Fat Bob's Install

make sure to post some pic's bro!

Good call. I like the way mine drives the 5100's in the rear.

 

PICSSS!!!!!!

 

Well, it's in and I'm happy with the results.

The lack of instructions and information is a different story.

Took about 4 hours with some goofing off in-between and if not for some of the commercial shop tools at hand, it could not have been completed.

I'd like to know how you rotate the top of the strut without a strut compressor. If someone unknowingly tried to do this in the their driveway without proper tools, there is a good chance they could get their head knocked off.

To the poster that said expect everything to be 10X harder, you sir are spot on.

It's at the alignment shop now. My buddy that picked me up has a Pre- Runner and with a quick glance they looked pretty close to the same height.

If you did this in your driveway, my hat is off to you.

It was dark when we finished last night and this morning when I left for work so pictures will have to wait a bit.

 

WORTHELESS WITHOUT PICS!!!!!!!!!!! i cannot wait for tomorrow to get it into the shop to do this!

 

did you need new centre pins for the rear!

 

Oh yeah, the olds ones are to short.

 

You need a hell of a good set of C clamps to get those AAL's in as well.

 

were the pins in the kit?

 

Mine had two sets of two different sizes.

 

As she sits now, sorry for the cell phone picture. I measured it next to my co-workers 2013 Pre Runner and his truck is about one inch taller than mine. I can make that up with my next set of tires. I'm very pleased.

 

so we got the rear done yesterday... and you must live in a place where they dont use salt... because all of my control arms are seazed! time for some rock auto!

 

I installed the readylift on my 5lug in my driveway without spring compressors.Its a biotch to rotate the tops but possible cause I did it.As far as ride quality mine is pretty identicle to before the spacers.I do have a creak in the leaf springs from the add a leaf I cant get rid of.Otherwise perfect.

 

They don't know what road salt is or have a need for it in Columbia, South Carolina.

 

Canadian Taco..........................................

Did you get your lift installed ? ? ?

 

hey sorry no im still waiting on the new uca and the blots from yota

 

i just bought the same kit for my 2013 5 lug, i hope it turns out for the best bc i really couldnt find anything else. lol

 

Wait did you get bigger tires? How big were the BFG Radials? They seem smaller than the Wranglers you have on your most recent pic

 

Yep, they were 235/70/15. Looks much better.

Odd fact though, according to my GPS, with the factory size tire my speedometer was 3-4 mph fast. With the 235/70/15s it was spot on ???


These 235/5/15s read 4 mph slow

 

the way I rotated the shock was bolted on the bottom and used a breaker bar wedged into something on the top, turned out working pretty well.

the description is from my memory, hopefully it's right.