bullfrog
New Member
Good day all....I am the owner of 12' 4runner trail.
In the swamps of Jersey
Any advice on the following would be welcomed!
So I am not sure I am even in the right place, but I sure hope so. I am a long time Toyota fan, and now drive a 2012 4runner Trail. I love it! Anyway it is modified somewhat: ARB bumper, with hi-lift jack mounts, 6" IPF lights, Smittybilt XRC 9500 winch, Yakima Mega-Warrior roof rack, Maxxus sand ladders, BFG All Terrain Ko2's 265/70/17 LR C, Shrockworks Full Steel 5 skid plate set, Shrockworks sliders, ARB on board compressor, Supreme suspension 2.5" aluminum spacer lift, with differential drop kit, rear poly spring spacers.
I have felt alot of "dip" in the front, and very "mushy/erratic" "bottoms out" off road. I typically wheel it at Rausch Creek, PA Green trails. My inclination is to get the Old Man Emu 3" lift kit (includes front shocks, 3mm spacer, heavy duty spring set. Rear shocks, and medium duty springs. My dilemma is I drive alot to commute, and travel so it needs to be as comfortable as possible to ride. That being said it needs to be tough, and in the future maybe even rear bumper/tire carrier in addition to what is already there. Another question is how much is too much? I called ARB USA and explained my set up and they advised the setup i listed above by Old Man Emu. I asked about my already installed Supreme kit, and he assured me it would be fine to install the OME setup in addition to what I already have therefore increasing my lift even more...approx 4.0" overall?I then called my vendor of choice and they suggested Heavy springs front and rear, and that I should remove the Supreme kit entirely, and no mention of diff drop? I am confused and Im sure there are different schools of thought on this.
In the swamps of Jersey
Any advice on the following would be welcomed!
So I am not sure I am even in the right place, but I sure hope so. I am a long time Toyota fan, and now drive a 2012 4runner Trail. I love it! Anyway it is modified somewhat: ARB bumper, with hi-lift jack mounts, 6" IPF lights, Smittybilt XRC 9500 winch, Yakima Mega-Warrior roof rack, Maxxus sand ladders, BFG All Terrain Ko2's 265/70/17 LR C, Shrockworks Full Steel 5 skid plate set, Shrockworks sliders, ARB on board compressor, Supreme suspension 2.5" aluminum spacer lift, with differential drop kit, rear poly spring spacers.
I have felt alot of "dip" in the front, and very "mushy/erratic" "bottoms out" off road. I typically wheel it at Rausch Creek, PA Green trails. My inclination is to get the Old Man Emu 3" lift kit (includes front shocks, 3mm spacer, heavy duty spring set. Rear shocks, and medium duty springs. My dilemma is I drive alot to commute, and travel so it needs to be as comfortable as possible to ride. That being said it needs to be tough, and in the future maybe even rear bumper/tire carrier in addition to what is already there. Another question is how much is too much? I called ARB USA and explained my set up and they advised the setup i listed above by Old Man Emu. I asked about my already installed Supreme kit, and he assured me it would be fine to install the OME setup in addition to what I already have therefore increasing my lift even more...approx 4.0" overall?I then called my vendor of choice and they suggested Heavy springs front and rear, and that I should remove the Supreme kit entirely, and no mention of diff drop? I am confused and Im sure there are different schools of thought on this.
