PRO Fox suspension install question

I have a like new PRO FOX suspension that I want to install on my 21 limited. I can have one of the local dealers install the front and rear suspension, alignment and swap TPMS sensors for $700. I have about 6000 miles on my truck and Toyota replaced the steering rack due to the Recall. So to date, other than the oil change I’ve done, Toyota is the only one that’s touched my truck. Since my truck is so new, I’m thinking of just letting Toyota install everything so there’s no questions if something happens. My other option is installing everything with my son. He’s a tech at a local shop but not Toyota. He says he can handle this but I’m a little concerned something may go wrong.

What’s everyone’s thoughts on this?
Does anyone have a solid step by step for installing the suspension?

Is this accurate or missing anything?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sxjguie9rkx4dti/PTR13-34140inst.pdf?dl=0&copy_to_dropbox=true

 

Save the $700 do it yourself it’s not hard just basically nuts and bolts.Take it in get an alignment done from a good shop. Call it a day.

 

Let your son handle it, help him and have some bonding time. It would be kinda insulting to your son, he might feel some type of way that u choose the factory over him. Trust in your son, if he mess something up, it can be fix and learn from it.

 

I just did my own suspension, it really is not that bad at all. I used this step-by-step video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPG44UUAw2w, it is for a specific product that I bought but the process is exactly the same. Check the torque numbers because some of the numbers are specific to the kit in the video. The only problem that I had was the upper control arms because they have an insane torque spec and there is no room to work in there but you should not have to mess with them unless you are replacing the upper control arms.

 

it's only 4 fox trd pro shocks, it don't even need UCA...lol If a DYI could do it, you don't really need any kind of tech

 

Definitely do it with your son. Take it to a competent shop for the TPMS swap and alignment.

If I can do this same job in my driveway with caveman tools, an auto tech should have no issue. The rear shocks will take 1 hour for both. One coilover up front will take about 2 hours and then the other will only be an hour since you now know how to do it.

Please remember that the front TRD Pro Fox coilovers are side specific, one Right and one Left.

 

Thanks for the advise everyone. There seems to be a couple ways to attack the front coil over swap. One way is to loosen the sway bar and lower control arm, and the other per the video above is to leave them intact. Is one way better or easier? I’m assuming I’ll want to use the PRO specs for the alignment, correct?

 

I installed mine in my driveway. It's very easy. You should invest in the time spent with your son doing this project together and save the dealership install fee.

I loosened the LCA bolts and sway bar to drop the lower coilover mount. It's not a big deal. You're going to have to get it aligned afterward anyway. Any competent alignment tech is going to get you taken care of no problem.

 

I’ve always done it that way loosen the sway bar bracket, loosen the inner cam bolts for the lca, loosen the shock mount bolt on the lca, remove the nuts on the top of the shock where it mounts, take out the two bolts holding the lower ball joint to the steering knuckle.then it all just drops free.
If you have air tools 30 min a side. The rear shocks just two bolts.
Find the torque specs for everything use some anti seize and you’re good to go.

 

Sway bar have to detach no matter which way you go, if you don’t want to hit the upper ball joint or don’t have a big ply bar, you have to go the lower control arm route…

 

Per the video above, he specifically points out that he didn’t detach the sway bar.

 

He detached from body, rather than on the lower control arm. You have to detach it somewhere, if not you can’t move the lower control arm.

 

Is one way better than the other?

 

Do it from the body. The end links can be a PITA.

 

Did this require camber arms to align?