4rnnr33

So after a while of debating on weather to wait to put leafs in the rear of my 95 runner now or to wait until i sas it within the next couple of months. well i decided to just go fo it now so that it is all done when i get around to sasing it.** i am already done with it so if anybody needs some more pics or measurements i will gladly give them to you. i used the trail gear 5" kit and the front already has a 4" pro comp lift.

4rnnr33

axle pulled then cleaned up

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then clean everything off of the frame

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do some measuring and hang the springs

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axle hung and perches tacked on

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prches fully welded and axle painted

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its done. the rear didnt end up being too much higher than the front and once the springs settle it should sit fairly level.

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4rnnr33

i also can take some pics of how i mounted the shocks and plated the crossmembers

cherokeechief79

very nice.im gonna do this with the chevy springs.do you think it will yeild the same height as yours in the rear?i also want to see the pix of your shockmounts.
thanks

4rnnr33

ya no problem ill take some pics of the shock mounts within the next couple of days if it ever stops raining and im not sure about how high the chevy springs will be ive never seen one with them in person so i couldnt help you with that one.

4rnnr33

heres some pics of how i mounted the shocks. the lower mounts are the ones that came with the kit and the upper ones are made out of some rectangle tubing and square tubing and they are welded to the stock x memeber.







the shock angle seems to be working pretty good so far they are angled back and a tiny bit inward

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

4rnnr33

heres a pic of the shackle angle which also turned out to be exactly where i wanted it. im not positive on these but im pretty sure the shackle hanger is 5 1/2in forward of the very back of the frame and the front hanger is 3 1/2in toward the rear from the square hole in the frame. if you need these measurements i will go and measure to make sure they are exact.

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

4rnnr33

oh ya and i also dont plan on keeping the lspv i ordered the proportioning valve kit from FROR

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

BigFlopper

I was just wondering for the ppl who have done this same swap, what made u decide to go away from coils.

4rnnr33

honestly i just really didnt like how the stock 4link is set up. i mean ya stock height the design works fine but once its lifted the stock 4 link just isnt the greatest design. plus this is my dd and i dont like the body roll that the coils give you. so thats why i did it plus i wanted to get a tiny bit more lift to match the sas when i do it.

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

91 4Runner

Looks good... Just getting ready to do this swap myself... How is the shock angles helping with axle wrap?

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My very slow buildup on my site - currently building.
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4rnnr33

it doesnt seem to have much axle wrap but then again i havent really gotten around to checking if it does either. ill try and check within the next couple of days.

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

4rnnr33

my 4runner is now sas'd so i figured i would just make this a build thread(mods if you would change the title to rear leaf swap and buildup thread that would be great). but anyways here are some pictures of the sas




and i gott a little bored so i decided to tear it up in my back yard and take some poser shots

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

4rnnr33

i also moved the rear shackle hangers back a couple of inches because before the shackle angle was so bad that i couldnt even have people sit in the back seat without it riding on the bumpstops

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front

CC_yota

so what are the new measurements?

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95 4Runner- 3vze- A/T- 4.88's

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LC Coils
BJ Spacers
SAW T-Bars
32x11.50 BFG A/T's
15x8 black Rockcrawlers
Marlin Crawler rear bumper

4rnnr33

i believe they are 3 1/2 in. from the back of the frame to the middle of the shackle tube

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95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped, mx6 reservoir shocks, 35x13.50x15 toyo mt's, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, rear tube bumper, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front