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Lifted Rx300 With Big Tires


LIFTED RX300

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8 hours ago, craw said:

This is my rear drivers side camber jacked up and hanging, tire off, on uneven ground.. when i get my 40 mm spacers in should i pop in the new camber bolts and adjust it back to here?

 

That measurement is meaningless. You will always want to set your ride height first!  Adjust your rear Camber and Toe if needed. Then on the front do the caster, camber and then the toe last. The reason for the sequence is the earlier steps will change the adjustments you do in later steps.

The caster is usually just fixed because you are using a strut instead of an upper and lower control arm setup. I don't remember if the RX had adjustable lower control arms but if it does you can adjust the caster to an extent. In most cases like lifting you will want to increase your caster angle from factory specs, and if you want to get really fancy you will do your ride height settings first then a corner balance if you had something like adjustable coil overs before you do your alignment setup. Then you go back through it all again.
 

 

 

 

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Hi everyone, I want to you my latest addition to my RX330. A custom design and fabricated  prerunner bar with a skid plate. Going to add lights in the future.

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On 5/18/2023 at 9:14 AM, 03rx30 said:

any photos?

 

 

These are the Outpost AT 235/70r16 tires i went with. They're really close to spring perches in the back but dont touch or cause problems except snow and ice really pack in there and rattle around. I was kinda thinking about doing those spring overs kits on my struts to give me some more room in there 

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Currently in the "build process of an 02 ex 300 myself! My son and I started with the 50mm hubcentric spacer recommend earlier in this thread. Then we put some 16x8 zero offset rough country Dayton style black steel wheels on with some goodyear 265/70/16  duratrac ATs! We are now in the process of adding some 1.5 strut spacers all the way around.. crossing my fingers that this attempt to shoehorn these wheels under this rig will clear without cutting! Wish us luck!

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On 1/2/2024 at 6:28 AM, TexLex02 said:

Currently in the "build process of an 02 ex 300 myself! My son and I started with the 50mm hubcentric spacer recommend earlier in this thread. Then we put some 16x8 zero offset rough country Dayton style black steel wheels on with some goodyear 265/70/16  duratrac ATs! We are now in the process of adding some 1.5 strut spacers all the way around.. crossing my fingers that this attempt to shoehorn these wheels under this rig will clear without cutting! Wish us luck!

 

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5 minutes ago, TexLex02 said:

 

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On 1/2/2024 at 6:28 AM, TexLex02 said:

Currently in the "build process of an 02 ex 300 myself! My son and I started with the 50mm hubcentric spacer recommend earlier in this thread. Then we put some 16x8 zero offset rough country Dayton style black steel wheels on with some goodyear 265/70/16  duratrac ATs! We are now in the process of adding some 1.5 strut spacers all the way around.. crossing my fingers that this attempt to shoehorn these wheels under this rig will clear without cutting! Wish us luck!

 

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Just now, TexLex02 said:

Definitely had to do some trimming the the bumper and the inner fender well, plus we had to relocate the terribly place factory trans cooler that's in the passenger side inner fenderwell. But all and all it came out well! We get looks every where we go now! Might end up replacing the stock struts all the way around with the 2014 highlander struts that someone recommended, for more height and travel, has anyone else ever done them? Direct fit ? Or any tips? LMK! Much appreciated! 

 

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On 2/20/2024 at 6:44 PM, TexLex02 said:

It looks awesome! Hows the drivability with those new shoes? 

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Great work on your project RX300. So as far as upgrading the struts you would be looking at an 08 to 2013 Highlander. This upgrade is beneficial due to raised spring perches on the struts allowing a slight lift ( about 1 inch) and improved clearance to run bigger tires. Thats the good. The bad is there is only so much room to space out the struts. Meaning that with your current spacers and attempting the Highlander struts together it wont fit! Another option is Strut spacers and stiffer coils. An ideal trial would be to do subframe spacers to effectively lower subframes and help regain some of the original geometry. Then go forward with additional spacer height. Bottom line there is only so much lift without major modification. Hope that helps!

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