that's great. yours will look awesome.

i was just trying to tell you my experiences with the 35s, that's all.

 

Congrats Andries on the new lift.

I wonder what coils might be appropriate on the front by the time there is an ARB bullbar and winch hanging off the front, maybe with a few lights?

Does Lance have a weight figure for the new front bar he is having fabricated presently?

I look forward to getting my (James') Daystar lift in soon. Look forward to wheeling some more with you guys too.

Cheers
Mark

 

Mark,
You can go OME Heavy or Xtra Heavy duty coils to compensate for bullbar weight. Which one will be appropriate? Dunno. Guess is the Heavy will do it.

 

Mark thx man.

My plan is to install all the extra goodies on the current suspension first and then see what I have. It will make it easier to decide what to use for coil upgrades, etc. Both in the front and rear there are heavier duty coils availible than what we used. Slee is also bringing in theri own coils which are even beefier.

A suggestion would be to have the coils fitted by a professional shop at that point as standard spring compressors will not cut it safely anymore. Mine was bulking at the 884s with the trim packer.

Hope you enjoy the Daystars, just gives that extra bit, especially if you get bigger wheels. You will notice quite a bit of difference. We should defintely go hit a few trails soon.

 

Ok here are my pics. First stock vs OME comparision. it is not that clear on the photos, but the OME stuff is way beefier than the stock shocks and coils. Especially in the rear.
Front struts:


Front coils


Rear shocks


Rear coils

 

XREAS disconnection was another adventure. As per the service manual I dropped all 4 wheels hanging. Then I first did the rear suspension. AFter that Ifirst rmoved the front struts fromthe suspension itself to make sure they are not compressed at all and then I disconnected the lines.

It worked out well as didn't loose any fluid in the rear at all and only like a single drop on the passenger side front adn nothing on the driver side front. The disconnects have klittle vales so it should be safe to use as long as you follow instructions, The drop or two you might loose in inevitable as the coupling itself may have very small amount of fluid. But honestly that will not affect the system. They have to assemble it in a factory right?? ANybody want to buy some spare XREAS shocks from James and myself for cheap ????

ALso always use the biggest nut to turn to disconnect it is a 22mm nut. Teh engineers in Japan have a wicked sense of humar as it was a pain at points to disconnect. The rear was easy while the frotn was difficult. James had the opposite experience.

Rear disconnect


Front disconnect

 

Some of the added goodies. The trim packer and Toytec spacer.






The thread on the struts just makes it once installed.

 

SO final assembly. I never took pics of the rear

Front strut in


CV angle passenger side


Driver side


Side shot from this afternoon in the garage.

 

WOW! Can't wait to see the pics! In fact, I'm going to be in SWFL in July. I'll keep my eyes peeled for 1BD4GEN.

 

Andries, you and James are having way too good of a time!

Thanks for the pics. That is the absolute way to go. Your cv's look good too!

RB, I'm in Naples/Immokalee. P.M. me before you arrive and I'll give you my cell #.

Doug M.

BTW: I measured my truck again and the front is at just over 38.5" (not 39) but the rear is just about 40.25". Sorry for not posting numbers from flat ground.

 

DOug, cool. Please remember that the 285/75/16 (33") MT/Rs actually makes the 4Runner stand an inch taller than my 265/70/17 Revos. Dont worry about calcualting the diameter and sayin it should only be 0.5". The MT/Rs especially the 33" is a lot beefier than my little 32" Revos and taller. Probably LT vs P makes difference as well.

 

No one asked me, but, I'm at 40.5" in front and 41+" in the rear with 275s.

 

Thats where I would like to end up Tracy, not counting any body lift components of course. I really don't mind being tippy or swaying while on the asphalt, I'm used to driving an FJ40 on 35's and I average about 750+ miles per week.

I want the clearance underneath. Right now I plow my way through way too much stuff with my undercarriage the way I sit!

Doug M.

 

Doug, that'd look great - especially with that bumper you were talking about and some chunky tires.

 

Damn I wish I had a garage ( and tools )

 

Mark, yeah a garage and tools are really nice to have when I want to ticker with things.


So I had my alignment done today. SO it seems that I'm close to 3.25" lift in the front and around 2.75" in the back. (with my tires, fender to ground over the center of the wheel, with my "measuring stick" as I hate tape for things like this it is front 37.25" front and 38.75" rear )

I spoke with Ben in regards to some of the small issues in the back and he is looking into it. So hopefully it will all be resolved by the time the next batch comes in. It seems at least one is only specific to XREAS equipped 4Runners.

Both James and Ben said the rear will soften up with a bit more use. That is maybe why James is happy with his. He already wheeled hs ith tools and stuff in the back. So I'm sure the rear will soften a bit for me as well. Just need to go for a quick trip

 

FT and BD-Y, has the new lift eliminated any wheel rubbing you had with the coil spacers? My 265/70's seem to rub more and more each week in the front (please, ARB, hurry!). Have either of you guys been shopping for new meats now that you have a bit more space in there?

 

Yep no more rubbing for me. The rubbing is just on the mud cup holders though so nothing to worry about.

I will eventually get 33" tires, but not looking at the moment.

 

The only rubbing I get is at full turn/compression like going up a driveway or something- it's just a little "brap" and that's it. It has to be a pretty sharp turn to do that.
Usually no.
No plans to change the tire size, plenty left yet on the MTR's.

 

FT and BD-Y, any updates on the performance/feel of the OME setup now that you have had them on for a little while? How much have they settled? Any regrets with the medium duty springs? That is, do you wish you'd have gone with the HDs over the mediums?

(I'm watching this closely as I think I'm going to go with the OME setup if you guys are decently satisfied.)