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#41 ·
Jicko said:
I much prefers a strut&coil lift than a spacer lift.

Is there much diff between RC or SST? If not, I will go RC instead. If I cant wait. Or if I actually like the XSE Sport Tuned Suspension.

Bottomline, will 235/65-R18 works out of the box without lift? Is there a picture anywhere?
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One of many times I fully articulated my 30.5s.
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Here is my first wheel / tire setup. 30.05" tires, no trimming, and notably wider than stock.
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#43 ·
I have had bigger SUVs in the past, thinking of getting a 2019 RAV4 and Lifting it (LP 1.5" /RL 2") and adding smaller rims & taller tires. I plan to buy the Hybrid Limited. Besides this seeming counter intuitive for MPG - any arguments why to not lift a Hybrid?
 
#45 ·
@Lindenwood how has the Readylift held up over time? Couple of people are complaining about axle hops on their product page, but I haven't seen them address it. Almost think it could just be the transmission hesitation since they referenced them at low speed accelerations...
 
#46 ·
Hrmm. I dont ever accelerate hard--and honestly Id be surprised if this vehicle had enough power to hop the wheels. But, when the right rear suspension quickly extends (i.e. on the back side of an aggressive bump), I do hear an aggressive "thump" as if the shock is not doing any damping for that first inch of travel. I am not sure it is related to the lift, though, as I have heard anecdotes of others having similar symptoms that were fixed with a replaced shock.
 
#47 ·
Lindenwood said:
My only minor complaint is 1.5" in the rear compared to 2" in front further emphasizes the leaned-back look some have noticed, and it only gets worse with weight. as mentioned, addition to the complete ReadyLift kit, I also installed 25mm lower-coil spacers in the rear to add an additional ~1.7" of lift, for about 3.2" total in the rear. Still, between my hitch (+35lb), bike rack (+17), roof-mounted jack (+15), full-sized spare (+30lb), recovery bag (+25), and tool bag (+30), it only sits about 2.1" above stock. By my measurements and calculations, every 200lb over the rear axle lowers the rear by right around 1" or more. So, while I wouldnt necessarily recommend quite this much lift for an empty vehicle, I personally wish Id have gone with the 35mm spacers instead, which would have given me another ~.65" of height in the rear.
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Where did you get these additional spacers? I'm in similar situation w/hitch, 40# hitch bike rack, 60# of bikes & camping gear.
 
#48 ·
Hi there, just seeing if there is any more feedback on the ReadyLift 2” kit as installed on 2019 Hybrid AWD RAV4s? I need a bit more clearance and some fairly beefy AT tires added to mine if I want to continue doing the things I like to do.

Thanks!
 
#49 ·
jclawson27 said:
Where did you get these additional spacers? I'm in similar situation w/hitch, 40# hitch bike rack, 60# of bikes & camping gear.
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Turns out any spacers for the previous gen Ravs will fit.

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I did drive a couple thousand miles like this, including several offroading trips. However, I did not feel they integrated well with the suspension geometry; specifically, how the spring ends seemed to want to push sideways off of the spacers. I ended up making and welding in permanent spacers on the lower control arms.

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