It's much more enjoyable to work on these trucks when they are up on a lift.

There’s a couple on Amazon for cheap if your only going to do this one job or maybe something else down the line. Unless your looking for some that will get used a lot then look into some better ones.

You don’t even need spring compressors like those used in this video. The coils can easily be disassembled while still on the truck by jacking up the lower control arm to compress the coil, removing the shock top bolt, and then lowering the jack carefully to release the coil. You also have to loosen the alignment cams and lower knuckle bolts on the LCA before releasing the coil.

i have the 18 our kits is 17-19 pro models

They are side specific! The higher collar from the bottom is drivers side. That’s because it puts more preload on the spring to offset for the gas tank and driver.

For sure! People do it all the time

We do👍

Of course it will

With good tools and some knowledge, maybe 4-5 hours.

Same here. I'm about to start my 2020 .

Did you figure out where they go??

@@amarek454 I never heard back so no idea. Good luck on your lift. It wasn't too bad.

@@matthewkirkham8234 LOL ok , thanks Matt

@@matthewkirkham8234 I found a supplemental video on their website. The 2 black washers are for the front rubber bump-stops. Video says they are not necessary, only a safety precaution for extreme off-roading. Thanks

We make a kit for the TRD off-road models. westcottdesigns.net/product/4runner-sr5-and-trd-off-road-preload-collar-lift-kit/

Yes

We just disconnect the end links on both sides. That allows the arm to be dropped down

Thank you!

We have not had any issues the last 9 years of making the lift. Shops will tell you that you should or need to replace the upper arms, but this is so they can make more money off the customer for parts and labor. Toyota has designed the 4Runners to align up to 3” and for the axles to be good to 3”

@@westcottdesigns thanks for the info!

It really comes down to what you are going to use the truck for and how many miles are already on the suspension.

2022 SR5 4Runner?

We see it read 1.2 mph slower at 70 mph

@Westcott Designs Awesome, thank you for the quick reply! You guys are killing it with these upgrades 👍

That is correct!👍

Correct!

@@westcottdesigns Could I also flip that around as well and just install the upper shims and exclude the lower preload collars? Or do the lower collars have to be installed? I'd be curious to see if you have any photos documenting the variations of install.

So if I leave out the top shims, it doesn’t add any lift to the stock height ?

@@geminiguy2178 I think it still does. The shim looks about 1/2" so just minus half inch from the total lift. The shock collar is still thicker than the original so you'll still get some lift up front.

I’m curious how it rides on and off-road with so much preload with the spacers.

What year?

@@westcottdesigns 2021

@@westcottdesigns 2017 Tundra pro

The install for your front strut is much easier. It uses a clip ring to hold the lower collar and you hit it once with a hammer and it will pop right off. When you install it you just need to just drop it back over the clips and it’s seated. As for removing the struts and reinstalling then they come out and go back in the same way this video shows. One tip to remove the lower bolt for the front sway bar before you do anything at the lower control arm on both sides. Then it will go easy. Make that bolt the last bolts you put back in when you are all done and the front wheels are back on the ground and front wheels are settled. This will make it easy

@@westcottdesigns Thank you for the info.

For sure!

Thank you

I’m sure they have one, seems to me they used the spring compressors in the video to demonstrate how the average Joe could DIY at home with borrowed spring compressors from autozone.

I’m not following?

😂😂😂 99% the same