I thought I would mention this because in all my research on lifting the light duty coil sprung prado I have never seen it mentioned. When lifting with taller coils, it is important that all of the control arm bolts and panhard rod bolts be loosened and then retorqued once the vehicle is back on the ground at its new ride height.
Why? Loosening the bolts allows the rubber in the bushings to relax. If you don't, the rubber will be under tension because it was set at factory height. Add flexing to the equation and its easy to see how the rubber could be pushed well past its tolerances.
The manual also makes clear the bolts should be torqued with the axles loaded at ride height. Extrapolating from this, new ride height needs reloading the bushings.
Why? Loosening the bolts allows the rubber in the bushings to relax. If you don't, the rubber will be under tension because it was set at factory height. Add flexing to the equation and its easy to see how the rubber could be pushed well past its tolerances.
The manual also makes clear the bolts should be torqued with the axles loaded at ride height. Extrapolating from this, new ride height needs reloading the bushings.
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