I would do the BJ spacer, cruiser coil, new shocks and brackets

 

Yeah, I think I'm going to go that route but I don't want that difference it the height of the rear and front.

So.. what should I do in the rear to get a level lift.. or close to one. (Should I cut the cruiser coils or get downey coils?)

Thanks.

 

go with the bj spacers and cruiser coils...the picture that i posted is a picture of my car after new coils but no bj spacers

 

Oh, ok. Do you have a pic of it with the BJ spacers???

 

the only one i have is my avatar, let me see if i can find it on photobucket real quick

 

Rub where/when ?


Fred

 

that's the only picture I have

 

are you talking about the rear sway bar or the panhard bar ?
If you're truely talking about the rear panhard bar, the the "couple of guys" on the board and the people at some shops that you talked to, are simply idiots.
And the fact that you state:
kinda puts you in the same boat.
Suggesting that running without the rear panhard bar attached is safe is like saying that it's safe to run without the upper (or lower) control arms attached.

If you're truely talking about the panhard bar are you talking about it NOT being attached, or simply not having a drop bracket for it (which, BTW, is the absolutely wrong way to relocate the panhard bar anyway).



Fred

 

Schweet thread guys.
I'm in the same boat as you SMOD,
Looking to do new coil lift on my 4r and didn't have an exact idea what to do.

 

Yeah that looks a lot better and looks like it isn't a really big difference. So I think I will go with that.

Did you get the cruiser coils that one is a little longer than the other?? (If so, did you cut it a lil to compensate for the 1/4 inch difference?)

Thanks
Your info, 94runner is really helping.

 

Yeah, I'm wondering about that "no panhard" thing. It seems like your ass would be swimming all over the place just driving straight down the road, not to mention trying to turn.

 

How should the panhard bar be relocated if a drop bracket isn't the right way?

 

i never said it was safe, i said it was not really that UNsafe....and i did drive around without it for a year and both me and my car are still around without any problems stemming for the panhard bar (track bar) being REMOVED COMPLETELY...o and you're right they are idiots, and some of them have some of the nicest 2nd and 3rd gen 4runners on the board

 

Put the longer one on the pass side due to the gas tank, it will be almost level across that way and buy new longer shocks and a panhard drop bracket. I have heard that some have been fine with the brake line as it is without lengthening it.

If you can't afford a new longer brake line, just go to the JY and grab a stock brakeline and add it to yours. That is what mine is, two stock brake lines.

 

Awesome! Great info. This is what I've been waiting for. Ok, I will check out some brake lines, shocks, and brackets.

Does anyone have any of these things for sale???

 

No my rear end wasn't moving anywhere. You may read or think you know that it isn't safe and you may think you know that not having the panhard bar attached is like not having upper and lower control arms attached but it isn't the same. I ran it that way for a year, no issues. I didn't think it was safe at first but I didn't have the time and frankly didn't care cause after I had driven so many miles for so many months I practically forgot it wasn't even back there.

edit: Also, I was letting him know that there is someone else out there that has run the same setup that he was talking about without buying the drop bracket and had no problems in doing so. I never said it was safe, I said it wasn't really that unsafe. And I also recommended he finish the whole job and not just half of the job.

 

Smod, if you haven't already, type "cruiser coils shocks" into the search field and do some reading.

Here's a good thread to start with.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...thread-105110/

Smod, I don't care what 94runner says and what worked for him. No matter what, reconnect your panhard bar. Even if you aren't able to get the drop bracket right away, reconnect it and then add the bracket later. Your axle will be shifted over to the pass side but will be much safer than not running one at all.

 

What do you mean "shifted over to the pass. side"?

(sry noob status begs the question)

 

I'm outta this one. Too many wanna be rocket scientist
Y'all have fun playing in the sand box.





Fred

 

As you increase the distance between the frame and the axle (rear in this case) by using longer coils, or coil spacers, whatever, without either lengthening the panhard bar or relocating it. the angle of the panhard bar increase and that pulls the axle over to one side.

Spend a few minutes under your vehicle, looking around, and try to picture the changes that occur when you increase the distance between the frame and axle.




Fred