Just want to thank you for such a straightforward, informative video. I watched it a couple weeks ago and my sons and I followed along as we lifted my wife's '20 4Runner. Everything went exactly as planned and took much less time thanks to this video. Much appreciated!
That’s awesome to hear. I really appreciate that. I do try to make informative videos with info I feel I would have wanted to know or stuff that had questions about and had to figure out myself. So it’s nice to know it’s helping some one out there. Much appreciated
OMG, you saved me. I had previously shaved the bumper, still heard noise and it was driving me crazy. I started thinking maybe it was the CV axle but it didnt make sense with only 30k miles on it. Didnt realize you had to push that black lining back. Did is Saturday and the noise IS GONE. No joke, id give you a hug if I could. The wife is very happy as well. Happy wife - happy life
Hahah nice man! I’m happy to hear this. If my video helps just one person in the world then job accomplished. Thanks for commenting. I really appreciate it.
@@FortKnoxCo thank you so much. You don’t understand I had pulled the wheels, had a mechanic look at it and found nothing wrong. 6 months we heard it and it drove us crazy. I told my wife that I’m just going to check RUclips one more time. Your video came up. BAM. Problem solved. I’m going to subscribe to your channel now. Thank you again. Seriously thank you
@@morfdq man that’s crazy. I’m happy you found it. Crazy how sometimes just a simple fix or pointer can solve such a big problem. I try to put stuff in my videos that I think woulda helped me if someone would have told me. There’s a lot of people out there asking the same questions I am so when I figure it out I feel like I should share the knowledge.
@@morfdq I just started printing shirts again and will probably be doing some Videos on how that whole process is. There’s a lot of tips and tricks I’ve found invaluable and could help people who are making shirts or wanting to start.
@@FortKnoxCo and I wanted to show my appreciation to you. I had even called Eibach to ask them if it could be their shocks/lift kit causing it. I’m not mechanically stupid. I pulled the wheels and checked CV axle, tie rods and wheel bearings. I was hoping one of them was bad. Nope. Thank you again, seriously
This was perfect. I have an SR5 with bilstein 5100’s and put on some 295/70s. Would rub when making sharp turns. Did exactly what you showed and it was just as easy as you made it look.
Yes and no. Depends I think on how hardcore your going off road. I’ve been on rough terrain and had some good articulation of the suspension and not heard any rubbing. But If your going to go with this size level suspension (which is minimal) and this size tire, you might expect that if you hammer it off road. If your worried about touching at all while off reading then I’d go with a bigger and upgraded suspension system. Otherwise your next step with this combo would be some type of Viper cut on your fenders and go from there. Which I like the look of those viper cuts and front bumpers, we’re just not there yet on this build.
worked perfectly. I had exactly the same issue. Just got it back from the dealer and I'm not sure if it was the alignment or the rotation or what but suddenly it was rubbing on that front corner of the bumper. It was always really close but now it was a machine gun like you said when i made a full stop turn like backing into my parking space. I wasn't ready to do any kind of viper or even baby viper cut so trimming with the clippers and just pushing back the inner fender walls was enough to give me the clearance I needed.
That’s awesome man! Glad I could be of help. I was surprised at how easily the rubbing was gone. Based off how it sounded I expected to have to tear it apart. But with just a slight adjustment….complete silence once again
@@FortKnoxCo LOL exactly. I came home from the dealer yesterday afternoon and when i backed up i thought i ran over something really big or something significant fell off, Freaked out. Walked in and started looking for videos on trimming. Thanks again. Yours was the simplest solution and it did the trick
@@HappyTrekkers happy to hear that. I hope you hit the like button 🤙🏼🤙🏼 I’ll be putting up a video on these racks I installed in my back windows soon too
It’s a good quick fix but for longevity, a viper cut and body chop mount and a pck (pan hard correction kit) especially if you have a lift kit is more ideal.
Yes that would be the next step. So far i haven’t had any problems with the quick mods though. Holding strong and haven’t had to re adjust anything since the first day.
With no lift you will have major running issues. You need some added clearance to fit these tires specifically. If you went with a smaller and maybe skinnier tire you could reduce the problem….but then your looking back at factory size and type of tires.
There’s a video that I put out just before this one where I put the 2.5 inch ebiach lift on it. After that, I had slight rubbing and this was the video where I showed how I solved that part.
