GunNut

Anyone have any thoughts on lifting an 89 Toyota pickup.. 2x4, automatic. Would there be way to accomplish this without spending too much $?

Thanks in advance!

Oh and by the way, I did do a search and came up with 2 posts that were unrelated.

jwbehm

How much lift do you want?

04 Rocko Taco

try fabtech or something like that if you want a big lift, being 2WD, you can lift away.... If you dont want a lot of lift, just do spring spacers, that'll keep it cheap, I am doing a 3.5 inch coilover setup in the front, and just using Add-A-Leafs in the rear.

GunNut

I was told that I had to do at least a 6" lift to fit 31's. This was according to Downey offroad.

Spring spacers? Would that be the same as blocks? The last time I saw, there wasn't any springs in the front. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Any ideas where I can get these spring spacers?

mastacox

The problem is that your truck's rear is spring under, am I correct? 6" of lift should be about right.

My friend has a '96 Taco little 2WD he put a fabtech kit on, it was a Spring-over for the rear, and some control arms/steering knuckles/coil overs in the front I think, he got about 6" of lift (close to 4WD stock height)... he still would rub 31's while turning and a little suspension stuff (like driving into a parking lot) because the 2WD wheel wells are smaller than the 4WD. He went with 33x10.50's for a while, but they rubbed A LOT.

Also note that you may run into gearing difficulties if you go with bigger tires.

Good luck.

mastacox

Yikes I forgot about that too, your front supension doesn't have any springs, it has beams... My girlfriend's '92 truck was like that.

Sounds like a custom lift job to me, or none at all...

GunNut

I'm beginning to realize that maybe it's a up hill battle. But if anyone else has any suggestions, please jump in and advise.

I called around the local shops and ask about body lifts and I was quoted $500-$600 just for labor. Is that outrageous or is that fair? It can't be that bad to lift the body.. is it?

mastacox

Unfortunately, I don't think your truck will be very forgiving in getting lifted...

Small body lifts are pretty easy to do, but larger ones (read: 3") necessitate lengthening many things, such as the steering linkage. That, plus a 3" body lift with no suspension lift would be pretty ugly IMO. I prefer to stay around 1", but that won't really do much for you.

anthony1

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You can do body lift using Roger Brown BL.
As far as suspension lift goes, you can cranked the torsion bar and get longer the rear shackles.

Downey has a whole subframe that you can buy from them if you plan to launch it.

mastacox

I don't think he has torsions, I'm pretty sure they're these wierd beams that are mounted in front of the control arm... They bend up and down rather than torsionally.

mastacox

I don't think he has torsions, I'm pretty sure they're these wierd beams that are mounted in front of the control arm... They bend up and down rather than torsionally, at least I think so. I'm trying to remember what my girlfriend's truck looked like underneath when I changed the oil

curly_c

are the 2wd front ends different that the 4wheel drive of the same era? i didnt think they were. based on your pic it doesnt look like you have a really low 2wd. i noticed that they also made 2wd that were lifted higher from the factory. a pic might help us out alot.

anthony1

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ok...here's the FSM from 93.. All 2wd Toyota trucks up to 94 are all the same...
http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...onandaxle.html
there's a pdf with the layout of the suspension component of 2wd.
yes, there's a torsion bar on there. I just use this to back up as proof.

Crank it up and you'll get lift.

mastacox

10-4, sorry for the trouble.

anthony1

iTrader: (1)

NO trouble. Just want to make sure we don't pass along wrong info ...that's all. Others have done the same to me....so, no biggie.

Sonofmayhem

go with some bj spacers, and like a 2in body, w/ a spring over in the rear or extended shackles. and just crank up your bars, or get new ones to give you a better ride.

GunNut

Thanks for all the advice everyone! I at least now know what direction to go. I'll keep you all posted on the out come.