|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 registered members (Mansfield, Nightwatchman, Woody1, UncleHuck, AU coonhunter, Atoler, Weedpicker, Bigem1958, Tree Hanger, Rockstar007, PikeRoadHunter, GATA87, Chiller, Pwyse, outdoorguy88, Fishbones, Forrestgump1, georgiaboy1970, M48scout, Corn Dog, Turkey_neck, Richard Cranium, Double Down, Whiskey9, BrandonClark, deadeye48, Johnal3, rwh1, Keysbowman, BCD, AU338MAG, Andalusia, rickyh_2, coldtrail, RidgeRanger, Turkey Petter, Young20, Paxamus, SEWoodsWhitetail, woodduck, MCW, Mdees, Dragfan66, ALScott, Bows4evr, Longtine, ParrotHead89, G1Eagle, GomerPyle, Squeaky, cartervj, Raspy, BCLC, Gunpowder, laidback, WhoMe, AL18, pkcole, Daniel4191, Bustinbeards, AJones, seapro19, auman, DoeNut, IDOT, AHolcomb, AustinC, 20XD, blade, MountainTopHunter, JB71, Gut Pile 32, Ridge Life, MarksOutdoors, Cuz-Pat, Big Buck Video, crenshawco, SouthBamaSlayer, QDMAV8R, bug54, NotsoBright, clayk, goodman_hunter, Turkey, jhardy, Koba, sj22, donia, AUjerbear, !shiloh!, Tailwalk7, 11 invisible),
1,146
guests, and 0
spiders. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Leveling a 4Runner?
#1960311
12/19/16 02:14 PM
12/19/16 02:14 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
ford150man
OP
Old Mossy Horns
|
OP
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
|
Question: I've got a 2015 4x4 4Runner that I want to level the front end on so I can add a little bigger rubber under. I talked to a shop that suggested going with adjustable bilstein struts. They quoted $634.00 to swap struts and do a front end alignment. That seemed awful high. What do y'all think?
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: FurFlyin]
#1960325
12/19/16 02:22 PM
12/19/16 02:22 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
ford150man
OP
Old Mossy Horns
|
OP
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
|
You ever put on a strut?  Nope. I know it's a pain if you don't have the stuff to do it. I expected it to be a little pricey. Just not that pricey.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960328
12/19/16 02:22 PM
12/19/16 02:22 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 39,449
Marshall County
FurFlyin
Freak of Nature
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 39,449
Marshall County
|
I really don't think that's too high, but I don't work on passenger cars everyday, so....
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960345
12/19/16 02:35 PM
12/19/16 02:35 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
|
The adjustable Bilstein's are the way to go. However, if that $634.00 is labor only including alignment , no parts, it's too high.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960352
12/19/16 02:40 PM
12/19/16 02:40 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,671
Madison, AL
wmd
10 point
|
10 point
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,671
Madison, AL
|
2Dogs typed faster than me.
That include the Bilsteins or did you buy them separately? I bought a pair for my truck and I think they were close to $280 for the pair. My truck is leveled with a spacer, but I wanted to get rid of the spacer and just go with the Bilsteins. I haven't got a quote on how much it will cost though but I figure getting the spacer removed will cost me additional money.
Last edited by wmd; 12/19/16 02:40 PM.
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" -
D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: wmd]
#1960367
12/19/16 02:54 PM
12/19/16 02:54 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,445
Boxes Cove
|
2Dogs typed faster than me.
That include the Bilsteins or did you buy them separately? I bought a pair for my truck and I think they were close to $280 for the pair. My truck is leveled with a spacer, but I wanted to get rid of the spacer and just go with the Bilsteins. I haven't got a quote on how much it will cost though but I figure getting the spacer removed will cost me additional money. LaDon Gray is the suspension and alignment master. He's now working at Harbin Ford in Scottsboro. Not for sure if he's doing lifts and such there but worth a call. He did two Tacoma's for me, one with spacers, one with Billys.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960469
12/19/16 04:15 PM
12/19/16 04:15 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
ford150man
OP
Old Mossy Horns
|
OP
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
|
That's parts, labor, alignment, everything out the door.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960481
12/19/16 04:20 PM
12/19/16 04:20 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,211
Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
Freak of Nature
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,211
Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
|
All the 4runners I had were higher in the front. They must be different now...
How many people am i willing to sacrifice for freedom?
Everyone. All of them...
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960484
12/19/16 04:22 PM
12/19/16 04:22 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,211
Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
Freak of Nature
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,211
Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
|
That's parts, labor, alignment, everything out the door. Not too bad, But I'd offer em $595 out the door 
How many people am i willing to sacrifice for freedom?
