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A series of events led to me aquiring my new 1985 toyota pickup. To make a long story short, i pretty much traded my 1998 tacoma to my stepdad for the pickup. The trucks body is in excellent condition (besides a little bed rust). The motor is running like a champ! It has a rebuild almost 100k miles ago but is still running strong! Not sure what my plans are yet. Was thinking about ordering a 3 inch rough country lift at tax time, since my leaf springs are shot. But my 31s still have good tread. Has anyone installed a 3 inch lift with 31s? How did it look? This is just my toy and humting vehicle.
Last edited by 6010Welder; 01-23-2016 at 04:12 AM.
Pretty good looking truck you have. My 85 has Old Man Emu springs and as I understand it, it will give a 2-3 inch lift on it and I am running 31s on it if you want to get an idea of it. I have it listed in my link in my post if you want to take a look at it. Welcome to Yotatech.
Rancheros, I think the 5000 series if I am correct. I would check with them for the correct size. A got them from a friend of mine. I will be out in the shop tomorrow and see if I can get some better information. I think I still have a set of the rear shocks that I can look the information off of.
If you are looking for some lift, the OME are okay. I like a soft ride and these springs are not as soft as I would like. I just use mine for daily driver and seldom off road so factory set up works for me. For the little off roading I do have to do at times, I can make stock work for me. My long term goal is to go with stock springs.
Nice looking truck man! I think you will want 33's after the 3" lift. 31's might look a little small .
Check out my Build for a buddy thread. We built a truck for a friend and its basically an 84. We put a 2" spring lift on it and the 33's fit just about perfect.
01-23-2016, 02:49 AM
