[Tahoe Toyota]

Going up three inches on Thursday. Eight to twelve hundred dollars the quote for installation. North Tahoe and Reno quotes. Bottom of the van suffered last winter.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Installed successfully. Carson city mechanic liked the product. I’m happy with the price. Thousand dollars for the install plus the kit. Glad to have it done.
First impressions are very positive. Getting onto the seat less into the seat. The heels of my boots don’t pinch between the van and the ground. I step over the threshold more. My overall vision is better. Less concerned with parking curbs, debris or the crown of the road.
Driving is the same as the first thirty thousand miles. Maybe better. Very few miles driven since the installation. Maybe a little smoother fuller feel of the suspension. Little less harsh All very positive and nice.
More pictures to follow almost dark.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Other than a way more aggressive tire in the stock size last winter. Toyo at3 something from stock Bridgestone crap. Probably ten thousand miles on the Toyo’s. No other changes. No alignment yet. No adjustments to the headlights. No pulling. Feels better or same on the road. No high beams flashing yet. Definitely keeping an eye on both.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Luckily I’m not carrying heavy loads frequently. Slightly familiar with airbags from previous Sienna. Will noticeably stiffen rear when not leaking air. After air leaks and you have to constantly re inflate you are looking at stiffer spring. Or a football pumped up in the spring to try and pop.
No harm trying without changing springs and see.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Kinda makes a gallon of paint look small.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Maybe more questions than answers. Does the price include the cost of the lift kit? How about the. Alignment? Convenient. Do you trust them with your..everything?
I think the quote for hours was eight. Going labor rate can vary. $250 an hour might be the going rate for your area. About $150 around here. Remember when labor was under $100. Also the variable nature of quotes . I have a $210 life time alignment appointment Wednesday. Not very convenient but all of my quotes did not include.
We had to have this done. The damage to the bottom and front from snow and ice was going to be extremely expensive.
Unfortunately sometimes expensive saves you money. This van was expensive and the lift is not offered as an option from our dealer. I wish Toyota would make the van higher off the road. T.R.D. Hello money here!! This is the only way to solve my problem with the vehicle. Absolutely love it with the lift.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

next to a 20 rav 4. Very similar.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Luckily the kit is an even $575. No tax no shipping. Get one before they go up 🙃 Helps they would do the alignment. Continue looking for a mechanic that might be closer. Ask alignment shop or shop that does struts. . No tax on labor. My mechanic mentioned that a helper is useful when it comes to the springs. They can get dangerous. Just getting out the front struts is enough for me to throw in the towel. win the money game and do it at home.
Tires are also not cheap. You will be looking at them a lot more after the lift. Maybe stack some more on the pile and put tires in the quote somewhere might give you a group discount.
Another plus for us is the rear hatch is higher when open. No more ducking.

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

 

[Tahoe Toyota]

Finally finished. Two shops would not touch a custom. lifted alignment. They were afraid. Sunrise did the alignment but they were not willing to quote an estimate. Hourly only for custom lift. Out under two hours. Wasn’t that bad before but even better after. Now it’s Super Van. Beep beep.