Notice anything extra or out of place?

[kreiten]

original here on the forum we thought that 2013 and newer LC's came with it from the factory, that has pretty much been proven false. I have yet to hear of any new Cruiser coming with the spacers on it. You can kinda see if it's on there already(which it's not), see pic below. Tell him to order them up and slap them on the truck, it will lift it almost an inch!

 

[rcpalmer78]

original here on the forum we thought that 2013 and newer LC's came with it from the factory, that has pretty much been proven false. I have yet to hear of any new Cruiser coming with the spacers on it. You can kinda see if it's on there already(which it's not), see pic below. Tell him to order them up and slap them on the truck, it will lift it almost an inch!View attachment 1223005

I will give it a go. Thank you for the response. Will let you guys know the end result.

 

[rcpalmer78]

I will give it a go. Thank you for the response. Will let you guys know the end result.

Dropped off my truck last night and picked it up today. Kreiten was correct - no spacers already on the truck. Didn't have the foresight to measure ahead of time, so I don't know exactly how much it lifted. I'm only 1/4" lower in front than the rear now, as measured from center of wheel to top of well - level enough for me. Extremely minor rubbing of the tires on the front wheel well at full turn. I will plan on trimming a bit plastic in the next couple of days.

 

[JtBrown]

Dropped off my truck last night and picked it up today. Kreiten was correct - no spacers already on the truck. Didn't have the foresight to measure ahead of time, so I don't know exactly how much it lifted. I'm only 1/4" lower in front than the rear now, as measured from center of wheel to top of well - level enough for me. Extremely minor rubbing of the tires on the front wheel well at full turn. I will plan on trimming a bit plastic in the next couple of days.

No pics mean it didn't happen

 

[rcpalmer78]

No pics mean it didn't happen

Fair enough!

 

[JtBrown]

Mann that looks awesome!!!

 

[eljune]

Rig looks cool....

 

[wesone]

Has anyone in the L.A. area had this spacer successfully installed? If so where? I have no faith in my local dealers: Hollywood Toyota, and Culver City Toyota.

Have a 2008 with a set of BFG KO2 275/70/18 and the front could use 3/4"-1" of lift!

 

[Markuson]

So did anyone ever post the part number for the OEM spacers?

 

[JtBrown]

Has anyone in the L.A. area had this spacer successfully installed? If so where? I have no faith in my local dealers: Hollywood Toyota, and Culver City Toyota.

Have a 2008 with a set of BFG KO2 275/70/18 and the front could use 3/4"-1" of lift!

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Wow that is scary... I thought that your area would have better mechanics for the TLC but I guess not. I had the same issue as you in MD. The only thing they are good for is preventative maintenance and that's it.

 

[TJsTACOMA]

I installed mine in my garage. 2 hours at the most and a big prybar.

 

[sage1]

I installed mine in my garage. 2 hours at the most and a big prybar.

What was the pry bar for?

 

[TJsTACOMA]

What was the pry bar for?

The lower control arm. Unbolt the lower ball joint assembly and tie rod. need to pry down on the lower arm to get strut out.

 

[wesone]

Done!

 

[JtBrown]

Done!View attachment 1295030

Thanks for sharing this is perfect!

 

[CSteppe82]

Does the KDSS have to be adjusted ?

 

[JtBrown]

Does the KDSS have to be adjusted ?

Yes sir, you have to turn the valves 2 1/2 turns before you take anything apart

 

[dukmon]

Yes sir, you have to turn the valves 2 1/2 turns before you take anything apart

Good to know. Is this covered in detail anywhere (prob earlier in this thread..... LOL........?) I sent Beno a parts request today that includes these shims.

 

[JtBrown]

Good to know. Is this covered in detail anywhere (prob earlier in this thread..... LOL........?) I sent Beno a parts request today that includes these shims.

Not really a hard install, only issue is if your valves are rusted shut which is the problem I ran into installing my spacers. I plan to get fixed under warranty.

 

[JtBrown]

Finally "front" lifted or level.