OEM Front Coil Spacers Installed (6 Viewers)
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Looks sweet. Spacers going on my ‘21 Wednesday. Tires Thursday. Will post before and after.
What the oem part number for the spacer? and are there different heights to choose from?
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OEM Front Coil Spacers Installed - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/oem-front-coil-spacers-installed.1025678/post-11340738
10mm is only factory option, because of geometry of IFS, lift is closer to 20mm.
OEM Front Coil Spacers Installed - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/oem-front-coil-spacers-installed.1025678/post-11340738
10mm is only factory option, because of geometry of IFS, lift is closer to 20mm.
Looks great.
A previous user said it is a 1 inch lift with oem coil spacers. Assuming it is a 1 inch lift, would be the general consensus here that if you install the oem coil spacers combined with KO2 in say 285/65/18 you would gain between 1.5" and 2 inches of ground clearance? Looking at the DT website measurements of KO2 in that size is 32.56'', while the stock dunlops are 31.5". So, I am adding the 0.5 from the tires (since you loose half of the difference to the wheel well) with the 1 inch lift. Am I doing this right? Would then a stock LC go from the factory 8.9" of ground clearance to almost 10.5ish"? (more than a 4runner trd pro).
RET2
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All you are really gaining is 1/2 the tire diameter difference for actual ground clearance. The body goes up higher with the spacer but distance to bottom of differential only changes the amount of the tire difference.
The lowest point of the vehicle is the rear diff, so any sort of spacer lift or suspension won't impact ground clearance as it won't raise the diff. Your only options for increased ground clearance are larger tires or portal axles. However, a 275/70R18 will also fit stock which measures to around 33.2" and would give you a ground clearance of roughly 9.75 which is .15" more than a stock 4Runner TRD Pro if that is your goal
FJ Dude - great question. I'm also curious to know of any downsides to these spacers? I'm guessing fuel economy will suffer a little?
I called a few of my local dealers and asked the service department about these spacers, but none of them had any clue what they were. So the next challenge would be finding a dealer that is competent enough to install them.
I called a few of my local dealers and asked the service department about these spacers, but none of them had any clue what they were. So the next challenge would be finding a dealer that is competent enough to install them.
Ground clearance isn’t improved with the spacer, but approach angle should be improved a little, if that’s of any concern.
Good point. Like many before I am divided between 285/65/18 and 275/70/18. Both will fit but I am afraid the 275s will be too pizza cutters for such a wide body. I know on paper the difference is small but visually it shows much more (at least for me). I already have the spacers and they do give a better stance. Didn’t feel any difference at all in drivability or fuel consumption. I am leaning towards the 285s.
I've had a set installed for over a year now. Honestly I couldn't tell any difference whatsoever in drivability or fuel consumption.
Don't be surprised if all the dealers you call refuse to install them.
Ford F250 Superduty trucks come with 265/70r17 or 275/70r18. That is a bigger, heavier, wider truck than a LC. A 275/70r18 tire is by no means a “pizza cutter”.
I have 275/65r18’s on my LC and to my eyes they look better than stock. But I personally think wide tires look stupid on trucks, especially since they usually perform worse off road, and really only improve cornering which is a joke on a 6k lb SUV anyway. I’m not saying a 285/65r18 tire is too wide...just that I don’t think a 275 spec tire will look narrow.
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Discount tire screwed up when I bought my 285/65s and put one 275/75 on. I figured the mistake out by walking up to the truck from the rear quarter and thinking that front tire sure looks narrower than the rear.
Turns out it was.
IMO appearance wise the width of 285 works best with the size of the landcruiser. A Superduty designed to haul 3K pounds and tow 15k having a given size doesn’t mean anything to what works on a cruiser.
Still I wouldn’t call 275/75 pizza cutter either. But it does definitely appear narrower than stock.
Turns out it was.
IMO appearance wise the width of 285 works best with the size of the landcruiser. A Superduty designed to haul 3K pounds and tow 15k having a given size doesn’t mean anything to what works on a cruiser.
Still I wouldn’t call 275/75 pizza cutter either. But it does definitely appear narrower than stock.
Exactly my thoughts. In fact, I always thought the tires on the superduties looked a little too thin for the size of the thing. Another advantage of going with 285s is keeping the spare for emergencies. I am not sure of the effects of running 275s and one 285, even if just for emergencies.
Would you mind posting a picture from the back of the truck? Would be great to have a visual of how the 275s look from that angle.
If you are changing the size of your tires, you should change the spare as well for an AWD vehicle like ours. The OEM tire is not a good solution as a spare if you’re installing 285/65r18. I bought 5 tires and plan on a 5 tire rotation.
the difference in diameter is a bigger problem than a difference in width in terms of using a different size spare.
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bloc
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This. There is no reason you can't run a really skinny tire in the spare location as long as the diameter is very close to your primaries. I'm actually looking into this formula as a solution to my second spare for an alaska trip next year.
Yes. That's my plan. IMHO I see no reason to buy 5 tires if I am only using the spare on rare occasions and if I stick with 285/65/18 (I have zero plans to extreme rock crawling). The only difference to the spare is the 60 to 65 in diameter, which in my book is close enough. It may be a different story if I decide on going with 275/70/18. The 60 to 70 in diameter seems pretty significant then.
