner has 221k on factory suspension I believe.

 

Welcome to the forum, so many options, can you post pics. of your runner, and what kind of budget are you looking at?

 

Billy 5100’s. Wheeler t13s for the rear. Under 600

 

I like the stance as it sits right now.

I'd leave it at that height, but put some Bilstein 5100's or Eibach shocks on it all around.

 

this was day I picked it up about 2 months ago.

 

Thanks man! I think I like it to. My buddies all run Jeep wranglers with 35s but I’m not into that life anymore. Just want something I can backroad, do a little off road and enjoy the ride

 

At least with Bilstein 5100's or Eibach adjustable front struts, you'd have the option to lift the front if you wanted.

You'd have to purchase a taller coil or spacers for the rear.

 

thank you!!! I’m new to this so up for all Mismatch stuff lol

 

I’d go for a 1 1/2” of lift. Toyota’s look great, in general, with a modest lift like that. It gives them better proportions, and it won’t affect access and egress, driveability, or alignments. You can use OEM UCAs. Just my opinion, .05 worth. You can still use stock tire size, but as well it gives you flexibility if you want to go up in size - you’ll have a little extra clearance, which is always good.

 

I think you would still need an alignment right?

 

Not meaning to high jack this thread, I'm hoping my question simply helps and its likely on the forum somewhere else already. I have a 2020 that I'm really just looking to level the front and tighten it up a bit(fix roll and dive) so I think I'm looking at the Bilstein kit which seems to be almost a standard option/sugggestion. My question is to do this, should I also be doing control arms or anything else at the same time,keeping in mind this is mostly a daily driver on roads. My off road usage is mostly dirt roads and not very often? Also, do I need to do the back end suspension? I don't really need or want to lift the back at all and everything I've found so far suggests Bilstein in the rear but it seems like it will also give me lift in the rear as well which I really don't want and puts back in the same boat with the rake the truck already has.

 

Upper control arms aren't really necessary until around 2.5-3" of lift.

Replacing the rear shocks will not affect ride height. The coil springs control that.

 

Just put Bilsteins on (or whatever you like) and put it on the first setting (0.85" of lift) if you want to get the front end a little higher, but still retain some factory rake. It will sit like a Pro set at this height. No need to raise the back.

Or you could raise it up to the second notch (1.75" of lift) to level it.

Anything past that and you'll be sitting nose high, although some people think the 1.75" setting looks nose high.

Anyways, you have options.

 

Thread jack (suspension related).

Rear upper link options for 3rd Gen's?

Posted a thread but no bites.

 

Awesome! I would probably set it at the 1.75" because I plan on adding a SSO bumper and a winch which will add some front end weight. Thank you for the info.

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I suppose I hadn't considered that. Thanks for the input. With the info you guys have provided, I now know what I'm going to do. Thanks so much!

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I'm always happy to share what little I know.

The folks on this website in general seem to enjoy helping each-other out.

 

I'm new here but I'm not new to forums at all. I'm an admin on a forum specific to Scotty Cameron putters and I know how sometimes new people can feel intimidated on a forum where it seems like everybody knows each other and seem to know everything. Having members being willing to answer noob questions is vital to a forum and it says a lot about the members too. I appreciate you chiming in, thanks!

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For sure, any time you change your suspension you should get it aligned. Guys try and save money on alignments, which is false economy.

 

True!

 

I agree, Thatbassguy, aftermarket UCAs aren’ t necessary, but they are nice to have. They give lots of latitude to get an alignment in spec, and they give lots of room around a 2.5 coilover at full droop when you’re off road. Nice to have, but definitely not essential, I decided to put JBAs on my 4 Runner. Also, they’re a lot beefier than the pressed steel OEMs.

 

Yeah, the big thing here is a diesel regular cab p/u on 37s. Pretty tough. But I’ve seen a few on the same trails that I’m on.

 

Wow! That sounds like a very specific forum.

 

It is but you would be surprised how much traffic we've had through they years. Over 28,000 members and over 270M page views. We aren't as busy as we used to be but we average over 600 posts a day.

 

That's interesting. Never would have thought.........but that's awesome!