Everyone. All of them...
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: James]
#1960676
12/19/16 06:27 PM
12/19/16 06:27 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 3,801
Remlap
Reno
10 point
|
10 point
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 3,801
Remlap
|
All the 4runners I had were higher in the front. They must be different now... My '96 rides low in the back.. ive looked at doing a lift and a good one is $$$ good thing about the adjustable coils is you can adjust it for heavy bumpers, winch etc
Roads? Where we're going, we dont need roads. ~Doc brown
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: ford150man]
#1960988
12/20/16 05:54 AM
12/20/16 05:54 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 15,142
Fairhope
bamachem
Old Mossy Horns
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 15,142
Fairhope
|
I put some 2.5" diameter adjustable height bilstein 6112s with bilstein coils in the front of my land cruiser. I've been very happy with them. I have a steel bumper and 12k winch up front, so that helps soften them out a tad, too. I put a pair of 2" 5100 bilstein shocks in the rear with a set of Firestone Air Bags so I can adjust the rear height and load capacity for towing my boat. Love this setup. I think I paid $600 for the front parts, about $250 for the rear parts. I had the fronts broken down and the new bilsteins along with the rear shocks installed at Toyota for under $200. I did the air bags myself. I've done plenty of front Toyota suspensions myself, but I'm getting too old to spend that much time messing around with it in my garage. It's a whole lot easier to swipe the card and make more money than for me to bust my knuckles saving a few bucks. Depending on if you're getting 2" or 2.5" shocks, and if you're getting new springs will change my opinion of that price. Here's a similar setup for your 4runner. linkyIf you're getting just the front shocks done and everything else is your OEM parts, then here's a link for some 2.5" 5100 series Bilsteins for $239 delivered. Installation should be around $100 at a front end shop and maybe $150 at Toyota dealer. Going this route should be under $400 total. What tires are you looking at? Sure you even need a lift? I didn't, but I wanted one anyway. I needed more spring rate for the front to support the bumper and winch, too. I went with 275/70/18 Goodyear Duratracs. So far (a year), so good. Video my son took a while back. Incline is about 38-40° on a red clay washout. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLo7iYRj8OpUjShPi3swG_HEcEvMnRT0k122nE0/
Last edited by bamachem; 12/20/16 06:10 AM.
MOLON LABE
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: bamachem]
#1961871
12/20/16 09:15 PM
12/20/16 09:15 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,211
Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
James
Freak of Nature
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 52,211
Gee's Bend/At The Hog Pen
|
I put some 2.5" diameter adjustable height bilstein 6112s with bilstein coils in the front of my land cruiser. I've been very happy with them. I have a steel bumper and 12k winch up front, so that helps soften them out a tad, too. I put a pair of 2" 5100 bilstein shocks in the rear with a set of Firestone Air Bags so I can adjust the rear height and load capacity for towing my boat. Love this setup. I think I paid $600 for the front parts, about $250 for the rear parts. I had the fronts broken down and the new bilsteins along with the rear shocks installed at Toyota for under $200. I did the air bags myself. I've done plenty of front Toyota suspensions myself, but I'm getting too old to spend that much time messing around with it in my garage. It's a whole lot easier to swipe the card and make more money than for me to bust my knuckles saving a few bucks. Depending on if you're getting 2" or 2.5" shocks, and if you're getting new springs will change my opinion of that price. Here's a similar setup for your 4runner. linkyIf you're getting just the front shocks done and everything else is your OEM parts, then here's a link for some 2.5" 5100 series Bilsteins for $239 delivered. Installation should be around $100 at a front end shop and maybe $150 at Toyota dealer. Going this route should be under $400 total. What tires are you looking at? Sure you even need a lift? I didn't, but I wanted one anyway. I needed more spring rate for the front to support the bumper and winch, too. I went with 275/70/18 Goodyear Duratracs. So far (a year), so good. Video my son took a while back. Incline is about 38-40° on a red clay washout. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLo7iYRj8OpUjShPi3swG_HEcEvMnRT0k122nE0/ Howdy Stranger 
How many people am i willing to sacrifice for freedom?
Everyone. All of them...
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
|
|
|
Re: Leveling a 4Runner?
[Re: bcdeerhunter]
#1962188
12/21/16 07:03 AM
12/21/16 07:03 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
ford150man
OP
Old Mossy Horns
|
OP
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,842
.
|
Check out t4r.com lots of information on this 4Runner forum Can you check that website address? It comes up as available to purchase the site. Thanks
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
|
|
|
|
