Fitting 5-6" lift on prado 120

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It hasn't been added into the database yet. Here are the specs.

Bilstein 5100 series front Ride Height adjustable Part # F4-BE5-C475-H1 and the new # is 24-186711:
Extended Length: 573mm
Collapsed Length: 432.5mm

Bilstein 5160 series:
Part # F4-BR5-H790-H0 and the new # 25-177909
Extended Length: 600mm
Collapsed Length: 377mm

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Any pics amts?

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Pics coming soon once I get the 50mm airbag spacer manufactured and installed.

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Quick photo with the phone camera

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Strewth!...

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Strewth!...

You can say that again... or WOW

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just some comparison pics of sorts i guess.





bit hard to see the tyre to guard gap as most people use as a reference.

265/70/17 with a 2" front, 3" rear OME

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3" all round with 265's on OME

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4" all round with 285's on Dobinsons

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Guys what clearance do you have under the sump and are those tyres 70 profile?

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Quick photo with the phone camera
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Hight looks good, but given the angle of the UCA I looks like you would have pretty limited down travel before the UCA hits the spring!

Cheers Andrew

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Guys what clearance do you have under the sump and are those tyres 70 profile?

i run a brown davis guard. i will try to measure when i get a few minutes spare.

i had 265/70/17 and now on 285/70/17.

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Hight looks good, but given the angle of the UCA I looks like you would have pretty limited down travel before the UCA hits the spring!

Cheers Andrew

Spot on, Andrew. The 3" lift was inadvertent. I chose the 2nd circlip groove but it should be better on the 1st groove.

I had to rotate the coil for better clearance with the UCA.

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I'm not sure wether this is correct or though- but fine 120 / 05+ hilux and FJ cruiser share same suspension (except for rear of hilux ofcourse). There are a heap of 4-6" lift kits for hilux and FJ cruiser (mainly in USA) but nothing for prado.

Yes, the axle components are identical between 120-series and FJ Cruiser, same part numbers. So I assume that FJ Cruiser 6" lift kit would fit to 120 Prado too. I am just installing 6" Rough Country kit to my FJ Cruiser, but I modified the front strut spacers so that it will only lift 3", cut and welded them to 77 mm. The RC 6" lift consist of 3" drop crossmembers, 3" longer spindles, 120 mm strut spacers and so on. I choosed 6" lift instead of 3", because I like the idea to get the driveshafts and steering rods at original line. Beafier spindles feels good idea too with 35" tires.

Picture is taken so that the tire just contact the earth, almost max. down travel.

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@sik 120 it looks great
So I have a couple of options now .. Go with sik 120's lift with the dobinsons etc
Or like kzj^ do the diff drop, crossmember ...

I still like the idea of the crosemember drop. I realise that it dosnt give you any more "diff" Clarence I guess but it's no different to a live axle - the only thing that improves diff clearance is bigger tyres...

Im no mechanix , but The 3" crosemember drop is still lifting the car - the chassis , 3" higher than before - and also keeps the driveline and control arms all level like factory , so still have some kind of downtravel ... I want to increase my clearance because I keep bellying out and ripping my rear bar off ..

Maybe I'll go for a mixture of both... Crossmember drop and also aftermarket upper control arms

Hmm I'll keep thinking but to start out I will get a diff drop spacer kit and some strut spacers and coil spacers and see how i go