hey boys,
i have just bought my second toyota pickup!!!!! ohh yes now i have 2 lol. eneyway its and 84 22r 5spd 4x4 extra cab sfa bone stock. im looking at lift ideas. im lookin for cheap and fairly easy. if herd of the chevy swap and rears up front. im thinking thats gona be my rout. i have acess to 2 sets of 88 1500 springs so i can get them for free. my rear springs are still pritty perkey. i was thinking around 4" lift not to extream. leaves and shackles? my question is how much lift will the chevy springs and rears up front get me with some new shackles? thanks alot
Andrew

 

Bump for a quick answer? i cant read eneymore threads lol

 

I know you said that you are tired of reading but this will answer your chevy swap questions:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...threadid=20665

also check out 4crawler's website for the RUF lift. I am really surprised that you did not find that info on Yotatech, 4crawler, AKA: Roger Brown has posted it numerous times:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspension.shtml

 

I have not done it yet, but the chevys go in the rear. The rear ones go in front, alot of people are using waggy springs up front, 44044.

 

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...threadid=20665

This link covers it all. Great find ocdropzone.

 

Yea its verry helpful thank you much. but im still ruff on the ruf swap i looked at roger browns site grate info by the way but i got lost when he was making the spring packs. i just want to no if i can take my rear 84 toyota leaves and just swap them out in front. i was thinking under axle for now since id need to get a drop drag link setup for the spoa setup corect? im low on $$$ seeing as how cristmass is tomm

 

Short answer to the question is no, usually can't use just one rear spring pack up front. Maybe if you left in the overload leaf it might hold the weight, but probably won't be a good ride. That is why I used 2 sets of springs to make mine. Leaves from the 2nd pack were cut down in length to make up the lower (shorter) leaves in the new pack as noted:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspe...l#Update-part2

Likely will need to either modify the steering arm (putting the ball stud on top of the the J-arm rather than below it as it is now) or something like your spring under setup, although you'll need about 4-5" extra lift just to match the height of the spring over setup.

 

ok that is what i wanted to hear....well not really but yea.. thank you all for the suport. shell stay low for a lil bit till the spring rolls around.
heres sum pics for all of you for being so kind

 

dang that is exactly the same truck i have same color and everything i wish mine only had 31k on it. nice clean looking truck.

 

31K on your '85????

Please take the plow off your truck!! I would to have your truck to start a build one..though a lot of folks would say leave it stock. Sweet truck!!
Keep us updated on your progress...

 

i would leave it stock just because its in such good shape and the low miles, maybe restore it back to new condition. i mean if you really want to build a wheeler ill trade you straight up for mine lol. but its your truck so your decision but if it were me id hate to see suck a nice specimin be hacked up into a wheeler.

 

Well heck with that low mileage, your truck must run flawlessly! If yer looking to lift and put bigger tires on, I would properly gear everything. No sense in making a fresh motor & tranny with YEARS of potential overload itself pushing 33s or 35s.

Great thing about solid axle trucks. Lifting = Cheap Cheap

I think most people would go for new spring kits, I'd settle for lift shackles and maybe blocks. I have heard bad stories about blocks though.

 

Yea haha i was wating to see the responces after i posted that pick. And yes i no, the plow is commin off when i figure out my lift.it really dose hurt dropin that plow. its like i feel the trucks pain lol.eneyway.. i dont want it to be some trail junk.i want her to be like the most badass truck in town. nice lift not to big 3-4, maby 488 if i wanted to push bigger tires. nice black cragers with some like bfg m/ts or a real mean lookin tire maby a little tint, fresh paint and body work. make her look showroom fresh with a hint of monster truck lol.
heres some more pics for yall!!!