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Th e m ain re as on w e w ante d to lift

th e FJ w as s o th at w e can e ve ntually

upgrade to 285 tire s (Se e Off Road

101, Page 15). W e als o w ante d it to

be m ore aggre s s ive for off-roading.

But, at th e s am e tim e , our FJ is a

daily drive r s o w e didn’t w ant to

ch ange th e dynam ics of th e

s us pe ns ion or th e ride m ore th an

ne ce s s ary. W e de cide d to ge t in

touch w ith Toyte c Lifts , out of

North gle nn, Colorado to s e e w h at

th e y could do for us .

Doug re com m e nde d h is 3” FJ Lift K it, Part #FJ3-FRCC. Th is k it com e s w ith OM E front coil

s prings (providing appox. 2” of lift), Toyte c top plate s pace rs (adding about an e xtra 1” of lift),

and Toyte c “s tock ride ” re ar coil s prings (for approx 2” of lift). W e w e nt w ith th e s tandard 884

OM E front s prings s o th at our ride w ould s tay pre tty clos e to s tock . W e de cide d to k e e p th e

TRD Bils te in s h ock s , s ince th e y h ave e nough articulation to accom odate th e lift. W e initially

w e re not going to ins tall th e front s pace r, be caus e w e lik e th e ‘rak e ’ of th e FJ, but de cide d

th at w e w ould ne e d it w h e n w e put th e w inch & bum pe r on in th e future .

Doug & K irk from Toyte c w e re k ind e nough to as s is t us w ith th e ins tall*. W e ’re VERY glad th at

th e y did, as Angie & I h ad ne ve r ins talle d a lift be fore . W ith th e ir e xpe rtis e , w e w e re able to

ins tall th e k it in jus t ove r 3 h ours . It w ould’ve gone a little q uick e r, but I did m anage to s trip

th e th re ads on th e re ar control arm bolt. A q uick tap to re -th re ad, and w e w e re done ! I w ould

rate th is ins tallation as m ode rate . It’s not as e as y as an oil ch ange , but if you h ave th e righ t

tools and s om e m e ch anical ability, you s h ould be able to ge t th is done in a day.

*Toyte c s e lls lift parts , k its , bum pe rs , e tc. Th e y do not offe r installation but are m ore

th an w illing to h e lp if you h ave q ue stions about your install.

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Th e s e are th e lift parts w e us e d from Toyte c:

FJ Cruis e r 3” Lift k it: Part #FJ3-FRCC

-2 OM E Front lift coil s prings (884 coils are th e

s tandard Ligh t front coils )

-ToyTe c Top plate s pace rs For a full 3" front lift

-6 top plate s tuds

-2" lift ToyTe c "s tock ride " re ar coil s prings

Tools Ne e de d

-Full s e t of m e tric s ock e ts & w re nch e s (1/4 & 3/8

Drive )

--A ratch e ting w re nch s e t is VERY us e ful

-Large & s m all h am m e rs

-Spring Com pre s s or

IF YOU DON’T H AVE A H EAVY DUTY SPRING COM PRESSOR OR TH E SKILLS

REQUIRED TO COM PRESS SPRINGS, IT IS RECOM M ENDED TH AT YOU TAKE

TH E COIL-OVER TO A QUALIFIED SERVICE PROFESSIONAL! M ANY PARTS

STORES, AND AUTO SERVICE CENTERS DO TH IS.

Com pre s s ing th e ne w coils can be dange rous , ple as e be care ful!!

Front Disas s e m bly

1. Lift FJ & re m ove all 4 tire s. Lift FJ by th e fram e ,

not th e axle s.

2. Re m ove front s k id plate

3. Re m ove front sw ay bar

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3a. Re m ove four bolts (tw o pe r s ide ), th is w ill

allow th e sw aybar to h ang fre e ly from th e s ide s

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3b. Re m ove nut on e ach s ide w h ile an

as s istant h olds th e sw aybar. Se t sw aybar

as ide .

4. Loos e n top 3 nuts on th e coil-

ove r, th e back nut is not vis ible

4a. Re m ove tw o nuts , le ave one on th e front,

just bare ly scre w e d on, th is w ill pre ve nt th e

as s e m bly from falling out late r

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5. To m ak e th ings e as ie r, re m ove th e tw o

low e r ball joint bolts. Th is w ill allow th e

h ub to float fre e ly so you can re m ove th e

coil-ove r w h e n it’s loos e . Be care ful not

to e xte nd th e h ub outw ard e nough to

pull th e inne r CV axle joint apart.

