How to Install Eibach Pro Lift Stage 1 on 5th Gen 4Runner
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2020
- You have you new 4Runner and it's time for a lift and tires! If you're like us you'll be tackling the install on your own. We've made this step by step install video for you to help make the process a little more simple and answer questions you might have. Eibach was an easy choice for us as we run their suspension on our 2020 Jeep Gladiator, 2012 RAM 1500, 2006 4Runner, and we love it. These are the same basic instructions you can use on most trucks with IFS. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments below!
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The only video I’ve found that talks about the tools used and the process involved with each nut and bolt! Good job
Stepping up the content! Nice, super professional
Thanks Drewsky!!! Gotta get you in on another trip!
Brave man doing that in sandals lol
Haha we like living on the edge
i bought the same lift for my 5th gen trail edition. Eibach say 2.75 inches lift for the front on lowest setting n 1 inch for the rear. love them so far. did me great in colorado
Tshuaj Xiong Awesome!! We’re super happy with ours too. It’s really a great lift for the price.
@@TrailBendersOverland so is it a 2 or 2.75 inch lift in the front? 2.75 is too much for me. I would buy this tomorrow if it truly is 2 inches in the front and 1 inch in the rear. I can't find a definitive answer to this. Thanks
As for the solar panel setup , No link below when you said there was.
Any updates? What tires did you end up putting on it ?
Do you need extended brake lines for this?
Its been 3 years. Hows the ride quality ?
How is the ride? I am looking at this for a 2019 Limited, as the system is already dead, leaking front OEM XRAES shocks
The highest lift for the front is 3 inches right? According to their website, just making sure.
How long did the full install take? BTW Thanks for the video!!!!
If I recall it took around 8 hours for us, but that was including film time. You can probably do it in 5-6 hours. Happy to help!!
The rear took just over an hour, so expect the front to be more of a pain.
How the hell did you get the spring compressor clamps out once the eibach was assembled, I'm doing it and there is no room.
At what point do you need new control arms? I was just going to do about a 1” in front with 275s. Not going to make mine into a heavy overland rig. Just something for moderate off road/hunting/ camping.
richard wharton You can safely go up to 2.5-2.75 inches before needing upper control arms. At 1” you are totally safe.
Hello! I have an eibach lift kit for a lexus gx470 , will that system work on a 5th gen 4runner aswell!??? I have the kdss .
Thanks!!! Appreciate it!
Where do we go now? Eibach sells a 5th gen kit. You can 100% use it with KDSS. Pretty sure there’s just a few bolts to loosen to make the install go smoother with KDSS.
If you were asking if it will direct fit.. I feel like it would but can’t say for sure myself.
You didn't link the website in the description hombre. Also you might've convinced me on this eibach kit. Think it would be good on rough pennsylvania roads? Also considering fox 2.0 or Bilstein
eibach.com/us/
It’s funny you mention box. I went to Death Valley with a group and a Tacoma there had fox shocks with remote reservoirs . The girlfriend of that guy drove my 4Runner for a while so I could film and she said my 4Runner was noticeably more comfortable on the washboard roads.
@@TrailBendersOverland well that's promising. Mine is a stock v6 and I won't be adding weight how do you think that'd compare to your heavier truck on the same springs. Bouncy? My town is literally a pothole. Thanks for advice btw
@@olbabybeard It’ll be stiffer than my truck. It’s definitely not loose with no weight. But I don’t think any lift will makes it a particularly softer ride unless you get some soft springs.
General question for these lifts since i havent been able to find info anywhere... Are the struts side specific? Is there a drive side specific strut?
No. Just specific to front or rear.
For me it was somewhat of a good video but I spent 25+ years as a wrench so my thinking is if I was the typical shade tree mechanic I may have wanted just a little more detail..
Thank you for the feedback .. we always are looking for ways to improve
Nice... I see these coils in red sometimes... Can I order red or silver coils?.... Also let me get a hell yeah if u hate spring compressing!
Hell yeah!! Haha
Eibach brand only sells selves coils for truck lifts. We asked the same question. It’s worth the silver though since their such great springs!
@@TrailBendersOverlandlol.. thank you for the response... Also I head Eibach quality control isn't what it use to be... Did u see anything that made u feel that way?
Not at all. They seem super solid. We saw all their testing equipment and how they test everything. I was impressed actually. Never heard of anything going bad.
Would you need aftermarket Upper control arms with this lift kit?
Not at all. This kit is design for stock control arms
@@TrailBendersOverland Awesome! So I won’t have to worry about my stock control arms being under constant stress or anything? Who increasing the ride height without changing out the stock control arms negatively affect anything else in the drivetrain? Thanks so much!
@@GadgetAddicted Short answer is.. no. Not enough to worry about. If you go much higher then you’d start looking into diff drops and control arms. But this is a relatively mild lift.
@@TrailBendersOverland thank you!!!
Would you say the measurements you chose put it at perfectly level ?
It’s pretty darn level. Can’t say perfect without going out and measuring, but it visually looks like perfect level.
@@TrailBendersOverland perfect ty sir !
So this install requires standard and metric sizes? Weird..
I ordered the kit so this was helpful before I do it..
19mm is 3/4 inch, for example
Dang spring compressors make me so nervous.
You’re not the only one! Haha
Just gave you like 98...
Thank you! Every like counts. Are you getting ready to install your Eibach lift?
@@TrailBendersOverland Yeah man. I'll give your video another watch just before I start the install. Thanks for the pointers. Nice to see that I could do the install without disconnecting the tie rod. As well as disconnecting the rear sway bar at the axle. cheers,
I know y'all ain't record this with damn 420P quality.
Haha definitely not. It's 4k. Are you only getting 420?
@@TrailBendersOverland Haha omg, yes. CZcams set it to auto and it was downgraded to 320P. Lmao, my bad.
For the torque specs on any automotive parts, you should specify if that torque number is in-lbs or ft-lbs. I know that the UCA is gonna be in ft-lbs but the beginner may not know that yet.
NO ONE attempting to do this install would think any of these specs are in inch pounds.
Shut up. None of this is inch pounds
So someone paid all that extra money for an off-road Premium, and then had to spend money on a lift?
Orp don't come with aftermarket suspension, the pro does thou.
Yup. A lot of 4Runner owners do this. Dumbass thinking with a side of concrete crawler mentality. I say let them waste their money.