Hey man, appreciate the info. I got a similar issue but its rubbing on the backside of the front left wheel well. What can i do about that? Just got a lift and wheels, was rubbing pretty good, took the mudflaps off but still continues to rub.
Hmmm. Im not sure on that back part if it’s till hitting. What size tires did you go with? Bigger than I did in this video? I have decent clearance on these. But maybe the brand of tire/tread is a little different. You might need an alignment adjustment possibly or a little bit more of a lift. Like a spacer or maybe pushing the tire in or out. Like more or less offset of the wheel to stop it from making contact.
@@sebastiancaballero8666 not sure then. I’d imagine it should be the same results. I had a shop do the install of the suspension. Maybe the alignment? Not sure if there’s a camberg that they can adjust or what.
What's your wheel offset? I have -10 in same tire diameter as yours but with a 1.25" spacers and I'm rubbing on the body mount. Just wondering if I could remove the spacers it could clear mine. Thanks
I believe these are -12 offset. I have a related video that should be tagged in this at the end or it can be found in my video library. I put it out just before this. I explained the exact offset and lift I used from stock and the tire size. We do not have any spacers on this and I had very minimal tire rub and I fixed it in this video. But in that other video, I explain all the exact numbers.
The spacers add offset to the wheel. So with a 1.25" spacer you actually have a - 42 offset. The more offset you have, the more clearance you need for turning radius. Ideal offset is 0 to +15 which is what the stock wheels are.
It should be pretty similar, but in all honesty, you need to pull the vehicle forward and back at a full turn left and right to see where it’s rubbing on your vehicle. These things can be slightly different depending on what your alignment is the wheel set up and whatever lift you have. But whatever it is, it should still be minor trimming of the plastic areas that I showed in this video.
Happy Easter brother....sorry to bother you on Easter.....but the wheels....did you get the 9s in width with-12 offset and did you get new uca's ? Thanks for the help ..be well
No problem man. Yes I got the 9 inch wheels with the -12 offset and I did not do any UAC. With this type of lift usually you don’t need that and this thing drives like a dream. So I’ve had zero problems I believe once you go more than 2 1/2 or 3 inches on left you will have to do the UAC
I have a full video on that I made just before this one. I explain all the numbers. But it’s a ln Ebiach stage 1. With new wheels with negative offset and tires. No upper control arms. Stock UCA’s.
@@FortKnoxCo nice! I want to go up to 285’s so I was wondering if yours rub on your upper control arms. I’m guessing the suspension and negative offset help with that. Good video man!
@@WendzDarKnight08 thank you. I don’t get any rub with the 33’s on the UCA’s. If you can get the 35’s on there it’d look sick. You might need a little More lift to tuck those and make the clearance
I have a video explaining exactly that. This video was the follow up after I did and how I fixed the rubbing. You it should be in my video library just a few videos before this one.
I just picked up a set of RockTrix wheels 17x9, -12 offset. Looking to get the same size Falken, 285/70/17, AT tires. I know the front fenders will need to be trimmed and the liner repositioned but does this set up touch the body mounts at all?
I have the 2.5” stage 1 lift from Eibach on it and it doesn’t touch the mounts. Just a small trim job and your set. I have videos on that as well. But very simple fix and very minimal running after the lift,tires & wheels
@@FortKnoxCo Brian, I was at discount tire this morning and was ready to put on the 285's. They were nice enough to do just the front driver side to see the fitment. The problem was the rubbing on the body mount with the rock trix 17x9 -12 offset. I was bummed at that point and decided to go with the 275/70/17, which will be installed next Thursday, because I didn't want to do that modification. Yes, there was some rubbing on the usual areas with the 285's but I think I'll re-evaluate the 285's when I need to replace this set and do the BMC at that time.
@@anthonyviscusi4042 aww man that sucks to hear. Do you have the small lift kit installed? Or are you putting the wheels and tires on with a stock set up? Because with my 2.5” suspension lift I have zero body contact. Just the slight plastic fender liner that I trimmed.
If you running 2+ inch lift you can run 285 with -12 offset but might rub on the body mount on certain situations when flexing suspension. Also for everyone that I’ve learn from and experience now I highly suggest every 4Runner owner get SPC UCA to have caster adjustments to help move forward keeping away from body mount and for that 285 is the highest tire size. Other reasons for having better caster adjusted would be better return to center of steering and stability.
I believe it is C 6-ply. The E-10 ply is a little too much heavy duty and more weight. I’ve heard it can cause problems all around with the drivetrain. But other people might have some experience with that. But in all reality at 10 ply would be something for real heavy duty towing, which of these vehicles shouldn’t be doing anyways.
