Raleightaco's 3rd gen 4runner Build.

This is top o the list atm. Not sure of the difference between the 3 leaf and the single leaf ... besides the obvious of course

 

I have the wheelers 3 leaf, almost identical to icons. It's a progressive pack rather than just one leaf which allows for dispersed springing. The 3 leaf should give a smoother ride.

 

That's what I was thinking... more leafs more better ... just wanted some info from you folks. I'll be ordering tomorrow.

 

You gonna do resi shocks all around?

 

... I only have 3 leaf springs... Much more betterer

 

I got 6, soon to be 7

 

Yeah I had 7 in my old pack. Too stiff

 

How do you like your suspension setup? I'm apparently riding on 20 year old suspension in the 4runner, I was low riding with nothing but a full cooler in the back this past weekend lol

 

He's got maybe 10 y/o suspension for sale.

 

Haha yeah 4runner are known for having a saggy ass. I like my setup for the price and performance of it. The lift height is good and does great offroad.

I would do two things different. I would get a bigger shock to soften the ride up offroad. On road is fine.

I would also swap my rear coils for something a little more load bearing as I carry a lot of gear. Maybe 200lb+-
The ome coils I have in the rear sag a little with that weight and they're the stiffest spring ome offers for the 3rd gen. I think you can do land cruiser coils or toytec superflex and get more weight rating but then you get a stiffer ride lol

Overall though i would recommend it to anyone who wants to offroad and not drop 2k on there lift.

 

where's that damn drawer system?

 

Ugh.....I wish they were there already!

I do have sliders in my possession though! You think you could weld those on for me?! I'll bring beer and some monies

 

Had to take the dip of the wheels thanks to my in laws dog lol dam dog peeled half of one wheel off somehow overnight.

 

yeah...we can weld em up

 

Let me know when. I'm anxious haha

I'm trying to get a free day to come do your parking pad to!

 

tossing out some low buck options

Rock Auto MOOG rear coils for LIMITED 2" of lift and some load ability ( Limited with auto, AC and leather are heavy pigs, they also apparently have more sound deadening in them adding weight). The coils were under $50 for the pair

I used KYB GAS A Just shocks when I did the swap, off road wasn't a consideration at the time, but Towing was. I did also add air bags to the coils as my camper is a heavy pig and I didn't want to trash the new coils.

I also replaced the front springs and struts with full strut spring assemblies ( also for Limited ) from Amazon, those were $190 for the pair shipped, you can't buy the parts and assemble them that cheap ( couldn't at the time )

I got about 2" of lift over what it had ( mine is a '97 SR5 V6 5spd 4WD just throwing this out as a budget option, front coils can be had at Rock Auto as well.

4 years later and my POS still sits better than most stock Runners on the road.

 

the last post was aimed @Smiley52

 

Woot! Thanks guys, that helps a lot.

 

Saw your rig on CL...give me a price on your skids and sliders before you sell.

 

Also, why are you selling? Didn't you just buy it and mod it just recently?