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Are you assuming the trailhunter comes with the trd 2.5 lift? It doesn’t. I am pretty sure it was determined that trailhunter and pro come with 1” front lift.
https://arbusa.com/news/arb-collaborates-with-toyota-on-the-new-4runner-trailhunter
About halfway down, ARB states it. They did the package for Toyota.
Well that must be including the additional 1" of lift due to the tire size vs base SR5. I have no clue where it's gets the extra .5 inch in the rear.
If it was truly getting such a lift it would have higher clearance and taller overall height than the say OR which has same tire would be mean Toyota specs are incorrect seeing how comparing the specs of SR5 , OR (same tire size) and Trailhunter (and pro) shows it's can't be a 2" lift in front and can't be 1.5" lift as the numbers do not add up.
If it was truly getting such a lift it would have higher clearance and taller overall height than the say OR which has same tire would be mean Toyota specs are incorrect seeing how comparing the specs of SR5 , OR (same tire size) and Trailhunter (and pro) shows it's can't be a 2" lift in front and can't be 1.5" lift as the numbers do not add up.
Well that math says that is not correct Unless what you rear is saying Toyotas specs are incorrect. There is 2“ difference from sr5 to pro for clearance, the stock tires on a sr5 are ~2” smaller that accounts for 1” of the clearance and is equal to the clearance of the OR trip which has same size tire. So that leaves 1”. Now if there was 2 lift that difference should be 3“ to the stock sr5 unless and 2” to the OR trim unless those both also have 1“ lifts which at that point saying the trailhunter has 2“ lift is kind of bs but technically true.
the over all height difference is 1.4 and .4 inches And the best number to evaluate the rear lift as I believe the highest part of vehicle is in the rear, Again we have tire to make up 1” again unless they all have at least 1” lift it can’t have 1.5“ lift. there may be a slight lift (.5”) in rear but definitely not 1.5” and the height difference is likely due to trigonometry and the 1” lift in the front.
if They are trying to say the they are 2” higher than sr5 in front of and ~1.5 but not really 1.5” in the rear higher than the sr5 than yes that is correct. The specs say that quite clearly. But that has as much to do with the tires as it does anything else. Kind of like width and track that is all due to the rim offset.
The numbers are what is reported. Take your tape measure to Toyota and report back. Perhaps the different ball joints, UCA and tire on the TH and Pro account for Toyota, and all the magazines that are posting the numbers.
I can tell you I measured a number in different trims before purchasing to insure that it would fit in my garage with a rtt. And they all were very close to advertised numbers not off by amounts that would be needed to account for these much larger numbers claimed. Unless Toyota just said ok fuck it we will lie about the pro and Trailhunter so no one knows what was done I am going to take the Toyota numbers at face value. And where is this Toyota documentation of these numbers? The Toyota press release does NOT include these number it's does talk about 2.5" forged monotube shocks but that not lift.
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The Pro and Trailhunter do not have a 2.5" lift.
What I can say after watching many of the same videos as everyone else, is that it is vague. They seem to have been asked that question for real numbers for quite a while, and only recently seem to be confirming them. There's a few great videos out there measuring suspension travel, and how the differences between systems from the different trims and brands varies how the suspension works, and how travel is measured, and its real world effectiveness. Tinkerer's Adventure has some of my favorites.
My takeaway is that there's different ways to add lift. Spacers, tires and long travel kit. The hardest of all is a longer travel kit because it's all the components that move, and they have to be lengthened and be capable of higher articulation angles, equating to the most effectiveness off road. Tires raise your axles for clearance but keep travel. Spacers raise your body for clearance at the cost of negative travel, making off roading traction functionally worse.
So to this topic, that can be a hard measure, but achievable. I remember hearing in a vid a while back that the chief engineer was so proud to have given the TH/Pro 1/2" more length to the travel assembly, which equated to the lift and longer travel capabilities. With that in mind, it gets back to the original question of what internals are different, and the answer was apparently a lot. Not many people are going to put a long travel system on their trucks. They are not bolt on. This was one of the reasons I picked the TH. Having off roaded enough, I appreciated the engineering choices in the matter over pure lift, as having negative travel in a lot of cases means traction vs no-traction.
My takeaway is that there's different ways to add lift. Spacers, tires and long travel kit. The hardest of all is a longer travel kit because it's all the components that move, and they have to be lengthened and be capable of higher articulation angles, equating to the most effectiveness off road. Tires raise your axles for clearance but keep travel. Spacers raise your body for clearance at the cost of negative travel, making off roading traction functionally worse.
So to this topic, that can be a hard measure, but achievable. I remember hearing in a vid a while back that the chief engineer was so proud to have given the TH/Pro 1/2" more length to the travel assembly, which equated to the lift and longer travel capabilities. With that in mind, it gets back to the original question of what internals are different, and the answer was apparently a lot. Not many people are going to put a long travel system on their trucks. They are not bolt on. This was one of the reasons I picked the TH. Having off roaded enough, I appreciated the engineering choices in the matter over pure lift, as having negative travel in a lot of cases means traction vs no-traction.
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If you see a 2.5" lift on any non-Trailhunter 4Runner, you will instantly see that It is quite a bit more lift than a stock TH.
In the spirit of the thread title, I guess I am kind of building my own Trailhunter-ish truck. My 2026 Everest ORP is on a ship right now with a July/August delivery and I am having the dealership install the following:
• 2.5" Trd Lift
• Trailhunter Wheels
• Toyo Open Country 285/70 R18 Tires (34")
• Heritage Front Grille
• Bronze Front Tow Hooks
• Bronze Badge Overlays
Once I get it home, here are some of the first items I will install:
• Lasfit Amber Turn Signals
• Amber Foglight Overlays
• Custom Engine Cover
• Everest Painted Mirror Caps
• Everest Painted Fender Flares
Mr. Wolfe
In the spirit of the thread title, I guess I am kind of building my own Trailhunter-ish truck. My 2026 Everest ORP is on a ship right now with a July/August delivery and I am having the dealership install the following:
• 2.5" Trd Lift
• Trailhunter Wheels
• Toyo Open Country 285/70 R18 Tires (34")
• Heritage Front Grille
• Bronze Front Tow Hooks
• Bronze Badge Overlays
Once I get it home, here are some of the first items I will install:
• Lasfit Amber Turn Signals
• Amber Foglight Overlays
• Custom Engine Cover
• Everest Painted Mirror Caps
• Everest Painted Fender Flares
Mr. Wolfe
I love this guys channel. He is also way better at math than I am. lol
I wonder if most of the guys that are on this site have taken the time to understand what they are doing lifting their 4runners. I bet that if they watched his 3 videos, starting with the one you posted, if they would change how they built their suspensions.
I 100% agree. There's a lot more to it, and I like that. But really, he's the first to actually break it all down and disect it, not just talk about it. You can see all the pieces, and he walks through all the tradeoffs and decisions you need to make as an owner looking to spice up their ride. Really, everyone should watch his series if you're interested in the why.
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