Best way to get flex

[lubbes07]

Ive got a 85 Toyota Pickup sr5 and its got a tiny lift on it wit 36's and it rubs bad and i want the best way to get alot of flex, Please post it and about how much i might be looking at to get it rigged up that way. Thanks Cody

[fourwd1]

Do a Chevy spring conversion in the rear, then take the Toyota rears, add in a few other leaves, and throw them up front.

[Kyron]

Ya gotta do somthing about the rub before you start flexin more.

Wheres it hitting?

[lubbes07]

It is hitting when u turn like in the back of the fender well. i was thinkin about doing the spring over, like not the leaf springs but the coil springs, any one know how that would work and how much im looking at for it?

[Kyron]

Forget about doing coils if you have to ask how much it will cost, there is no "kit" to do that.

Take a BFH (Big F-ing Hammer) to the firewall where it hits,

You "need" to move the axle forward with diffrent springs. That will help stop the rubing also and give you better flex. BUT at that point you "need" to change the stock steering to a X-over design.

At this point you have a small snow ball.......... it will get bigger

[lubbes07]

Wat would be the best way to move the axel forward, ive heard use chevy springs and stock toy spring but i am not sure wat is the best. If i put stock toyota rear springs in the front wat do i do in the back? I also want to have mass flex cause i wanna be able to play on the rocks.

[Kyron]

How much do you want to spend :Thumbsup: then double it :Angel:

[lubbes07]

I dont have alot of cash right now i will soon though, and i wanna know the cheapest and like the best way to do it. please help

[jvmin]

get chevy 63 inch springs for the rear and grab the shackles at the same time

just go to the pirates bulliten board and do a search on it and you will find what you need for the rear the front just take your rear springs and some other leafs and make or buy some shackles

do a search on this as well it's that little button up top:D labled
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[fourwd1]

Originally posted by lubbes07
Wat would be the best way to move the axel forward, ive heard use chevy springs and stock toy spring but i am not sure wat is the best. If i put stock toyota rear springs in the front wat do i do in the back? I also want to have mass flex cause i wanna be able to play on the rocks.

If you use the Toyota rears upfront like I suggested, they will move your front axle forward 2". If you redrill the perchs you can get another 1". If you build a drop front hanger you can set it up for another 1" forward. But you shouldn't need all that.

I run 2WD rears upfront, 2" drop (0" forward), 2" BL, and my 36's don't hit at all.

[yota_loyalist]

this might sound uninformed, but i would recomend going with alpro off roads 56" springs, they have 4", 5" and 6" 4 " will fit 35's, they arent prably as good as chevy, but definetly the best buy for your buck.

[lubbes07]

I wanna have a lot of artec but i dont wanna be really top heavy, ive heard people that have lots of artec but not really top heavy. so i was just wondering if anyone new the best way to do it and so far i have the chevy springs idea and toyota idea, i really dont wanna by a alpro ofroad cause my bro bought one and its liek really stiff and not much artec. so ya i dunno thanks for ur help but if there anyone ways please post it

[Kyron]

Do you have gears and lockers??

Those are more important than flex

You should just tub your firewall and wheel it :Thumbsup:

[lubbes07]

the pickup has stock gears but i just bought a runner and it came wit a six inch lift and 5:71 gears so im set up there but im afraid the lift will be too big since im only gonna be running 36's and the guy that had the runner was running 38's, but who knows i might just not put the shackles on it that he had which were the aftermarket ones i think there the ones of of alpro so maybe that might bring me down enough but we will see when my truck get out of the shop. I got a MAJOR wiring problem lol, its a nightmare