Tugs

I purchased an 89 4x4 pickup with a 4 inch suspension lift and no rear shocks or leaf spring plate bolts or washers ( don't ask why they threw it all away??) . So I went to a local salvage yard got the leaf spring plate's and all hardware. Got some Rough Country Hydro shocks for the 4" lift, but when I installed them I had to mount them with the body of the shock to the frame and the shaft or rod end to the axel, the body hit the axel and the shaft end wouldn't bolt to the frame. Will this work OK?

Chaser Johndoe

did you get them from a 4 wheel drive or 2 wheel drive?

Tugs

I am assuming you mean the leaf spring plates? if so yes and the shocks were new for the Toyota 4x4.

Chaser Johndoe

mmm. that is weird then. I'm kinda stumped. There shouldn't be a difference from left to right.

JasonYota

iTrader: (1)

So your saying you just had to install the shocks upside down?

Tugs

Yes because the size of the shock body was pretty big

JasonYota

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Id say it's fine. I've seen shocks mounted in both directions

bruzer

Shocks will not work right up side down. That's why the usually have this end up/down on them.

v_man

You have hydraulic shocks ?I'm assuming from the 'hydro' in the title you provided . You should run them can down , piston up .

I've seen nitrogen charged shocks run either way .

JasonYota

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That's probably the nitrogen shocks I've seen mounted both ways

Tugs

I had to get the leaf spring seats from a junk yard due to the previous owner of the truck not having any shocks or lower mounts on the rear. I told them what vehicle I had and what I needed. I tried to look at some pictures unline but have been unsuccessful. The leaf spring seats which have the lower shock mount on them are on the opposite side of the axel as the upper shock hanger so when you put the shock on the lower mount the upper mount is on the other side of the axel. The shock tube hits the axel and won't let the shock mount on the upper mount. if you turn them upside down they will work fine. My passenger side leaf spring plate has the lower shock mount in front of the axel ( if I mount it the other way the shock is offset the wrong way not straight) and the upper shock mount is behind the axel. Does anyone have pictures of your rear lower shock mount? Are there different plates for different year trucks? I think the 2wd one is not curved it fit the round axel it is more flat.

JasonYota

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Best pic I found on google.

Tugs

I am assuming that is the passenger side from the rear according to the gas tank location. it looks like your leaf spring plate is opposite of mine. If I turn mine that way the bolt will be towards the wheel and the shock wont be straight. DO you know if they make different year shock plates?

JasonYota

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I'm not sure on the year differences. Did the PO of the truck happen to do a U bolt flip and just didn't weld on lower shock mounts?

Tugs

I don't believe so it looks like yours just backwards. Is there a difference between the ext cab and standard cab? They are priced different from Toyota. Like $20 each

JasonYota

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There shouldn't be a difference. I know the 2wds are spring under, and the 4wds are spring over. Post some pics of the mounts you bought

Punchy

Jason's picture above is what I have on my 92 EC 4x4.

Tugs

I think the guy at the junk yard game me the wrong leaf spring seat (lower shock mount)

Tugs

OK I got a resolution the guy at the junk yard mistakenly gave me T100/Tacoma leaf spring seats. he got me the correct ones and shizam!