Nope. Haven’t heard it rub since doing it. Granted we haven’t gone hardcore off-roading or bouldering with it. But it handles great and takes dirt road and rough stuff like a champ. No rubbing.
Just did this and it was simple but very exciting for the fact that I don't rub anymore. Thanks for sharing this, it helped a lot.
That’s awesome! Glad it worked for you. To this day we still have no rubbing
Just want to thank you for such a straightforward, informative video. I watched it a couple weeks ago and my sons and I followed along as we lifted my wife's '20 4Runner. Everything went exactly as planned and took much less time thanks to this video. Much appreciated!
That’s awesome to hear. I really appreciate that. I do try to make informative videos with info I feel I would have wanted to know or stuff that had questions about and had to figure out myself. So it’s nice to know it’s helping some one out there. Much appreciated
OMG, you saved me. I had previously shaved the bumper, still heard noise and it was driving me crazy. I started thinking maybe it was the CV axle but it didnt make sense with only 30k miles on it. Didnt realize you had to push that black lining back. Did is Saturday and the noise IS GONE. No joke, id give you a hug if I could. The wife is very happy as well. Happy wife - happy life
Hahah nice man! I’m happy to hear this. If my video helps just one person in the world then job accomplished. Thanks for commenting. I really appreciate it.
@@FortKnoxCo thank you so much. You don’t understand I had pulled the wheels, had a mechanic look at it and found nothing wrong. 6 months we heard it and it drove us crazy. I told my wife that I’m just going to check RUclips one more time. Your video came up. BAM. Problem solved. I’m going to subscribe to your channel now. Thank you again. Seriously thank you
@@morfdq man that’s crazy. I’m happy you found it. Crazy how sometimes just a simple fix or pointer can solve such a big problem. I try to put stuff in my videos that I think woulda helped me if someone would have told me. There’s a lot of people out there asking the same questions I am so when I figure it out I feel like I should share the knowledge.
@@morfdq I just started printing shirts again and will probably be doing some Videos on how that whole process is. There’s a lot of tips and tricks I’ve found invaluable and could help people who are making shirts or wanting to start.
@@FortKnoxCo and I wanted to show my appreciation to you. I had even called Eibach to ask them if it could be their shocks/lift kit causing it. I’m not mechanically stupid. I pulled the wheels and checked CV axle, tie rods and wheel bearings. I was hoping one of them was bad. Nope. Thank you again, seriously
This was perfect. I have an SR5 with bilstein 5100’s and put on some 295/70s. Would rub when making sharp turns. Did exactly what you showed and it was just as easy as you made it look.
Nice!! Happy I could be of help. We haven’t had a problem since. No rubbing and full turn
The only problem is, if you go off road it’s going to rub with any actual use of your suspension.
Yes and no. Depends I think on how hardcore your going off road. I’ve been on rough terrain and had some good articulation of the suspension and not heard any rubbing. But If your going to go with this size level suspension (which is minimal) and this size tire, you might expect that if you hammer it off road. If your worried about touching at all while off reading then I’d go with a bigger and upgraded suspension system. Otherwise your next step with this combo would be some type of Viper cut on your fenders and go from there. Which I like the look of those viper cuts and front bumpers, we’re just not there yet on this build.
Looks easy. I like the simple and straight forward method that doesn't look very obvious at all. Thanks for the video. Nice job.
Yes. We love the look and drive of the new tires and suspension. Haven’t had any problems with it either.
Thanks man I was regretting changing the size on the tires but this looks easy to do! 🤙🏽
Yeah it was an easy fit and love the look. Still love the set up with the wheel/tire and lift combo.
worked perfectly. I had exactly the same issue. Just got it back from the dealer and I'm not sure if it was the alignment or the rotation or what but suddenly it was rubbing on that front corner of the bumper. It was always really close but now it was a machine gun like you said when i made a full stop turn like backing into my parking space. I wasn't ready to do any kind of viper or even baby viper cut so trimming with the clippers and just pushing back the inner fender walls was enough to give me the clearance I needed.
