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Leveling x-reas w/v8

Discussion in '4th Gen 4Runners (2003-2009)' started by Ruthven13, Aug 24, 2020.

  1. Aug 24, 2020 at 2:15 PM
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    As the title states I am trying to find a front only kit to level my rig in the 1.5-2" range. I can't seem to find a kit that will allow me to do this. Already called Cornfed and they have nothing. I am not interested in replacing ally shocks now as they are all fine. What does bug me is the rake, I have about a 3" difference front to back. Also RAS. Anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance
     
  2. Aug 28, 2020 at 11:00 PM
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    It seems as though the Daystar 2 1/2" should fit according to their website. Anyone have experience with this one? It looks the same as the other kids that aren't supposed to fit. What makes the x-reas different in this regard?
     
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    Honestly I took mine off. Cheapest thing to do and the truck rides better than with the xreas system. Got front shocks and coils off of aTacoma with less than 30k miles and then just had to get rear Bilsteins which ran me about $120. This brought the front up about an inch and a half. In total I spent $195
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  4. Aug 30, 2020 at 6:17 PM
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    Your truck looks good like that, thanks. Still not sure what I am going to do with it yet. I am pretty sure my springs are sagging a bit too, the axle shafts have a significant angle down towards the diff, and the a arms are barely off of the bumpstocks. Like I said low on cash so that will affect my path. Thanks for the ideas...
     
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    Well after a bit of searching I found that Toytec has both 2.5 and 3" x-reas compatible front spacers. I decided to get the 2.5" ones since I have a 3" difference front to rear. No doubt my springs are sagging a bit due to age but I see this the best option for now. Wish me luck!
     
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    Good luck let us know how it turns out. The bad thing about that much spacer is your preloading the shocks uptravel and you have a good chance of breaking the shock in half if you hit a sharp enough pothole. Just a bit of info for ya
     
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    Yeah, there is always going to be a downside. I figure my springs are already sagging to what the hell. Just been wonde why the other kind of spacers won't work with the X-REAS system. I know too little about that system that it is just melting my brain trying to figure that out...
     
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    Yeah that doesn’t make sense and I never looked into it. Did you receive the spacers already? Do you have pics of them?
     
  9. Sep 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM
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    Pics no since I just ordered them. If I can figure out how to post pics I will once I get them...
     
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