Not offset at the top. The tubing used is smaller than the lowers to help with the clearance of the fuel tank. When running the MT4x4 long travel at full droop, the driver-side link body can touch the tank but not put pressure. It is a non-issue with the plastic body tanks
@@Metaltech4x4 making sliders for Japanese vehicles and the less capable ford bronco? 😂. Looks like you guys build some nice stuff. I appreciate the response
Hello. I have such a question. I put the rear springs on the gx 470. At 350-400 kilos, it already sits on the bumpstops. What should I do? Should I raise or cut the bumpstops?thanks☺️
350-400 kilos (around 800 lbs) is a lot of constant added weight on stock Prado 120 coil springs. I suggest switching your coil springs to support that weight first. With that much weight, a medium "lift" coil spring, like an Old Man Emu 895, would probably sit level with no lift.
@@daticharqseliani9770 The spring bump stops inside are the upper cones. Dont cut them, replace the spring for the heavier weight you are running in your GX
We have some great videos of the truck's bumper on our channel. It's also for sale on our website with photos. metaltech4x4.com/bronco-6g-rear-aces-high-bumper-by-metal-tech-4x4/. this video series is the install guide for them. Great tip! We can do a shot of the finished thing in the video at the end of our instructions.
Hey Mark, I have a 3rd gen tacoma SR5 Access Cab 4x4, i’m getting my nitrocharger plus struts in a couple days. Should i go ahead and install 5mm higher on the driver side for lean or do access cabs not have lean? Thanks man
Unfortunately, some have lean, and some don't, as more than one factor creates it on the different Toyota platforms. If in doubt and you're paying a shop to do the installation work, you might add a spacer if one is available now for the new larger Plus struts. Check with the vendor you're getting your kit from; also, the install shop may have some additional recommendations.
To keep the OEM Lexus Air System when the airbag blows, is buying a new one from LEXUS or looking for someone who removed their still working bags for a suspension lift.
So I have a question for those that may know. I recently replaced my airbags with the stage 3 Metal Tech coils and Bilstein 5100 Monotube Shocks Rear Pair for 2003-2009 Lexus GX470. Love them both, but after having them professionally installed I notice rear sway and less stability. Now, No fault to Metal Tech or Bilstein, the straight ride feels amazing. 3 different shops told me everything looks fine underneath, that's the nature of coils vs airbags. Just curious if others notice a wobble on the rear? If not, what else can I check other than sway bar, stabilizer link and bearing? P.S. I do love the stage 3 Metal Tech coil kit.
Sway is controlled by, yes, the sway bar, but also and primarily the rebound of the shocks being run. Check your sway bar connections (we just had a customer's GX in the shop who showed up without it; he did not know it should have been there; it never was for him). If good, next up are the shocks. Bilstein 5100s are an industry staple but may just have a softer rebound than what you're used to from what came off the truck. Hope this helps!
@@Metaltech4x4 It does and makes sense. Do you know if the Bilstein 5100 mono tube run on the softer side? I’ve heard other high-end brands may have a sportier handle.
@@TheBluuHouse Full respect for the Bilstein brand, but in MT4x4's 25yrs of doing what we do, we have not installed or sold Bilstein. Experience with customers having them but not directly by us, so it is hard to respond directly to their ride vs others. The GX's are a good 600+ lbs heavier than 4Runners and 1000+ lbs more than a Tacoma etc. so the shocks have to work harder. Reboud valving will be different for each brand of shock.
The gears in the difs are OEM 4.10s in this one! But the 4SPD transmission is an SM465, so it's 6.55:1. Quite a bit lower than a factory FJ40 4-speed H42 with 3.58:1
@@Metaltech4x4 What do you suggest? I have a 1984 LC FJ40 with a 5-speed original 1984 transmission. What should the axle gear ratio be? What is your FJ40's top speed in 37 tires?
@@arsalansiddiqui99 congrats on having an 84' FJ40! The US stopped getting them in 1983 and even those are extremely rare here. Most likely you have the H55F transmission in your 40, great transmission with a nice .84:1 over drive for top end speed. For 37's I would consider 4.88 gears in the diffs to get solid low end but still decent HW driving. Our 1974 FJ40 with 37s and the stock F motor is anything but "fast", except when its on the trailer behind an F350 deisel pulling it!
3:44 is key, folks. The spring keeper goes "bell down," not up. This is an easy mistake to make due to the design of the spring keeper/perch. We just had a customer have a professional shop install his new OME kit with the spring keeper/perch installed upside down. This shortens the area for the springs, and a 2" lift becomes 4", maxing out the inner CV (killing it) and crazy lifting the truck. They told him he needed another $2k worth of parts "to make it work". Not the case. Just install the spring keeper in the right direction for the win and a great-performing suspension.
There is a difference, for sure. The bodies of the PLUS shocks are bigger, usually in shocks; this means more oil inside, which is a very good thing for a shock. (Better heat dissipation) As for the ride, the customer with the 5th Gen 4Runner that received these reported an outstanding ride. Also, as expected, the handling has improved quite a bit.
