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2003 4.7 V8 Suspension Lifts advice

Discussion in '4th Gen 4Runners (2003-2009)' started by McGooNWA, Mar 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM.

  1. Mar 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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    McGooNWA

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    Looking for recommendations on lifts for the 4runner. I'm pretty familiar with them , but mostly on the Tacoma's. Just bought an 03' 4runner and seeing who has lifted theirs with no issues. Looking for function/off road capability without screwing up drive shaft/cv axle angles etc etc. Nothing higher than 3".. Anyone have some experience/had a lift that they'd recommend? Thanks
     
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  2. Mar 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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    Bang for the buck are Bilstiens, typically ...but if I did it again, I'd look at Ironman FoamCells...
     
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    Dobinsons IMS if you have like a "mid-grade" budget.
     
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    Budget and "set and forget"....?

    OME all day
     
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  5. Mar 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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    One thing I'd re-do if or when I need to, I'll never buy a remote reservoir setup again...the cost for the "more frequent than I wanted" rebuild on them is dumb! I went 45k miles on my first set (new) and it was soggy AF by than...than I read the fineprint that suggests every 1k miles for daily driveway jumping, 15k for regular use, and 20k for driveway sitting...IM FoamCell or OME would be the order of my next suspension update. but if you jump driveways and want to keep up with the Jones, definitely look into extremely high priced, but absolutely amazing, Kings, Icon, or Dobinson setups!
     
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