3rd Gen 4Runner Lift 

Damn you too huh. I never realized but you're not the first to say it lol.

Hardly

Totally man! 🤣🤣🤣🤟

I was thinking that same..

But he looks like Marc Anthony lol

Moog strut mount. Can be found at most parts stores.

Thanks William.

It really depends on quite a few things. If your local and actually want a quite, give us a call at the shop 604 503 3959.

Definitely put it to the test today. She goes places!

E locker? A dif lock?

@@ag1639 yea..the rear diff lockers "RR diff"

No issues to report on my truck and numerous customer vehicles.

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Alignment set up is key. We do a lot of Toyota alignments at my shop. Having someone who understands how to get the most clearance will be a big help. Since that set up ive had, 285/70/17, 285/75/17 and now 295/70/17, all with very little to no rub. Check out my channel.

No, not at all. I think that's the way it should. You'll be ok 👍

For the money, yes, absolutely. That being said, I'll be doing my whole suspension again later this year and ill likely go Dobinsons Ims but thats going to cost double.

Thank you.

Hell yeah. You'll love, having a blast on the trails with mine.

@@Beacon_Offroad awesome man awesome. I did not get a gift drop kit yet I am going to go without it for a couple weeks and if I feel it is necessary I will do it after that when I do the lower ball joints I plan on doing those in a month replacing with OEM Toyota lower ball joints my runner only has 115k but I don't want to take any chances they don't look terrible but they don't look brand new either LOL. would you recommend Toyota OEM lower ball joints? That's what everyone says even though they're somewhat known for failing no one seems to recommend any other aftermarket brand do you know any that you might recommend or would you say oem?

@@thomasburr9244 Well here at my shop we definitely install aftermarket joints regularly. That being said, everyone got in my head as well and I recently bought oem for my truck.

@@Beacon_Offroad so you have installed aftermarket lower ball joints on 4runners? But you got scared of all the naysayers in the forums so you went OEM for your own runner LOL yea kind of the boat I'm in there's not a massive price difference between the two

@@thomasburr9244 not actually any runners, just usual stuff we see around the shop. After seeing the 3rd gen 4runner lower ball joint failure support group page on Facebook im horrified 😄 hahaha

Its good, slight upgrade.

You can buy from many stores. Yotamafia will have what you need.

Do it! Goodluck as well. As we speak I'm working the shop building a customers exactly like mine. 👍

None what so ever. We lift lots of Toyota's here at the shop. Cant say ive ever heard of this happening for that reason.

You always message me on Instagram. Same name..

added part numbers in the description. Thanks

That's my plan too haha

@@Beacon_Offroad I just got it I am so excited it's a survivor low mileage extremely nice condition black SR5 I am going to get a nice lift and some nice motors roof rack eventually a metal bumper I can't wait I will be following you thank you for the inspiration

@@thomasburr9244do you still have it and how much did u pay for it

This usually isn't much of the battle. Wiggle wiggle, if not, put a longish punch or reamer in there to help line it up first.

Existing oem axles in vehicle. No issues to report at this time. Been out wheelin almost every weekend.

@@Beacon_Offroad Good to hear, ive heard people on forums saying they tear their CV boots due to the lift.

@@pikinachu9850 same. I assume eventually the boots will fail but I definitely have pulled mine off. Is heard of that happening. If it does apparently you can get extended heavy boots and that's what I'll do.

@@Beacon_Offroad Alrght brotha good luck, I’m anxious to further see your build.👍

Once the wheels were put on I don't have spacers. Today I'm filming a walk around video on my truck and my nephews who I wheel with. Well go over all these things. I'll drop that video mid or later in the week.

@@Beacon_Offroad thank you iwill be watching it

I definitely have heard of that before. My setup definitely seems to donthe trick. That being said, I'm going to be switching to landcruiser rear springs, they are fairly tall but I plan to carry a fair amount of weight.

Thanks for quick reply!

No problem, Yes it is 3" lift.

At that point they were stock. I did change them shortly after but it worked fine without.

I'm about to lift a 98 Limited. Same question, do the 285's rub and what size spacers are on the wheels? Thanks!!

