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1st gen IFS 4Runner passenger side lean

Old Oct 3, 2013 | 11:14 PM
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1st gen IFS 4Runner passenger side lean

I've been reading all kinds of threads and trying to use this search engine finding a whole lot of nothing and I'm getting impatient with myself.

When I first bought my 1987 4runner with IFS, it had a wicked lean to the passenger side that seemed to be originating in the front but effects the entire passenger side.

I replaced the body mounts and ball joints all the way around. No change. Frame seems good.

What am I missing here?

A friend passed me on Mount Baker highway and said it was a frightening sight.
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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 04:57 AM
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Went through the same on mine, same side too, I read to adjust the torsion bars, it helped a little. Turns out I had a broken rear, yes rear, leaf spring. Check it out.

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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 08:07 AM
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Yes, I've read the same about the torsion bars and I've adjusted those several times for different reasons.
If a rear leaf spring is broken, is it very apparent?
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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I just measured the distance between the rear shackles and the tow hitch and measured 9 and 1/4 inches on one side and about 10 inches on the other. The spring looks fine to me... the u-bolts aren't straight though. What does tis tell you?
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 12:25 PM
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Maybe a broken spring center bolt.
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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Do you have to remove the spring to find out
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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You ought to be able to tell whether the center bolt is broken by close examination of the center hole in the spring perch and the center hole in the u bolt clamping plate. Make a comparison of what you see to what the other side looks like if necessary.
Could be a broken spring leaf too, sometimes they are hard to spot if its not the main leaf thats bad.
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