New to LC200 - 17" Wheel question - looking for experienced advice (1 Viewer)

[Markuson]

Wheels, tires and BP-51 lift installed.
SCS Ray 10s with 25 mm offset
285/70 R18 Nitto Ridge Gapplers with transformer side out (just shy 34” tall).

The front wheel well apex measured 35” before lift and now measures 39”. The rear well apex measures 36” and now measures 40.5” adding a bit of a rake but expect this to settle with time and once bumper, skids and sliders are added.

The rear diff is about 2” higher after lift attributable to increase in tire size by about 4” in diameter.

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Those wheels do look nice. I’ve been happy with my Ridge Grapplers in some pretty harsh use.

What springs did you put in back?
Do you know how many mm of preload was set on your fronts/coilovers?

Just curious as it seems pretty high, but sounds like more weight will be added soon... How does the ride feel at this point?

 

[Ozon8r]

Those wheels do look nice. I’ve been happy with my Ridge Grapplers in some pretty harsh use.

What springs did you put in back?
Do you know how many mm of preload was set on your fronts/coilovers?

Just curious as it seems pretty high, but sounds like more weight will be added soon... How does the ride feel at this point?

I went with the 880lb rear springs as I plan to add steel skids and sliders, front and rear bumper wth 12k winch, cabinets in the back with an ARB 50q fridge, roof rack with a James baroud xxl rtt and occasionally tow a 7000lb trailer when the princess wife needs a pottie.

The pre load was left as is and will dial this in after I try different settings. Initial feel is that it is a little too soft and I prefer a tighter ride.

Recommendations welcomed on the suspension settings.

 

[Ozon8r]

I wanted to share that the shop that did the alignment could not clear VGRS (variable gear ratio steering) code that appeared once they did the alignment with the new lift. So, I dropped off at the local Toyota dealer to have recalibrated.

I only had to move caster a bit to keep from rubbing on the frame while avoiding any wheel well mods. I did remove the front mud flaps as a precaution. No noticeable rubbing on pavement yet. Not sure what full flex might see but not likely to test soon.

Here is the pic of the post lift alignment:

 

[lbcadvntr]

I went with the 880lb rear springs as I plan to add steel skids and sliders, front and rear bumper wth 12k winch, cabinets in the back with an ARB 50q fridge, roof rack with a James baroud xxl rtt and occasionally tow a 7000lb trailer when the princess wife needs a pottie.

The pre load was left as is and will dial this in after I try different settings. Initial feel is that it is a little too soft and I prefer a tighter ride.

Recommendations welcomed on the suspension settings.

I realize this is old thread but I just came across it.
Your rig looks great. That is the rake I’m after.
Did you install trim in rear to get those shocks to 1” vs the 0.75” that is stated on OME site? I’m really confused how the BP-51 rear spring say 0.75” but you got

Wheels, tires and BP-51 lift installed.
SCS Ray 10s with 25 mm offset
285/70 R18 Nitto Ridge Gapplers with transformer side out (just shy 34” tall).

The front wheel well apex measured 35” before lift and now measures 39”. The rear well apex measures 36” and now measures 40.5” adding a bit of a rake but expect this to settle with time and once bumper, skids and sliders are added.

The rear diff is about 2” higher after lift attributable to increase in tire size by about 4” in diameter.

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I realize this is old thread but I just came across it.
Your rig looks great. That is the rake I’m after.
Did you install trim in rear to get those shocks to 1” vs the 0.75” that is stated on OME site?

I’m really confused how the BP-51 rear spring say 0.75” but you got about 2.5” of lift in rear. Am I missing something, you went from 36” to 40.5, 2” of which was due to bigger tires, so 2.5” lift from stock by adding OME BP-51 springs?
I see you went with heavy load ones but even the medium 2722 spring have same lift as the heavy ones. They just are gonna take more weight to compress.
TIA