Ok heres the deal im trying to figure out if i should just make spacers for my rear springs to level out the runner...

or

should i just go ahead and save up to by newer/stiffer springs with a better spring rate then factory?

The reason why i am asking is because it seems like to me buying new springs will be the best option for more performance when wheeling rather than sticking a spacer on top of the spring turned down on the lathe..

let me know what ya think

 

I'm assuming you are talking about coil springs.
Buy new coils.

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they have some spacers on ebay for 80 to 100 or make some, if u decide to make some that are about 2 ins or more let me know i would also like a set, now if u plan on raising it up more then 3 ins yes i would buy some other springs.

 

when buying new coil springs theres the question of too stiff or too soft. whats the average spring rate guys are running on there rigs? guessing mediums?

 

i would think he's talking about leaf springs, not coils... just swapped put new old man emu 2" lift spring lift w/greasable shackles... sweet... your stock leaves are sagging, sitting lower than they used to and is eating up your travel... with spacers you will maintain this shorter travel just further from the bed...

 

He's talking about coils. I don't know the spring rate offhand for the Old Man Emu's I have, they're the medium, though. They're a bit stiffer than stock but longer and progressive(spring gets harder to compress the more it's compressed).

I went with new springs to improve the ride, seeing as I haul stuff fairly often in mine. Practically live out of it sometimes, actually.

The advantage of spacers is that you know you're getting x" of lift, where new springs will have to settle and with the amount your old ones have settled, 2" lift springs could net you more like 3.5". On 4Runners it's not like you're going to limit your compression with the spacer because the bumpstops in the back will stop uptravel long before the spring is totally compressed, and the droop is limited by the links, not the coils. My suggestion is OME springs and shocks. It's what I did and love it. If you go the spacer route, I'd still get the OME shocks. I ran mine with the stock springs for awhile, and it rode really well then, too, just lower.

 

OP: helps to say what Generation or Year 4runner you are talking about since this folder covers both rear leaf and rear coil spring suspensions.
We can help out but most of us have cracked crystal balls

 

why not just find a set of LC coils and drop those in?

 

ya they are def coils and its a 93 sr5 model. i was looking at getting the OME mediums. with the LC coils dont you have to change some bracketing or do they drop right in?