7000ft
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Looks great! Can I ask how many of hours of labor for the install and the part numbers? I have the same HE and would like to lift the front just a little. Thanks .
OEM Front Coil Spacers Installed
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bloc
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Yes they should, and they probably will. But it makes sense that the "zero point" should be adjusted to the new stance, since you could still put 1000# of tile in the truck with the spacers in front and have the nose higher than it would have been otherwise.
bloc
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I did, though on my 13 it is as easy as turning the little knob on the left side of the dash. 16+ trucks replace this knob with a height sensor on the rear axle, so doing the same thing as I did for lift in the front requires manual adjustment of the headlight assemblies.
If you have the 16+ LED housings, a word of caution.. some people have gone crazy with the adjusters and had them disconnect internally. Not a good day. I would advise doing some research to see what problems others had with the adjustment.
I will not do an adjustment. I have put tape on the wall where top of the light is when truck was parked 10 feet away. After an adjustment the light was roughly an inch higher so don't feel substantial enough to mess around with it.
CharlieS
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An inch above level at 10' is a LOT. As I recall the factory measurement is 20.9mm below the level line at 3 meters distance.
Just got my back. It is 3 hours of labor + alignment. So not a cheap upgrade but definitely see a difference. My dealer is $152/hr
Can you please explain the factory measurement you are referecning? 10' is roughly 3 meters. At that distance light line is no more than an inch higher which is roughly the 21mm you have mentioned. I am trying to figure out how to apply what you said to the outcome I see after the spacer install and if I am out of acceptable level. Thx
CharlieS
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The measurement I am referencing is below the center line, I interpret yours as above the line. If so, that adds up to a most 2" of difference from the spec.
I didn't measure center line. I marked where the upper horizontal light cut off line is. That shifted up by roughly an inch from 10 feet away.The measurement I am referencing is below the center line, I interpret yours as above the line. If so, that adds up to a most 2" of difference from the spec.
Folks always search for pictures to see the difference before and after. First picture is before I have added spacers (dry outside) and with it (wet day). Now need bigger tires.
Its just... better!
bloc
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If you extrapolate that out it is 30" higher at the distance of a football field.. possibly more if we account for imprecise measuring ability at the 10' distance. With the very sharp beam cutoff of 16+ LED headlamps I predict you blinding oncoming drivers at a rate much higher than before.
Personally I'd fix it. An inch at 10' is a pretty big adjustment.
I will give couple weeks to let shock saddle again and then may need to go through calibration per earlier link. Before I do it probably I will do the distance test at night to see how it looks like from football field away.
Curious what came of this. Considering the spacers on my ‘16, but don’t want this to turn into a nearly $1k level kit if radar and all needs calibration. Thanks!
Made no changes. Decided to see if people flash me thinking that I am driving with high beams. Didn't experience a single case yet, so assume no change is needed.
No radar recalibration either?
No recalibration. The mechanic said that the lift was too small. Land cruiser has pretty wide tolerance spectrum since it move us up and down a lot during driving and breaking. Have not seen any errors either. Since then I have changed tires to 275/65r18 and still no issues.
Thats stunning. Ij just bought a 21 Heritage and now for sure putting the spacers and that same size tire. Thanks
I had the spacers put in quite a while ago and made no headlight adjustments. Only recently I’ve noticed being flashed a number of times by drivers thinking my high beams were on. I have airbags in the rear suspension which raises the rear slightly, so the rake of the truck isn’t that much different than stock, so I really didn’t think an adjustment would be necessary...now I’m second guessing that. Mine is a 2016 so no easy adjustment.
The low beams are so bright that it could be unrelated to the coil spacers. Anyone else noticed getting flashed by drivers with low beams on?
