I never noticed it until it was pointed out to me and now I can't not notice it. Measuring from the ground to the top of the wheel opening on the drivers side I have 36.5 on the passenger side it's 34.75 (worse when tank is full). I checked and rechecked for loose broken parts, and slapped on a brand new set of Billstien 4600"s, also made sure no gremlins came in and adjusted the Torsion Bar ( it looks to be in the stock position). Tire pressures are equal. I don't date fat girls so what's going on here? The Truck is 89 22re stock suspension..

 

Well lets keep it simple here - 21 year old truck + Gas Tank on the right hand side + worn out springs + Misc. loads ^21 = Truck leaning to the right hand side.

Solution - New Springs!

 

this is true .it's not a new truck.

 

Springs or a lazy Torsion bar? Is there a way to check that?

 

Hmmmm. Well, I'd say in general that if the sag is in the back of the truck (as the gas tank bit might lead one to believe), then you need new leaf springs. You can also get them re-arched, but it isn't overwhelmingly cost-saving.
If the lean is worse in the front end, I'd go with a lazy torsion bar.

Cranking up your right hand torsion bar a little might be a good first move- and you're bank account is no worse off if it doesn't work.
Just make sure you keep track of how far you've cranked it. Losing track of your stock ride height could lead to hair loss. A good way to keep track would be to measure the distance on the left t-bar from the top of the bolt to the locknut and then comparing on the right.

Also, have you checked your control arm bushings and ball joints? If one of those components has broken down, the truck'll sit funny. The stock rubber bushings are designed in such a way that the rubber sleeve actually twists- after a couple decades it has a tendency to tear.

 

DOH....

 

it could be your shackle angle...my 85 leans to the right also, because my buddy tried to pull out his s10 with it, he put the rope around the shackle, so instead of the shackle being on an angle like this: \

its resting on the frame horizontally like this: --

also check your shocks. and stay away from those fat girls man, im tellin ya they are bad news!! LOL

 

crank the right torsion bar a couple of turns and see if that helps

 

I can guarantee the torsion bar is rusted solid, if you live in the salt belt. Maybe some big PB blaster hits and a two day soak.

 

Look at it and measure. If looks it fu#ked up it probably is.

 

Well, after much thought and research, and I live in Havasu where LCE is based I've got a lot of good advice from them. I'm going to solve this problem simply, I've ordered new spring from Northwest and the 25's from sway a way plus 1.5 BJ spacers. Look for the build thread when the parts get here.

 

Stupid question I'm sure but, how do I list all the cool Mods I've made under my post's like all of you have figured out? My brain is a little rattled from years of banging around the Mohave Derert in a stock Toyota..

 

heres what i was sayin about my shackles, its for the rear though...

 

Look forward to seeing this write up. I assume you're talking about the stock leaf springs from NWOR? What are the "25's from sway a way"?

As far as listing the mods you've done under your posts:
Click on "USER CP" above
Then on the left hand side under SETTINGS AND OPTIONS click Edit Signature and you can add whatever you want.

 

Holy cow! 85gijunk4x4 those springs are shot! Thankfully mine don't look anything like that. @ 86toy 25mm torsion bars, with the 1.5 bj spacer and new leafs I should be able to set the preload on the new bars to 0 and have just a slight .5" too 1" lift in the front over the rear.

 

hey dreese, you oughta see the front springs!!! theyre just restin on the bump stops...time for a major tune up, dont ya think?? haha lol

 

Umm, I think I've seen enough! Your truck scares me! I'm not sure where you live but, If the environment does that too metal??? Just jking but, yea a tune up is in order..

 

lol, im starting to think the p/o parked my truck up to the hood in saltwater for the past 12 years...

i want my money back!!!!

lol jk its a yota...its'a keeper