That’s awesome man! Glad I could be of help. I was surprised at how easily the rubbing was gone. Based off how it sounded I expected to have to tear it apart. But with just a slight adjustment….complete silence once again
@@FortKnoxCo LOL exactly. I came home from the dealer yesterday afternoon and when i backed up i thought i ran over something really big or something significant fell off, Freaked out. Walked in and started looking for videos on trimming. Thanks again. Yours was the simplest solution and it did the trick
@@HappyTrekkers happy to hear that. I hope you hit the like button 🤙🏼🤙🏼 I’ll be putting up a video on these racks I installed in my back windows soon too
It’s a good quick fix but for longevity, a viper cut and body chop mount and a pck (pan hard correction kit) especially if you have a lift kit is more ideal.
Yes that would be the next step. So far i haven’t had any problems with the quick mods though. Holding strong and haven’t had to re adjust anything since the first day.
Nice work!! Thank you for sharing this video. I think I can do what you did thanks to your great video work and camera shots. Much appreciated sir
That’s awesome. I was hoping with the video I’d be able to show others what I did and take away some of the guess work.
Thank you. This is the exact video I was looking for. Well explained in detail. Great job.
Thank you. I really appreciate that. Happy I could be of some help
Sweet dude thankyou
Your welcome 🤙🏼
Thank you! This is just what I needed. Really helped me out. :-)
Awesome. I always said if just one person finds my video helpful then I’ve succeeded. 🤙🏼 I appreciate it.
Great job! May I ask where you got the American flags on the side doors of ur truck?
I got them off Amazon. The company was 8vs8 but I’m not sure they are making them
Anymore. But they have a few companies on Amazon that make them.
@@FortKnoxCothank you!
@@phillyfathead your welcome 🤙🏼
what if theres no lift? does it work? just trim and mud flap removal also?
With no lift you will have major running issues. You need some added clearance to fit these tires specifically. If you went with a smaller and maybe skinnier tire you could reduce the problem….but then your looking back at factory size and type of tires.
you added this rims and tires without a lift?
There’s a video that I put out just before this one where I put the 2.5 inch ebiach lift on it. After that, I had slight rubbing and this was the video where I showed how I solved that part.
Hey man, appreciate the info. I got a similar issue but its rubbing on the backside of the front left wheel well. What can i do about that? Just got a lift and wheels, was rubbing pretty good, took the mudflaps off but still continues to rub.
Hmmm. Im not sure on that back part if it’s till hitting. What size tires did you go with? Bigger than I did in this video? I have decent clearance on these. But maybe the brand of tire/tread is a little different.
You might need an alignment adjustment possibly or a little bit more of a lift. Like a spacer or maybe pushing the tire in or out. Like more or less offset of the wheel to stop it from making contact.
@FortKnoxCo 285/70/17. WildpeakR/T01 and got a 2.5 inch lift.
@@sebastiancaballero8666 not sure then. I’d imagine it should be the same results. I had a shop do the install of the suspension. Maybe the alignment? Not sure if there’s a camberg that they can adjust or what.
Does it rub against the body mount when full locks both forward and reverse?
Nope. I had zero rub on the body mounts. The only parts that rubbed are where I showed in this video. Very minimal adjustments were needed.
What's your wheel offset? I have -10 in same tire diameter as yours but with a 1.25" spacers and I'm rubbing on the body mount. Just wondering if I could remove the spacers it could clear mine. Thanks
I believe these are -12 offset. I have a related video that should be tagged in this at the end or it can be found in my video library. I put it out just before this. I explained the exact offset and lift I used from stock and the tire size. We do not have any spacers on this and I had very minimal tire rub and I fixed it in this video. But in that other video, I explain all the exact numbers.
The spacers add offset to the wheel. So with a 1.25" spacer you actually have a - 42 offset. The more offset you have, the more clearance you need for turning radius. Ideal offset is 0 to +15 which is what the stock wheels are.
I dont have 285 but i did 265. I have rubbing..do you know where to cut for the 265?
It should be pretty similar, but in all honesty, you need to pull the vehicle forward and back at a full turn left and right to see where it’s rubbing on your vehicle. These things can be slightly different depending on what your alignment is the wheel set up and whatever lift you have. But whatever it is, it should still be minor trimming of the plastic areas that I showed in this video.
@@FortKnoxCo thanks bro
@@itsdatbullshitter no prob at all. Any other questions shoot them my way. Thanks for watching the video
Sweet. Thank you for sharing.
Of course. No problem
Happy Easter brother....sorry to bother you on Easter.....but the wheels....did you get the 9s in width with-12 offset and did you get new uca's ? Thanks for the help ..be well
No problem man. Yes I got the 9 inch wheels with the -12 offset and I did not do any UAC. With this type of lift usually you don’t need that and this thing drives like a dream. So I’ve had zero problems I believe once you go more than 2 1/2 or 3 inches on left you will have to do the UAC
Super helpful! Thanks!
