yotarunner96

as stated in the title, my 96 4x4 4runner leans to the driver side. i used to have it lifted with ome 890s in the rear and spacers in the front and 32x11.5 tires. it leaned with it lifted and now with the lift off it still leans. im assuming that somehow the axle is out of align or shifted to one side causing it to lean to one side. any help

Jdizzydub

Could a damaged pan bar cause lean? Maybe a twisted axle or bad shocks...I thought it was cus' the ds has the fuel tank....

Lysmachia

Pics might help...

Ringmaster

Drivers side spring installed on passenger side?

There is a difference in spring rate/height to compensate for weight of driver and fuel tank.

yotarunner96

the springs are installed correct. i was thinking the same thing about the pan bar. my shocks are new, could a pan hard bar or bracket cause this sort of problem, i had the stock one on with the lift. is there a way to tell or see if that part is the problem

Ringmaster

Disconnect it and see.

yotarunner96

is there alot of pressure on that bar? after taking it off can i set the car on the ground to check and see if it sits level without the bar on or will this screw something up

Ringmaster

It just centers the axle housing between the frame rails. Might take a come-along and a bar to get the bolt back in.

seanz0rz

panhard bar should not cause the truck to lean, only the axle be misaligned right to left, unless of course the panhard bar is not being allowed to move about its points of rotation.

drguitarum2005

welcome to the world of suspension. my taco leans like it doesnt have springs on the driver side but there is no good explanation without me simply replacing my entire suspension...

yotarunner96

it just doesnt make sense to me i had this thing stock, lifted and now stock again. when it was stock for the first time it was fine, but as soon as i put that lift on i made it lean. now with it back to stock suspention it still leans

Stevo3

I can almost garuntee you that its coils were reversed at one point acidentally im sure. When I did my spacer lift I got a set of used struts from a buddy. Not even paying attention to the color codes on the springs, i just put them in. It then leaned to the passenger side. Switched the springs from passenger to driver side etc. And it fixed the problem hope its something simple if thats not the case.

Edit: What side is it leaning to?

yotarunner96

i am 99.9% sure that its not the springs i had the omes in the rear and i double checked them multiple times and it still leaned. i put it back to stock putting my original 96 coild back on thinkin maybe it would fix but nope, so i bought a used set of 99 rear coils and still no still no correction. so i really dont think its the springs