Going up!

Gonna lift it. I carry ~100lbs ish of tools in the back all the time + a roof rack with Thule box and another 100lbs+ of tools on top, sometimes more weight in the back and on top and inside when I'm hauling more tools or stacking material which can be hundreds of lbs. etc + I'm 6'2" 234lbs and the car is RHD from Japan so it'll be nice to have the door open a bit higher above the curb, too. Car is a 2006 with 75k kms/46.6k miles..

Google Ai recommended parts list:

The Master Parts Checklist
Ensure you have these 6 specific items in your hands before booking your shop appointment:

• Front Lift Spacers: From the Prius Offroad Official Store Kit (installs on top of the front struts).
• Heavy-Duty Rear Springs: Included in that same Prius Offroad HD Kit (replaces the factory rear springs to handle the 100–200 lbs of tools).
• Front Strut Mounts & Isolators: KYB Excel-G replacements (replaces the aged front top hats and upper rubber).
• Adjustable Front Sway Bar Links: Included in your original plan (corrects sway bar geometry after the 1.5" front lift).
• Rear Upper Spring Isolators: The age-remedy addition from the RockAuto Suspension Catalog(prevents the new heavy-duty rear springs from squeaking against dry-rotted 20-year-old factory rubber).
• Front Camber Bolts: The geometry-remedy addition (allows the alignment technician at a shop like Dale's Auto Service to safely adjust your alignment back to factory specifications).

Are there any other parts that'd be necessary or recommended? I saw one vid where someone put rear spacers And HD rear springs - but I think that would just make major unnecessary rake unless you were hauling way more than 200lbs and/or towing with it. At the moment I have no trailer hitch and no plans for one or towing, but never know about the future - is this setup future proof if I did tow ? or easily modified to accommodate towing ?

I'm open to replacing or upgrading anything necessary/ideal, but not looking to waste money changing things that don't need to be swapped since the stock parts are low mileage. But if there are other things that should be done I'll have them done as the labour rate at the shop I'll use for install is very affordable, then over to Dale's for alignment - where I can't afford or justify their labour rate.

Figured I'd post here and see if google missed anything or if anyone has better recommendations.

 

I guess no one here has done this.

Used google Ai further to figure out exactly which adjustable sway bar end links to order and ordered everything up. The Prius off road lift kit won't ship to Canada so I had it shipped near the border and someone will cross the line to retrieve the package. The sway bar end links required a fair bit of prompting to the Ai and double checking answers and measurements because it was recommending options where the entire adjustable range was either below or above the target length, so I had to keep probing it for further answers until I finally got it to source a part that should work 100%.

For anyone who cares, I think the total parts cost is around $1500 CAD including shipping (a bit under) but maybe a bit over or closer to $1600+ once taxes are charged on the kit at the border. Who knows, maybe $1700 or more ? Whatever - something like that for spacers, springs, rubber isolators, camber bolts and sway bar ends. Between the very affordable shop I'll use for install and the pricey specialty shop where I'll take it for alignment I'm expecting to pay $1000 or so for install - which is still about $2000 cheaper than if I took it to the specialty shop for everything.