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Help I dont know what type of suspension lift i have

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by toyotatacokid23, Jan 13, 2015.

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  1. Jan 13, 2015 at 3:55 PM
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    I was seeing if anyone new what type of suspension lift this is i bought the truck used. It looks like the kid before me put some money into it. The mechanics I took it to all said the have no idea what type it is. It has a stiff ride to it also

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    toyotatacokid23, Jan 13, 2015
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  2. Jan 13, 2015 at 3:58 PM
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    :eek: Spacers.....
     
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  3. Jan 13, 2015 at 4:03 PM
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    yikes :/
     
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  4. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:04 PM
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    Why do you say yikes /: that kinda worries me.
     
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  5. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:09 PM
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    What year?
     
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  6. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:10 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    It's an old drop bracket lift (you can see the spacers on the spindle). The name is escaping me though. Piece of shit.
     
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  7. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:10 PM
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    If the mechanics does not know what lift that is.... Its time to search for a new mechanic. Its the basic of lift.
     
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  8. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:12 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    It's not purely a spacer lift. It's a DB lift...which typically have options. The cheapest is to add spacers on the coils and spindles to match the drop bracket.
    OP...take a picture of the front. You should see a bracket that drops the front diff down.
     
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  9. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:12 PM
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    Is that the older trail master kit?
     
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  10. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:19 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    No. That was the biggest piece of shit DB lift made. It didn't utilize a UCA. it had some funky thing that hung off the top and attached to the spindle making it act like a strut instead of a dual arm coilover setup.

    The one pictured is an aftermarket UCA and a DB lift.
    Would be really nice if the OP mentioned what year.....
     
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  11. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:23 PM
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    In other words you'll be spending some money in the near future. Not the best lift and most of tw would advise against these lifts.
     
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  12. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:35 PM
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    My old neighbor had the lit that the OP has. He had an older 1st gen, I wanna say pre 2000
     
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  13. Jan 13, 2015 at 5:48 PM
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    Its a 98
     
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  14. Jan 13, 2015 at 6:04 PM
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    Neighbor said procomp 4"
     
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    bingo, Procomp 4" DB

    know of a 4runner around me with one
     
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  16. Jan 13, 2015 at 8:12 PM
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    It is a 1998, so are you saying it was not a good drop bracket? Even back in the day?
     
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  17. Jan 13, 2015 at 8:15 PM
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    My brother has that lift on his 01 yota. Terrible lift 4 inch spacers and ball joint spacers and 3 inch blocks.
     
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  18. Jan 13, 2015 at 8:34 PM
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    Why is it considered a bad lift? Is it cause of high maintenance or poor quality?
     
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  19. Jan 13, 2015 at 8:38 PM
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    looks like a uniball uca which is decent

    but the giant spacers aren't a good sign of a "quality" lift

    like lifting the truck for the sake of lifting it; not really gaining anything but height. try take a picture of the bottom of the front of the truck; a frontal with emphasis on the area around the diff and we can tell you exactly what you have (A couple more pics would be nice)

    we can tell you what's going on out back too

    be glad it isnt a trailmaster lift, at least. lol


    those coils look like they'll bind after just a few inches of uptravel
     
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  20. Jan 13, 2015 at 8:41 PM
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    Haha thanks I will take more pictures. Just give me a day or so.
     
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