Diesel_Freak

So as is usualy the case my 89 Runner is suffereing from the same plight that so many older women in our world do... her ass is sagging...

So I bought some Rough Country AAL's but as I'm going to install them I realze and read that my U bolt's may be too short...

so my question is with the sagging and all should I bother to leave the stock overload on the truck or just swap them for the new AAL's?

Cause if I leave the original, I'm gonn need some ne U-bolt's and that is prohibitive at this time of day, and with me leaving to go up to Mt. Hood today, I was really trying to get this done as fast a possible (yeah who isn't....)

so what do you guy's think...

Part of my wanting to leave the original overlaod on is that I'm about to get some 33x10.50 MT's and I'm thinking that even the 3/4 of an inch that the old leaf gives me might help with some rubbing woes for the time being...

thanks Dave

bob200587

I wouldn't remove them, Just wait and get longer ubolts.

Diesel_Freak

yeah, that's what I'm thinking, but the local auto-parts store is NOT helping... they keep telling me that any lift kit should have longer bolts, but it DOESN'T... it does have some allen bolts that I can't for the life of me figure out what they go to... BAH!!!!!

Diesel_Freak

Ok, so the fianl verdict is that no, Baxters and their kind DON"T have any Square "u-bolts" for Toyotas and I'm going to have to go to Benz Spring here in Portland to have some made for me... seems a bit rediculous to me that I have to ahve them MADE... anybody know where to go about finding longer bolts? Should I do a U-bolt flip for all the effort and would this eliviate my issues with the current pieces... come on guy's I know there's alot of great minds out there, help a fellow Yota nut get his ride back into the shape it deserves to be ...

cheers and No worries

Dave

bob200587

I know that they don't have to be custom made because I had to use longer Ubolts used when i put my AAL in and the guy doin the work called and orderd them, I don't know where or who from tho.....Maybe the flip kit would be a good idea.

Diesel_Freak

this is what I'm after... see I KNOW there are longer U Bolt's out there... but I've called all over the place, and unless were talkin "U" Bolts as in around the exle tube, they all calim to "Not have them" and tell me to have them made... But I know that they're out there... BAH!!!! SO frustrating... plus it's the Holliday's / few days to New Years so everybody's brains (including mine) are out in Left FIeld...

bob200587

I can't remember....are the stock ones like squared off or are they in a U shape, cause the ones I replaced my stock ones with are a U shape, I coulda swore they'd always been U's but for some reason I remembered the might be more squared.....i'm confused now.

ecchamberlin

I would get on the Downey Off Road web site and call them up. I have had great service there including having a set of longer U-bolts over nighted to me. Little pricey with shipping but so worth it.

As for those overloads... I would leave them in. On the rear it helps stablize the entire leaf pack. I removed a set on my Tacoma and the first thing I noticed after about 1000 miles was crazy axle wrap. So I go to put them back in (in comes over nighted U-bolts) and come to find out the leaf perchs actually put a crease in the AAL that I had put in and ruined them. So I also ordered new AAL's from them. Just need to know the length you need when you call.

Hope this helps

ecchamberlin

Thought I'd show what those AAL's looked like after having the overloads off for 1,000 miles.

Bad stuff to good parts just trying to save a buck that actually cost me more in the end

jrfast

FYI Downey is closed untill jan 3rd. autozone stocks both square and round springs at most stores abount $20 set. sure beats custom bent ones. I sent you an email Diesel freak that hopefully saves you some time....

91Toyota4x4

My stockers where long enough with the AAL, I had a few threads left sticking out.

That allen bolt is a new centerpin for the leaf pack.