99 Taco Front Susp. Spacer on 98 4Runner?

[G-Cat]

Advertised as a Rough Country 2.5" spacer for the front of a 1999 Tacoma. Will it work on my 1998 SR5 4Runner? Rough Country website is no help...IH8MUD pro is fast/easy/accurate. Thanks!

 

[Jeremy9A]

They should work. All the other spacer kits I've seen work on both tacomas and 4runners. I have had the solid ones on a 97 4runner and an 02 Tacoma (the ones that bolt on top of the struts like yours, but they are a solid hunk of metal or rubber)

 

[G-Cat]

I appreciate the response. Where you happy with the solid ones? These are (obviously) used and he wants $50...I could get solid ones for close to that.

 

[Jeremy9A]

I am happy with the aluminum spacers on my 4runner. They have threaded holes in them where you put 3 bolts through the top frame mount instead of studs like the ones you have pictured. I've had them in and out a few times over the last 8 years or so and I am surprised the bolts haven't seized in the aluminum yet. I suppose I could just put studs in the spacer and use nuts up top.

The rubber ones I had on the Tacoma gave me some trouble when I went to replace the struts. They were held in by removing the studs out of the top strut plate/mount, and installing longer bolts (not studs) that go through the rubber spacer and mount to the frame with nuts like factory. The problem here was that the longer bolts just spun when I went to take the nuts off years later. Made it a real pain in the ass with the limited tools I had on hand.

The ones in your picture look like better quality than either setup I have used. I would go for those if they are the size you want and it's convenient enough to purchase them.