We know the threads and the flare nuts are the same. If the lines you want to replace are Femail on both ends, then yes, these will fit. If they are Femail/Male, you just need that line set. The brake line kit we have for the 80 series LC has F/M lines in those kits.
It's about a 3-hour job, so their hourly rate x3. For most places, this is $360 to $450 in total. We have the full stage 3 conversion kits in stock, ready to go. 100% US Made right down to the supper stock coil spring.
Hi, would this kit fit a 2006 GX460? When I was reading the info it said it is for any gx460 but when you click the additional details it’s says 2010 or newer. Thanks
This kit does fit all GX460's. Lexus did not come out with the GX460 until 2010. All GX's before 2010 are GX470s. But it's all good if you have a GX470 or GX460; you're covered with our kit.
For sure on the not lined up right part! This video was more a intro to the new Nitro+ shocks from OME. Made the video since I was building these struts for a customer and its the first set of Nitro+ I have touched. The spacers and odd boot system made me think for a minute so figured it might help others to put this out. Can do a whole different video on how to build up a strut for sure.
Yes heavy, but actually very capable, but like any truck what your body damage tolerance. Also of course being a Toyota they just keep working. (One in video had 250k+ at the time) In 2003 when the GX470 was released, Petersons 4WD, took one pulled the plastic bumpers shoved 31s on it and ran the Rubicon, front to back and drove it home. (They also named it 4x4 of the yr that year because of that) For most GX470 owners they are the ideal Overlander rig and the one in this video is built for Overlanding not rock crawling. Thus 34" skinny AT's no gears, no lockers etc.
Gravity! Yup, it's the compression of the weight of the truck that keeps them in. When fully extended suspension-wise, the shocks stop the suspension from opening to the point where the springs fall out. The springs always have some pre-load on them that keeps them in place. Simple and works!
Hi Sir. I have a Lexus gx470 2004 .. I want to remove air suspension and replace it to coil spring, which car is appropriate , FJ or 4runner. Because I will take it from rubbish car. Thank you
Same year 4Runner = GX parts for the suspension. You will need an airbag conversion kit, we devloped the first ones and now the latest design for them too. All on our website. metaltech4x4.com
I was stranded in TN during a road trip after my airbags popped. I installed your kit in 2 hours and was back on the road in no time. My GX470 feels better than new. Great Product !!!!
Can you recommend a lift rate spring for a 2012 nissan altima. The original rear coil spring sags. I've added the booster cushion rubber to the original rear springs, but it doesn't lift the rear by much, especially when there's weight in the car.
If you are comfortable taking tires on and off and have a few basic tools, it's not a hard install to do following along with our video. We also have written instructions on our website. www.metaltech4x4.com and here to provide any support if you need it. We designed, manufacturer and support all our parts right in house here in the US.
The "TEMS 20AMP" fuse from the inside fuse box probably needs to be pulled if you pulled the relay/fuse from under the hood. Written guide on our website here: metaltech4x4.com/content/GX470-GX460-4Runner%20Rear%20Coil%20Conversion%20Kit%20V3%20(1).pdf:
I really like your video! I see you got some mods such as the bumper, rock rails, and skid plates. What did you upgrade your tierods to? Also, did you upgrade your steering rack from 74weld?
Metal-tech 4x4 bumpers, sliders and skids. 100% stock tie rods, I just carried a spare but never needed it. Drove the Bonroco hard, but it was also not my first-time rock crawling. That does help. I'm not a big fan of removing a simple fail point, like the stock tierods. Whenever we "beef up" one thing, we just move the fail point to a new location. Stock tie rods are low-cost, easy to carry, and easily swapped out on the trail. Bend a sock tie rod = save the rack. It's a fuse with a lesson about what caused it to bend. (Driver feedback on what they were doing. Usually, it is something with some speed or dropping off a ledge with the steering kicked over hard.) The racks only started having issues when people put the splints, braces, and overbuilt tie rods on. This, in turn, started a whole new industry, leading to "we need stronger racks." But honestly, the stock tie rod with a few spares = is simple and works. If we were to "beef" up the steering system, I would go 100% OEM Ford with the Hoss 3.0 rack/rods. Seen quotes for $3k installed and programmed by dealers w/warranty and maintaining your OEM warranty.
@@Metaltech4x4 Wow, thank you for the clarity on that, it makes a lot of sense! If you were to upgrade to the Hoss 3.0 rack and rods, get the Ford performance tierods, do you think 37s would be ideal then?
@@husker_nation Absolutly. We run 37's now on he stock OG smaller tie rods. That is what we ran the Rubicon with. If one was bending OE tie rod ends a lot or just wanted the best setup, then yes, the stock Ford Hoss 3.0 is the way to go. The demand for these kits has been so high Ford has upped the availability of the parts. As of right now, the Hoss 3.0 rack and tierods are only about $1k; that other $2k is their labor to put it in and flash the computer to teach it the bigger stepper motor for the power assist.