A bit. First you need to the trim the plastic valance just in front of the front wheels. In the rear I removed my mud flap. I lightly trimmed the corner of the upper trim and replaced the bottom bolts with a rivet. Sounds like a lot but it was all minor. Most of this rubbing doesn't occur until your 95% or more articulated. Maybe Ill do a quick video about it.

@@Beacon_Offroad I was wondering the same thing. I'm new to this, and I have a 3" lift on a '98 SR5 that I bought. I'd like to replace my 265/75/16's but just not sure how much more room I have without having to use spacers (everything I read says it's fine as long as you stay within 33.0"), depending on whether I stay with my stock 16" rims or upgrade to 17." Would be very interested if you did a quick video on some of that (tire rub, trimming, etc.). Thanks for taking time to video your work!

Thanks, sounds good.

Future work. I have a good core I want to build up. Want to regear to 4.88 front and rear and front locker. Some time this winter.

I really like the detailed explanation as you run the video. This makes the content more educational and entertaining! Thank you! I definitely subscribing to your channel! 👍

@@scubbarookie thanks so much.

KMC Grenades with Cooper Stt pros.

It hasnt been too long, but so far no issues with the cv boots. I wouldnt say you need them, but eventually it would be good to do as it will be a bit better.

Thank you i really appreciate

Not at that time, but right after I did. it's well worth the money to do it. 👍

@@Beacon_Offroad what about UCAs

Thanks, no it definitely isn't. I dont believe it will fit. Won't really work to drive with but until I figure out a real plan it'll be there for emergency.

@@Beacon_Offroad thanks bro, I really love your runner.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind and investigate when it comes time.

Thanks

Those springs are definitely closer to 2.5" not 3 forsure. No issues on a handful of 3rd gens. Most who go above 3" or closer to 4 run the land cruiser shocks as they are longer.

@@Beacon_Offroad to clarify, are the shocks you are using the ones made for the 3rd gen, or are they the ones usually advertised as extended travel (4th gen/FJ cruiser shocks)? Sorry to bug you man, I'm just strongly considering going with the 2890's on the 3rd gen specific 5100 shocks.

Correct, These are the for 3rd gen 4runners, when looked up. They fit others as well I believe.

Just by chance I geuss. There's some natural stick or pressure that's holds it in place. It has come off before.

@@Beacon_Offroad Some 3rd gen owners have had their springs fall out while rock crawling. If there was a way to attach the isolators, this might happen less often.

The front 883s would be good, I'd opt for the 891s in the rear. I'll be switching to those as well as I carry a lot of gear.

Awesome ! Thank you for the quick response will definitely get 883&891s

There are Kmc Granade's. 👍 fairly cheap too.

Doesnt really matter how much offroad you want to do. It depends on if yiu want your alignment angles set correctly. Second, depends on what tire size you want to run, adjustable arms will allow better adjustment for tire clearance.

@@Beacon_Offroad thank you 🙏🏽

Ride quality is decent. No issues to complain about.

This works out to a hair over 3".

Yes, I did end up with a bit of lean. You can't really tell visually but when measuring you can.

@@Beacon_Offroad Did you ever correct it or just left it alone ? How you like that setup , ride wise is it stiff ?

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T You're welcome 🤘

3rd gen 4runner fronts go to the rear. 2nd gen 4runner rears to the front. Hope that helps.

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@@Beacon_Offroad Thanks.

Hard to say forsure but what youre saying doesnt make sense. The chances of having 4 bad sensors is almost impossible, cant see that even happening all at once and no chance the lift would cause that.

No welding, lol. youre good to go.

I have the exact same setup lift wise on my 02 runner and I didn’t do anything with my rear pan hard or sway bars or anything. CV angles are good, upper control arm angles are good

@@DBD801 thank you!

Dirt, what else, lol.

its was fine stock. I switched to Spc's shortly after just because.

Hey Ally, well it really depends where you live and the type of terrain you have. I reality, selling the truck and buying a 4wd would be the easiest and best option imo. Even a bone stock 4wd will be better than a lifted truck with wheels and tires etc...in 2wd. I'd be very concerned about hitting very much mud in 2wd also. If you can find a 4wd with rear e locker, that's definitely the way to go.

To tell you the honest I dont know. Youll have to double to be sure.

883's are already made for extra weight. Not recommended on anything above bottom. Would probably be slightly too much preload and ride rough. Only one way to know though lol.

You'd be ok either way I'd geuss..