Westcott Designs 4Runner SR5/TRD off-road preload lift install

Here we show you before and after install and the parts in the kit and how to install them. This is the highest quality lift kit for the 4Runners on the market. It’s made a 100% in house. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have. Thank you for watching

[@kimsac1]

I like it with just like it is right there on the last shot to meet. The tires are the perfect size for the gap.

[@edwinrivera5155]

Great job doing this videos !! I need a kit for my 4runner

[@Michaels.YT.]

Do you have a install video for the trd off road Tacoma? Cuz the kit on website looks different then the trd pro and 4Runner kit, (bump stops) and rear spring spacer

[@InGratitudeIam]

Does this lift pull the front wheels in towards the UCAs? Is the width of the stance reduced?

[@arvreezyseven4510]

Is the bump stop included when I order this kit?

[@joemilligan3695]

Will your kit only work with factory shocks ?

[@mikenguyen4007]

Looking into getting a set, would this work for ORP with KDSS?

[@tuncam]

Very nice!!! Best option I’ve come across to utilizing still new stock suspension. Btw, does it require a sway bar relocation / differential drop kit as well? Thank you…

[@westcottdesigns]

It does not! It is not good to do a dif drop on any lift 3” or less. When a diff drop is done you put your axles at less of a angle then they came from the factory and that puts added load on the CV’s which in return causes them to go out. Some companies include a diff drop so you think you are getting more for your money.

[@pnwadventurist]

I plan to do this lift once i get a 4runner. Would you recommend taking it to a shop to have it installed?

[@jeremyirene9077]

I need to run 295/70/17's on my 4runner. Can I use these?

[@sinhchiem]

where can you purchase that kits, I have a 2019 toyota 4runner off road, and very interested in that kits. thank you very much. is there a number for that kits? .

[@albertyanezii3509]

Looks amazing, sorry for my lack of knowledge. I’m very new to this, but with this kit will I be able to just install this only and have my vehicle able to be leveled and functional without any add ons? I have a 2021 venture model with KDSS suspension so I’m not sure if that changes anything. Also, sorry if these were answered in the video. I watched all of it, but again very new to all of this. Trying to make my runner look good :)

[@rnbowarrior]

I think it's ok with KDSS but I'm curious to see what they say

[@rnbowarrior]

They confirmed in order comments it does work with KDSS

[@alexn6595]

How hard is this for someone to DIY with mid / average level of mechanical experience?

[@TheHezzii]

Live in Tucson, thinking of buying this kit and making the short drive to have yall install, btw do y’all carry 285s BFG All Terrain KO2s and FUEL VECTOR wheels with a +7 offset and whats the best wheel offset yall recommend for this kit to ensure there’s no rubbing…

[@westcottdesigns]

We keep over 309 tires in stock at all times! So for sure would have KO2’s👍. As for the vector wheels I would need to check. If not I could have them within a day. Wheel size would be a 17x8.5 with a 0 offset and bolt pattern is a 6x139.7. Let me know if you want me to check the schedule to get you in.

[@upurnose46]

I would be curious to see the angle of the front axles before and after the lift. How can the front be lifted 3.5 inches and not need a differential drop?

[@westcottdesigns]

We don’t lift anything over 3”. You can not lift any Toyota Over 3” with factory upper and lower arms and still get it to align.

[@upurnose46]

@@westcottdesigns In the video the front comes up 3.5". Is it because you use only a half inch spacer at the top strut mount that you do not need a differential drop?

[@mauriciodeleon2981]

Can't wait to get a kit. Is this compatible with any 5th Gen suspension? KDSS or Non-KDSS? Thanks a bunch

[@westcottdesigns]

Works with both models

[@aizenitchi2037]

Are these compatible with 2011 GX460 Premium?

[@4runner.22]

Can you ajust the front collar to have it sit a 2.5 inches of lift?

[@westcottdesigns]

Leave the top 1/2” shim out and you can get it to sit at 2.5 instead of 3 inches

[@4runner.22]

@@westcottdesigns will that damage the shock? Or no.

[@westcottdesigns]

@@4runner.22 not in the last 7 years or 30,000 kits or 150 k miles it haven’t but there is always the first😊

[@xrptrdpro4056]

I am way to far away from Westcott, and so I am not able to travel to have them install it. Out of curiosity, what's the common experience with auto/tire shops installing these? Do many say that they won't install them? No problems or issues at all? I figured I would ask while they are in transit.

[@westcottdesigns]

What state and city are you in? We might be able to get you set up with one of our dealers that is in your area.

[@xrptrdpro4056]

@@westcottdesigns thanks for the quick response. Hudson Valley, NY.

[@Gra22roots]

@@xrptrdpro4056 I just ordered mine from OK4WD in North Jersey. They seem great and are intimately familiar with Wescott Designs.

[@MotoVloggedOUT]

Does this set up cause issues with the travel, bump stops, or shock binding?

[@westcottdesigns]

It does not. It bottoms out on bump stop like designed from the factory. We divide the lift into 2 parts for a couple of reasons the lower collar creates preload on the spring in return give the lift. The 1/2” shim on top creates lift as well. So by dividing it like this we are able to keep from coil bind or premature shock bottoming out internally before hitting the bump stop.

[@MotoVloggedOUT]

@@westcottdesigns thanks for your answer, deciding how I should lift my new 4Runner! It’s the TRD off road premium, but wife’s car and I would prefer to just level the front and rear, I don’t want the rear higher.

[@westcottdesigns]

@@MotoVloggedOUT we make a front leaving kit as well

[@dawsidaws]

Does a collar lift hurt the longevity or long term reliability of the car?

[@westcottdesigns]

Not at all! It works the same way a coil over does but we don’t make it adjustable. It goes in the same spot as the factory collar and does not change the amount of upward or downward travel of the strut. I have been doing our kits since 2015 when I worked for Toyota and some of the trucks have 150k miles on them and no problems. We have never had one fail or cause failure. I do not believe in ever replacing a part with a equal or lesser part. If it’s not better I don’t want any part of it. We over engineer and over build everything.😊

[@dawsidaws]

@@westcottdesigns thank god for that! Will he 100% buying your kits thank you!

[@binnie465]

This kit is extending the shock right? so the ride is going to be very stiff

[@westcottdesigns]

We are not extending any more then factory allows. We are not extending the travel or taking away from any of the travel as well. When people install this kit on their 4Runner they all say it drives better with the kit then it did stock. It will really help get rid of the big nose dive at stops and the side to side body roll.

[@eriknash8783]

@@westcottdesigns How can you claim you are not taking away travel when you have extended the bump stop, which takes away upward travel and you done nothing to allow more downward travel?

[@codysmith8227]

Will this kit work with a 4runner that has KDSS?

[@westcottdesigns]

It will!👍

[@Wicked2v2]

Tires *will* rub in reverse with this kit using 285/70/ 17 Bf Goodrich Ko2s

[@westcottdesigns]

Tires will rub in 285/70R17 with any 3” kit in reverse unless you trim the lower corner of the front bumper like the factory does on the TRD PRO models.

[@thelonewolf1394]

Questions: 1. What size tires are on the truck in the video? 2. After installation, are the original alignment settings disturbed, thus requiring a suspension alignment after installation of the kit? 3. I see that the anodizing is optional - How corrosion resistant are the components without having the anodizing (Are they coated with clear, or are they bare)?

[@samuellilly956]

Does this fit on 23 off road premium?

[@westcottdesigns]

For sure! With KDSS or without?

[@samuellilly956]

@@westcottdesigns honestly I’m not sure! I’d have to check….

[@westcottdesigns]

@@samuellilly956 let me know