Westcott Designs Lift Installed on 2024 TRD Off-Road

bking · Aug 13, 2024

Hello everyone. I finally installed my Westcott Designs lift. I can say, it's a job! I wanted to let anyone know who is going to do this with a TRD OR to not try to knock off the retaining ring at the bottom of the shock. It is actually threaded. I think they did the video on an SR5.

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Taconatron · Aug 13, 2024

My local shop is charging a little under $1000 do do the front and rear Westcott lift. Sound about right?

bking · Aug 13, 2024

Does that include the parts? I have no idea on labor, I did it myself

Duce95 · Aug 13, 2024

Local shop in AZ is doing it for about $480 just to install.

bking · Aug 13, 2024

Duce95 said:
Local shop in AZ is doing it for about $480 just to install.

That’s probably fair. Probably a 3-4 hour job depending on their experience

Wighty · Aug 14, 2024

Are those rockslders or do you have electric steps? If so, what brand?

bking · Aug 14, 2024

Wighty said:
Are those rockslders or do you have electric steps? If so, what brand?

They are electric steps. If I ever get situations where I may need rock sliders, I guess I'll change them out. Right now my offroading is mostly dirt and mud since I live in Ohio and there are few places to go. I really like them though. I got them from RoughCountry and they work great. Installed them myself. Took about 3 hours.

Wighty · Aug 14, 2024

bking said:
They are electric steps. If I ever get situations where I may need rock sliders, I guess I'll change them out. Right now my offroading is mostly dirt and mud since I live in Ohio and there are few places to go. I really like them though. I got them from RoughCountry and they work great. Installed them myself. Took about 3 hours.

Thanks! I was looking at them as well.

bowhunter · Thursday at 8:29 AM

So all you really need to do is use a pair of vise grips to break it loose ? Does yours have the stabilizer disconnect?

bking · Thursday at 8:38 AM

I’m not exactly sure what you mean about vice grips. I do not Have stabilizer disconnect. If you mean the part to remove that retaining ring, I think it’s gonna depend on which model . The video from Westcott shows you taking a wrench and banging that retention ring down the off-road is actually threaded at that ring and you have to unscrew it. I don’t think you can do it without chucking it up in a vice. Make sure it’s a machinist vice with smooth Arms. It’s on with Loctite and should be replaced with red Loctite.

bowhunter · Thursday at 9:11 AM

Thanks for the info

Mini2nut · Thursday at 2:48 PM

A popular SoCal shop charges $750 for the front/rear collar lift labor. A front end alignment is highly recommended after the install.

SonoranSurvivalist · Friday at 5:30 AM

Westcott themselves are telling me $770 not including the hardware or alignment. So $1350 everything included.

Gear_yyc · Friday at 7:47 AM

It pains me seeing the rod held in a vise like that. Aluminum jaws on the vise would be wise.

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