6. Re m ove th e low e r s h ock bolt

7. Us e a pry bar to pry dow nw ard on th e low e r control arm , th e n slide th e coilove r out from

th e bottom . You s h ould be able to ‘w iggle ’ th e e ntire as s e m bly dow n and out.

7b. Coilove r re m ove d

7a. Entire stock as s e m bly

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Coil Sw ap & Space r Install

Note th e alignm e nt of th e top plate studs in re lation

to th e low e r s h ock h ole be fore com pre s s ing th e

coils. Th e s e m ust be aligne d th e sam e prior to

uncom pre s s ing th e coils and re installing on th e

ve h icle .

8. Place th e coilove r in th e

spring com pre s sor

9 . Com pre s s coil e nough th at th e s h ock

as s e m bly rotate s fre e ly

10. Re m ove top s h ock nut by h olding th e top of th e bolt w ith a w re nch

and turning th e nut. Th is is a lock nut, so it w ill be fairly difficult to

re m ove . Note th e orde r of th e w as h e rs and bus h ings on th e s h ock s h aft,

both above and be low th e top plate .

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11. Re m ove s h ock from th e coil from th e bottom

12. Care fully re le as e coil from th e com pre s sor

12a. Stock vs ne w coils

13. Pre pare th e top plate

a. Place th e plate ups ide dow n in a vice be tw e e n to

block s of w ood, or us e a sock e t.

b. Tap th e old studs out

c. Flip th e top plate ove r & tap th e ne w studs in. Ensure

th e spline s on th e ne w studs line up prope rly on th e plate

13d. Stock top plate

14. Place space r in top plate , and e nsure all th e rubbe r

w as h e rs and gas k e ts are prope rly aligne d

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15. Com pre s s th e ne w coil e nough to put th e s h ock in and tigh te n th e nut.

Us e EXTREM E caution: Th e ne w coils are large r and w ill be m ore difficult to

com pre s s.

16. Tigh te n top s h ock bolt to prope r torq ue

spe cifications.

17. Be fore uncom pre s s ing th e coil, e nsure th at one of th e

top plate bolts line s up EXACTLY as note d in ste p 8

above . If th e alignm e nt is off, you’ll ne e d to re com pre s s

th e spring to re -align.

18. Install th e ne w coilove r in th e FJ, re ve rs ing th e Front Disas s e m bly instructions.

Ensure all bolts are torq ue d to prope r spe cifications. Follow th e sam e proce dure s for

th e oth e r s ide .

Ne w coilove r as s e m bly

Ne w Toyte c Coil-Ove r installe d.

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Re ar Coil Spring Install

19 . Re m ove four bolts to re le as e th e re ar sw ay

bar. Le ave th e sw ay bar loos e , but do not

re m ove it.

20. Re m ove bottom s h ock nut & bolt

21. Rais e th e re ar axle w ith a floor jack to com pre s s th e

spring and loos e n th e s h ock .

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22. Re m ove both s h ock s from th e bottom

m ount. Do not re m ove th e s h ock s com ple te ly

unle s s re placing.

23. Low e r th e re ar axle and rais e th e oppos ite s ide to allow th e

stock spring to slide out.

24. Re m ove th e spring bum p stop

and place it in th e ne w spring

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25. Slide th e ne w coil into place .

You m ay h ave to rais e th e

oppos ite s ide m ore and/or pry

th e spring onto th e bum pstop.

Once th e spring is in, rais e th e

axle and e nsure it s e ats prope rly

on th e top s ide of th e coil.

26. Rais e th e axle on th e s ide your w ork ing on to ge t th e s h ock back onto th e low e r

m ount.

27. Re place nut on th e low e r s h ock m ount & tigh te n to prope r torq ue spe cification.

28. Re pe at ste ps 5-9 for th e oth e r s ide .

29 . Re -attach sw ay bar.

30. Re install th e tire s/w h e e ls and torq ue dow n all bolts and lug nuts.

Re ch e ck all of your bolts and nuts afte r 15 m ile s and pe riodically th e re afte r.

NOTE: A front e nd alignm e nt m ust be done as soon as pos s ible .

Disclaim e r & Lim itation of Liability:

All lift k its rais e th e ce nte r of gravity, m ak ing th e truck le s s stable in turns , and off cam be r

s ituation, th us incre as ing th e ch ance of roll ove r. Th e s e instructions are for re fe re nce only,

ple as e follow all m anufacture r instructions w h e n pe rform ing a lift install. FJC M agaz ine

and ToyTe c Lifts L.L.C. cannot be h e ld re spons ible for any dam age s or pe rsonal h arm

re sulting from th e installation of any lift k it.