Toyota Strut Spacers

[ljschnel]

Sorry if this has been covered, but why does Toyota offer these? Is there any official reason given?

I’ve owned several Toyotas and this has never been an option on those vehicles.

I got the feeling that the engineering was pretty dialed from the factory, so there’s a little cognitive dissidence here. Thoughts?

 

[gaijin]

Sorry if this has been covered, but why does Toyota offer these? Is there any official reason given?

I’ve owned several Toyotas and this has never been an option on those vehicles.

I got the feeling that the engineering was pretty dialed from the factory, so there’s a little cognitive dissidence here. Thoughts?

These spacers are NOT a Toyota option for the Land Cruiser. They fit the Land Cruiser, but are designed for use on the Tundra. No cognitive dissonance on the part of users - they are choosing to put a Tundra part on their Land Cruiser. No cognitive dissonance on the part of Toyota - they expect the part to be used on Tundras, not Land Cruisers.

Please see @bloc post below for a much better explanation.

Sorry for any confusion.

HTH

 

[OEMGUY0720]

It’ll fit per say. But pay close attention to the preload it will put on the strut assembly yielding to much stiffer ride in the front and is the usual cause of this:

 

[bloc]

OP: these trucks are offered all over the world and some of those places need more off-road ability than we need freeway mileage. It is quite common for toyota to offer different springs and shocks for a given vehicle in different markets.. as far as I can tell this is just an extension of that practice.

They fit the Land Cruiser, but are designed for use on the Tundra.

Are you sure about that? The parts program I have access to lists the OE part number as coming exclusively on 200-series cruisers, no Tundras. I know they don’t actually come on any US market 200s, but to say they are only designed to fit tundras appears to be bad information.

It’ll fit per say. But pay close attention to the preload it will put on the strut assembly yielding to much stiffer ride in the front and is the usual cause of this:
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Has that happened with the OEM 10mm spacer?

 

[gaijin]

OP: these trucks are offered all over the world and some of those places need more off-road ability than we need freeway mileage. It is quite common for toyota to offer different springs and shocks for a given vehicle in different markets.. as far as I can tell this is just an extension of that practice.

They fit the Land Cruiser, but are designed for use on the Tundra.

Are you sure about that? The parts program I have access to lists the OE part number as coming exclusively on 200-series cruisers, no Tundras. I know they don’t actually come on any US market 200s, but to say they are only designed to fit tundras appears to be bad information.

No, I'm not sure about that.

Your explanation makes much more sense and is based on much better info than I had.

Thanks for the clarification - my post has been appropriately edited.

HTH

 

[99Cruiser]

It’ll fit per say. But pay close attention to the preload it will put on the strut assembly yielding to much stiffer ride in the front and is the usual cause of this:
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I put my spacers on with new shocks but the ride is not stiff but that could be due to new OEM shocks. Anyone add 20mm trim packers to the rear and have pictures?

 

[OEMGUY0720]

OP: these trucks are offered all over the world and some of those places need more off-road ability than we need freeway mileage. It is quite common for toyota to offer different springs and shocks for a given vehicle in different markets.. as far as I can tell this is just an extension of that practice.




Are you sure about that? The parts program I have access to lists the OE part number as coming exclusively on 200-series cruisers, no Tundras. I know they don’t actually come on any US market 200s, but to say they are only designed to fit tundras appears to be bad information.




Has that happened with the OEM 10mm spacer?

I doubt that’s 10mm thick on the picture I posted. And owner probably jumped his truck causing this damage on the strut neck.

 

[ljschnel]

Well, like many of you have, I’m planning on putting them on my truck when I freshen the 125k mile struts.

 

[bloc]

I doubt that’s 10mm thick on the picture I posted. And owner probably jumped his truck causing this damage on the strut neck.

That was kind of my point. OP asked about the toyota part and while it’s obvious what is in your picture can lead to damage, I’m curious if anyone has ever had problems caused by the OE toyota part specifically.

 

[AZCRSR]

Well, like many of you have, I’m planning on putting them on my truck when I freshen the 125k mile struts.

I have a couple of gently used ones available for purchase in the classified forum if interested. I took them out when I installed my King suspension.

For Sale - PHX, AZ Strut Spacers for 200 series

 

[KLF]

I just had a set installed by Budbuilt last Friday and I've already driven almost 800 miles on them, and i can't tell any difference in the ride. I got about an inch of lift in the front. I think the key is to get a good alignment right afterwards, at a shop you can trust.

 

[TeCKis300]

I suspect the availability of the spacer is because Toyota is aware the LC is used for various heavy duty uses with different configurations. On the 100-series, it had torsion bar front suspension, so it was easy to adjust ride height for various equipment fitted like bull bars, winches, etc., while also meeting federal bumper height regulations. On a coil spring setup, a spacer is the easy way without offering various spring part numbers.

What I'm more interested in is how the spacer may effect droop travel, increasing the overall suspension stroke. I suspect it would increase overall suspension travel by ~3/4". This is huge especially on the front end which is the more constrained axle. AHC rigs included!

It’ll fit per say. But pay close attention to the preload it will put on the strut assembly yielding to much stiffer ride in the front and is the usual cause of this:
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Negative. The Toyota spacer does not effect preload the way they are installed. They are simply a shim on top of the coilover assembly, rather than effecting any pre-load of the spring, like a adjustable coilover perch might do.

The failure in your pic is much more likely due to overstacking spacers, such that the coilover is too long and becomes the compression limiter. Normally the bump stop in the lower control arm is the limiter.

On an AHC rig, this spacer may change the pre-load with no impact to ride height. Not that it would change the ride appreciably, but it would enable AHC further headroom to carry more payload weight at constant height which I'm looking to add shortly.

 

[Markuson]

It’ll fit per say. But pay close attention to the preload it will put on the strut assembly yielding to much stiffer ride in the front and is the usual cause of this:
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Not sure what’s in your photo, but that is not the Toyota strut spacer.

 

[mep1811]

@cruiseroutfit sells OEM 200 Series spacers . I just bought a set.

 

[Madtiger]

Are there factory (TOYOTA) spacers for the rear??

 

[tominboise]

OME makes 5 and 10mm spring spacers that fit the rear springs. Easy to install.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Are there factory (TOYOTA) spacers for the rear??

No, not that I have ever seen. However old man emu does have options as discussed. You can also use some of the other popular tall spacers as needed.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

@cruiseroutfit sells OEM 200 Series spacers . I just bought a set.

Thanks!

 

[ArnieC]

I made some myself, easy peasy. Lifted the front about an inch. Nice cheap mod.

At 125k - next fall approx, I am gonna be looking into some aftermarket suspension.

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