what shocks for 50mm lifted 95 4runner

Post by **spamwell** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:55 pm

inlikely to ever take off sway bar, don't want to spend to much, want to get the most out of it when buying shocks to suit the car though. looks like it has a 50mm lift.

looking into it for a freind if it was me i would be going bigger lol.

was looking at some kyb scorchers and i think there was a set of 2 inch lovells for around 440,

Does that look lifted ?? tires are 31's

thanks sam

Post by **nathanshnoz** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:22 pm

i put 100 series shocks in the rear and 80 series shocks in the front. Stock would probably be fine but aftermarket if u want a firmer ride. Should give you plenty of up and down travel, mine do.

Post by **spamwell** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:22 am

don't have any issues with bottoming out or anything ?

Post by **nathanshnoz** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:49 am

haven't found any yet mate, and i've been pretty fast through some pretty rough stuff, i think i've hit the rear a couple times but was mostly due to the speed i was travelling i think

Post by **spamwell** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:01 am

so 100 series rears in the rear and 80 series fronts in the front?

Post by **nathanshnoz** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:03 am

yeah mate, that's what i have in mine, works well...flex is incredible, i did take out my sway bars though

Post by **chunks** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:51 pm

Realistically how much do you want to spend?

Post by **Mr DJ** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:42 pm

If you have the std IFS set up in the front, it won't matter how much longer the shocks are that you put in cause the travel is limited by the bump stops

The coil rear is a different story tho.

Post by **spamwell** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:34 pm

that makes no sense

i would understand if you said down travel was limited by some other suspension component, but if the compressed length of a shock is too long it means that the bump stop would not reach the point at which it is meant to hit and the shock would bottom out on up travel instead...

Post by **Mr DJ** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:55 pm

OK, fair enough. I didn't explain it very well.

What I was trying to say is that by just putting 80 series front shocks in the front as was suggested earlier, it can't possibly give you more front travel cause it is governed by the bump stops to the upper & lower conrtol arms.
80 series front shocks work ok with a SAS but not with std IFS.

Agreed, as you say, at worst you will have less travel as the shock will limit up travel if it is too long or down travel if it is too short.
I think you will find for the IFS Hilux/Runners, if you order a std length front shock and a 2" raised front shock they will be the same lengths.
By all means do your own research if you think it's wrong.

Hope that makes it clearer

Post by **spamwell** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:18 pm

yeah mate had a feeling that's what you meant

but was confused.

80 series shocks sounded to me like they would be way to long, i just got a set of shocks that was apparently for 50mm lift and they seem to be working well.

i did not realize they had a down travel bump stop.. need to look a bit harder next time lol

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