KZN185W

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Is there a way of identifying coil springs by the color of the spring?

On my Surf, it's orange but I don't know the brand....

Thanks.

jalaber

Could be WayDo's?

http://www.toyota-trd.com/en/suv/4runner.html

KZN185W

iTrader: (1)

The website says that the WayDo's are good up to 25 mm lift only. My rig has a 4" lift.

Thanks.

Dr. Zhivago

Then they might be Sheui. http://www.shuei.co.jp/

Hard to say. Care to take some pics? And could you please reduce the font size on your signature? It's a bit large.

Welcome to the forums, by the way.

G

KZN185W

iTrader: (1)

Thanks.

Yes, it does look like the ones on the shuei site. And some of the electronic accessories like ESMC can be found at that site.

Are these good set of springs?

Hope the font size of my signature is now ok.

Thanks again.

Dr. Zhivago

You're welcome, but I don't know if Sheui springs are good or not. No one here on the boards has ever mentioned them. I only know of them because I search for weird stuff like that and found them sometime last year. The only trucks I've ever seen them on are Japanese owned and none of them have any pics with their trucks off-road, only in parking lots.

And the font size in your sig is still way huge. Doesn't it look too big to you? It's really distracting and takes up an unnecessary amount of screen space. Not trying to bash you, but it does seem a little excessive.

Peace.
G

KZN185W

iTrader: (1)

I have a pic of my rear coils.

I hope my signature size is now acceptable.
Thanks.

Dr. Zhivago

Roy, my best guess would be Sheui springs. Is your truck 2WD or 4WD? You mention that you have 4" of lift. If your truck is 2WD, then that would explain the 4" because lift amounts are stated for the 4WD models and the 2WD models sit lower from the factory.

If your truck is 4WD, could you take some pics of the front suspension please? I would like to see how they accomplished 4" of lift.

Peace.
G

And yeah, your signature is better, thanks.

KZN185W

iTrader: (1)

Yes my truck is 4WD.

I don't have pics of the front suspension at the moment. However, I'll be replacing the cv boots soon. I'll be glad to take pictures of the front suspension and post them.

OT.

In your signature, your tires are 285/75R16. Did you have a decrease in braking performance after changing from the stock tire size of 265/70R16? If yes, how did you compensate for it?

You see, I am encountering sluggish braking. Does the 3rd gen 4Runner have a brake proportioning valve? The surf doesn't have one and I'm left with a few options such as SS braided brake lines, brake fluid replacement, and slotted rotors. Another one would be to replace the rear drums with rear disc brakes from the LC95 Prado.

Your recommendation will be highly appreciated.

Thanks again!

Dr. Zhivago

I went from 265/70 to 265/75 to 285/75/16 tires, so I had a gradual increase in tire sizes. Even still, I didn't notice anything different with braking by going to the 285's. My brakes work very well.

The brake proportioning on the 3rd Gen 4Runners is accomplished thru the ABS system and the Brake Master Cylinder, so there is no BPV. However, if the rear brakes aren't adjusted properly, the front brakes will be overworked and that will definitely cause poor performance. Do you get a lot of nose-dive when braking? If so, then your rear brakes need to be adjusted.

I noticed in your other thread about this question that they gave you some excellent advice. I'd go with SS Brake lines and some semi-metallic, performance brake pads first. That should give you the braking performance you are looking for.

And to answer the last question you asked in that thread, on a 4 piston caliper, two pistons are on each side of the caliper.

Hope this helps.
G

Grimace

Those are WAYDO's. My bro has a set on his runner.

KZN185W

iTrader: (1)

Yes, I experience a lot of nose-dive when braking. I never thought that that would be a symptom of a need to adjust the rear brakes. So my probs aren't that serious after all!

I'll be ordering SS braided brake lines and new pads.

Thanks again for the advice. I appreciate it.