My 86 4Runner Build - Page 9

99SR5 · 05-13-2009, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueX

I hate when NOVA drivers do that...what do they think I'm driving a little Miata??

oh i know!

locknload · 06-14-2009, 06:22 PM

Been doing some experimenting and lowered the stance a bit, not as much as I'd like but it's a start. I'd like to end up with a 25" to the frame measurement, started with 27 1/2".
I still need to pull another leaf from the front and rear and replace them with flatter leafs, just have to pick them up from Dopple.

I removed the bottom 2 leafs from the front but will replace the number two leaf and swap number three with a flat leaf and redrill the shackles about 1 1/2" higher.
Leaf number four was removed and we moved the axle forward one inch by using the rear perch hole. This centered the axle in the wheel well, it was set back one inch after the SAS. Donnie cut and beat the stock mudflap mounts and pinch weld up and out of the way, so with that and the axle moving forward we tested full stuff in my ditch. No rubbing! It was pretty bad before.

So after all this work we lowered the truck one inch. It doesn't sound like much but it sure looks different and every little bit counts. This will give me something to go by when I get the other leafs from Dopple. The front already feels a little more spongy w/o the two bottom leafs. Shackle angles improved a bit as well. Big thanks to Donnie for comming over, my back kept me moving pretty slow through out the day. I should be going in for an MRI this week.

Hard to tell but it really does look lower. 26 1/2" to the frame mid-door.

1stgenrnrdude · 06-14-2009, 07:04 PM

nice job man, you still gonna cut some of the fenders out?=) also, whos xterra? did donnie buy one??

**larc68** · 06-14-2009, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stgenrnrdude

nice job man, you still gonna cut some of the fenders out?=) also, whos xterra? did donnie buy one??

yeah thats my new ride

locknload · 06-14-2009, 07:08 PM

Since we moved the rear axle forward, clearance should be good. If I go to 37's or 38's, that may change.

Coming up Friday night?

99SR5 · 06-14-2009, 10:33 PM

well guys the trucks look good!

locknload · 11-08-2009, 05:34 PM

I never really set my front shocks/bumpstops up correctly. I had hardly any coompression which made the truck very tippy. I used a rock near my house and pulled up on the side where I removed the bumpstop. This gave me a good idea where my shock shaft (travel) was when my spring flattened out. Although the pic kinda looks like the springs went a hair negative, they're pretty flat by my eye. I had two inches between the rubber stop on the ubolt plate and the frame so I cut one inch off the bumpstops which gave me a two inch bumpstops. I was on the stop in these pics with more stuffage of the left rear. It's crazy how much one inch makes. I gained compression and my tire must have gained four inches in the wheel well. Not to mention it no longer bottoms out on cigarette butts.
The truck feels sooooo much better now, much more stable. Before I cut these down, I couldn't of made the top of this rock without the left rear comming off the ground and becoming very tippy. If you were there, remember me stacking the **** at the carshow? My rear tire was in the air. We'll see how this works Saturday.

Look at the rear lear sliding over the shackle.

BeaterToyota · 11-08-2009, 10:30 PM

I got no comment on the truck, but that's a nice signature you got there.

**Backwoodsboy** · 11-09-2009, 07:33 PM

nice.

99SR5 · 11-12-2009, 05:01 PM

nice poser shots.....

06-14-2009, 07:04 PM	#83
1stgenrnrdude shortbus Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leesburg,VA Posts: 325	nice job man, you still gonna cut some of the fenders out?=) also, whos xterra? did donnie buy one?? __________________ "Better to be pissed off than to be pissed on unless you like golden showers like mike and donnie." 88 Toyota Pickup ShortLong bed

06-14-2009, 10:33 PM	#86
99SR5 GO PENS!!! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Leesburg VA Posts: 387	well guys the trucks look good! __________________ 1987 SR5 4Runner - 63" chevy's, ball joint spacers and 33x12.50 mtrs, some other small crap 1999 SR5 4Runner - 265/75R16 BFG All Terrains 2003 Mach 1 - bassani headers & mid pipe, borla catback, C&L intake 85mm MAF, H&R springs, 4.10's, aluminum drive shaft, steeda UCA & LCA

11-12-2009, 05:01 PM	#90
99SR5 GO PENS!!! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Leesburg VA Posts: 387	nice poser shots..... __________________ 1987 SR5 4Runner - 63" chevy's, ball joint spacers and 33x12.50 mtrs, some other small crap 1999 SR5 4Runner - 265/75R16 BFG All Terrains 2003 Mach 1 - bassani headers & mid pipe, borla catback, C&L intake 85mm MAF, H&R springs, 4.10's, aluminum drive shaft, steeda UCA & LCA

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06-14-2009, 06:22 PM	#82
locknload Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Charles Town, WV Posts: 2,019	Been doing some experimenting and lowered the stance a bit, not as much as I'd like but it's a start. I'd like to end up with a 25" to the frame measurement, started with 27 1/2". I still need to pull another leaf from the front and rear and replace them with flatter leafs, just have to pick them up from Dopple. I removed the bottom 2 leafs from the front but will replace the number two leaf and swap number three with a flat leaf and redrill the shackles about 1 1/2" higher. Leaf number four was removed and we moved the axle forward one inch by using the rear perch hole. This centered the axle in the wheel well, it was set back one inch after the SAS. Donnie cut and beat the stock mudflap mounts and pinch weld up and out of the way, so with that and the axle moving forward we tested full stuff in my ditch. No rubbing! It was pretty bad before. So after all this work we lowered the truck one inch. It doesn't sound like much but it sure looks different and every little bit counts. This will give me something to go by when I get the other leafs from Dopple. The front already feels a little more spongy w/o the two bottom leafs. Shackle angles improved a bit as well. Big thanks to Donnie for comming over, my back kept me moving pretty slow through out the day. I should be going in for an MRI this week. Hard to tell but it really does look lower. 26 1/2" to the frame mid-door.

06-14-2009, 07:08 PM	#85
locknload Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Charles Town, WV Posts: 2,019	Since we moved the rear axle forward, clearance should be good. If I go to 37's or 38's, that may change. Coming up Friday night?

11-08-2009, 05:34 PM	#87
locknload Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Charles Town, WV Posts: 2,019	I never really set my front shocks/bumpstops up correctly. I had hardly any coompression which made the truck very tippy. I used a rock near my house and pulled up on the side where I removed the bumpstop. This gave me a good idea where my shock shaft (travel) was when my spring flattened out. Although the pic kinda looks like the springs went a hair negative, they're pretty flat by my eye. I had two inches between the rubber stop on the ubolt plate and the frame so I cut one inch off the bumpstops which gave me a two inch bumpstops. I was on the stop in these pics with more stuffage of the left rear. It's crazy how much one inch makes. I gained compression and my tire must have gained four inches in the wheel well. Not to mention it no longer bottoms out on cigarette butts. The truck feels sooooo much better now, much more stable. Before I cut these down, I couldn't of made the top of this rock without the left rear comming off the ground and becoming very tippy. If you were there, remember me stacking the **** at the carshow? My rear tire was in the air. We'll see how this works Saturday. Look at the rear lear sliding over the shackle.

11-08-2009, 10:30 PM	#88
BeaterToyota Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Warrenton, VA Posts: 2,837	I got no comment on the truck, but that's a nice signature you got there.

11-09-2009, 07:33 PM	#89
Backwoodsboy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanover, va Posts: 560	nice.

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