Awesome to hear!!
What suspension and upper control arms?
I have a full video on that I made just before this one. I explain all the numbers. But it’s a ln Ebiach stage 1. With new wheels with negative offset and tires. No upper control arms. Stock UCA’s.
@@FortKnoxCo nice! I want to go up to 285’s so I was wondering if yours rub on your upper control arms. I’m guessing the suspension and negative offset help with that.
Good video man!
@@WendzDarKnight08 thank you. I don’t get any rub with the 33’s on the UCA’s. If you can get the 35’s on there it’d look sick. You might need a little More lift to tuck those and make the clearance
Hi did you lift your 4runner? Also, what offset is the wheels?
I have a video explaining exactly that. This video was the follow up after I did and how I fixed the rubbing. You it should be in my video library just a few videos before this one.
Do you have steering wheel shake at 60mph with the off-road tires?
None. It drives perfect
@@redrider7730 that’s awesome advice!
@@redrider7730 I agree, you should have the tires re-balanced at a professional shop. They shouldn't be shaking at all
I just picked up a set of RockTrix wheels 17x9, -12 offset. Looking to get the same size Falken, 285/70/17, AT tires. I know the front fenders will need to be trimmed and the liner repositioned but does this set up touch the body mounts at all?
I have a 3/2 lift with SPC UCA's
I have the 2.5” stage 1 lift from Eibach on it and it doesn’t touch the mounts. Just a small trim job and your set. I have videos on that as well. But very simple fix and very minimal running after the lift,tires & wheels
@@FortKnoxCo Brian, I was at discount tire this morning and was ready to put on the 285's. They were nice enough to do just the front driver side to see the fitment. The problem was the rubbing on the body mount with the rock trix 17x9 -12 offset. I was bummed at that point and decided to go with the 275/70/17, which will be installed next Thursday, because I didn't want to do that modification. Yes, there was some rubbing on the usual areas with the 285's but I think I'll re-evaluate the 285's when I need to replace this set and do the BMC at that time.
@@anthonyviscusi4042 aww man that sucks to hear. Do you have the small lift kit installed? Or are you putting the wheels and tires on with a stock set up? Because with my 2.5” suspension lift I have zero body contact. Just the slight plastic fender liner that I trimmed.
@@FortKnoxCo I have the Bilstein stage 2 lift which gives me 3 in front and 2 in the rear with UCA's...I don't get it but it is what it is.
whats the offset of your wheels, I have the same size tires but my wheels are -10 offset. I had to do a BMC
These wheels are -12 offset.
If you running 2+ inch lift you can run 285 with -12 offset but might rub on the body mount on certain situations when flexing suspension. Also for everyone that I’ve learn from and experience now I highly suggest every 4Runner owner get SPC UCA to have caster adjustments to help move forward keeping away from body mount and for that 285 is the highest tire size.
Other reasons for having better caster adjusted would be better return to center of steering and stability.
@@MarkTalampas thank you so much for the information!! That’s a lot of info that most people wouldn’t get elsewhere 🤙🏼🤙🏼
@@MarkTalampas yes! I appreciate the comment! Thanks for sharing all that. It’s hard to find that first hand info out there
hi! are you using the stock upper control arms?
Yep. And alignment was fine. It drives like a dream.
@@FortKnoxCo thank you!
What tire load index and speed rating to you go with for the Falkens?
I believe it is C 6-ply. The E-10 ply is a little too much heavy duty and more weight. I’ve heard it can cause problems all around with the drivetrain. But other people might have some experience with that. But in all reality at 10 ply would be something for real heavy duty towing, which of these vehicles shouldn’t be doing anyways.
@@FortKnoxCo Thank you for the quick reply.
@@anthonyviscusi4042 no problem at all. Thank you for checking out my video 🤙🏼
Good video but this has got to rub off road.
Nope. Haven’t heard it rub since doing it. Granted we haven’t gone hardcore off-roading or bouldering with it. But it handles great and takes dirt road and rough stuff like a champ. No rubbing.
Nice work!! Thank you for sharing this video. I think I can do what you did thanks to your great video work and camera shots. Much appreciated sir
That’s awesome! I was hoping people could see what I was doing so it would take out some of the guess work.