Coming down to the wire. few susp/spring ?'s

[JJJZJ]

So here is the deal. Im having my crossover done on my 85 4runner this week and I am trying to make sure i get everything done that needs to be done.

For the front I have combo spring packs. the first 3 top leaves are 87 toyota rear leaves. the next 2 are the bottom leaves from a 4" pro comp yj pack. and the last leaf is the overload leaf? from the toyota pack.

how much lift will this net me? I have a 2 inch drop hanger with holes drilled 1.5 inches forward. what will i need to do shackle wise for this hanger and spring setup?

what else may I need to do. I ran the search, but it seems like everyones setup is just a little bit different. Is there anything else im forgetting?

thanks for your help

[KToy]

if u mount them in the stock holes in the frame about 4-5 inches


if u mount it below the frame with 4 inch chackles 6-7 inches maybe even 9 inches

[JJJZJ]

thanks, do i need new shackles if have the drop hanger with holes drilled 1.5 inches forward or can i reuse the stock ones?

[Oatmeal]

I run a hybrid pack up front consisting of the stock first three leaves from my 85's rear pack and three, progressively, cut down leaves from a Downey 3" rear pack. With them mounted in the stock hangers, with 3" longer than stock shackles, netted me about 4-5" of lift and a pretty plush, flexy ride. I think using the stock (diving board:eek: ) overload leaves on the bottom might result in an overly stiff pack, knowing how stiff Pro Comp's rear springs are..........Hans

[KToy]

DO NOT USE OVERLOADS IN A FRONT LEAFSPRING PACK

bad mistake i did not read that part in ur first post.


ummm also if ur using stock rears as ur main leafs up front even with a drop hanger i dont think they reach ur stock rear holes in ur frame and u can reuse ur shackles if they work but if the leafs are a bit to long then there are cheap solutions.

first mount it up and see if ur shackles push against ur frame if they do then buy these

http://www.budbuilt.com/new/shackles.html

banana shackles were designed for this sort of project.

i used rears up front and chevies in there rear.

here is the write up i did for ppl that had questions or just wanted a diffrent look on similar supsension.

http://www.yotacrawl4x4.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=59


hope that helps and for the luv

TAKE OUT THE OVERLOAD

[thewoobie]

Why should you take the overload leaf out? I left mine in, have been wheeling and it's been fine. My springs sit with just a light positive arch, flex as much as I could ever want/need them to and haven't had anything negative happen by having the overload in there. So what's the deal with the overload needing to be removed.

Jon: I've got some pics for you sometime. How's the build going?

Matt