Does your Rig feel floaty with a lift kit?

[mungk]

Just wondering how the handling of a lifted FJ compares to stock.

[Angry Andy]

mungk previously said:

Just wondering how the handling of a lifted FJ compares to stock.

With Revteck spacers...YES.

Way too stiff for what I want out of a Daily Driver.

Going to ditch the spacers, and go with either Toytek or OME.

I would do the Demello stuff, but thats way too much $$$ for me....*kick me down, Jason*

Demello's stuff IS asjustable though, so that is where those extra $$$ goes.

[SoonerFJ]

I have the Revtek lift and can't tell any difference between the stock handling and the lifted one in day to day driving. I haven't taken it off road yet. It MAY be a bit more firm going over bumps, but nothing that anyone has commented on or that is bothersome. Funny thing is that it seems like the turning radius has gotten smaller, but as far as having a harsher ride, it feels OK to me. It DOES seem a bit more top-heavy on the highway but that may have as much to do with the Gobi Ranger rack that was installed a couple of days after the lift.

[Sun Fusion Cruiser]

I've got a question that I'm just gonna throw out there. Why is the Revtek lift more expensive than the Toytec since the Revtek looks like it is just spacers and longer rear shocks, when it looks like you get springs, shocks, etc. with the Toytec? I don't know if it is a dumb question or not, I was just wondering where I should put my money and which lift to go for.

[bigbill25]

Sun Fusion Cruiser previously said:

I've got a question that I'm just gonna throw out there. Why is the Revtek lift more expensive than the Toytec since the Revtek looks like it is just spacers and longer rear shocks, when it looks like you get springs, shocks, etc. with the Toytec? I don't know if it is a dumb question or not, I was just wondering where I should put my money and which lift to go for.

A lot of us have asked that same question and have never come up with a good answer...

--Bill

[GONZO750]

That's a good questions, i ask that myself the same but never did a thread about it, let's see what this guys have to say

[Sun Fusion Cruiser]

It seems like the logical lift to go for is the toytec unless you have boookooos of money, then go for the donahoe. I also noticed that skyjacker came out with a lift as well with three different setups. The price seems pretty good too. It looks like they have a just a spacer setup package, a strut replacement package, and a full on coilover setup package.

[Sun Fusion Cruiser]

Here are pics of the Skyjacker lift setups. The prices are next to the pics. I found these at www.rockymountainsusp.com/toyota4_96+.htm




$372




http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n.../SK_FJ20MS.gif $185




http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...J_Platinum.jpg $924

[OFRD_GRL]

Sun Fusion Cruiser previously said:

Here are pics of the Skyjacker lift setups. The prices are next to the pics. I found these at www.rockymountainsusp.com/toyota4_96+.htm




$372

this is whta i have installed on my FJ.
it rides great, i like it alot.
however the instructions dont match the bushings you get so that was a PITA to figure out.

[sbechtold]

I have OME 885/N140S in front and 896/N142 in the rear. I also have an ARB front bumper with a M8000 winch. Now that the suspension has settled the front is sagging with all the extra 200#'s of weight up front and is little soft (floaty like a Buick) for my taste. I have a set of 886 front springs on order and will be swapping the 885's out when the 886's arrive. The rear 896 springs are firm, but no too firm and will only get better once I install the 200#'s of rear bumper/tire carrier on the back of my FJ. Not to mention adding skid plates, racks and gear will increase the weight of the FJ and it should ride very well once fully outfitted.