I've spent a lot of time googling this and not getting anywhere. I have about 1.5 inches travel left at the rear and bottoming out all the time now, even with empty truck. I had decided to order OME cs009r springs, (2"lift) but then I have read that they lift too high ( I want to stay stock height) and that they are stiff ride? Should I try add a leaf? I have rear coils out of a 3rd gen; should I try the Zuk before I spend money? I just want a good daily driver, and the rest of the truck is in great shape. Any suggestions from experienced owners would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. Jonathan

 

The ome are high and if used with stock shackle they may sit at a rough riding straight up and down angle.

I took one leave out of each and have about a 1.5 over stock shackle.

Up front I have 2 inch ball joint spacer lift.

My wheel wheels gap is 9 inches front and 10.5 in back with a soft top. 285 70 17 tires

Remove two inches from that for a rig without a 2 inch body lift.

If you're near upstate SC I have some springs I pulled apart, they still had good arch. I cleaned, painted and did an aal. Sits about 1.5 inches over stock, 2 to 2.5 if you're currently squatting.

I've never ridden a stock classic tr4 but compared to my excursion, my past fjs and lifted disco 2 it rides fine on the ome

 

Hmmmm. Thanks for you comment. And thanks for your offer, I live in the north-west though, 30 miles from the Alaska border in Canadas Yukon. Maybe I'll try to build my own pack out of springs I've got. It doesn't seem right to buy a product with a name like OME and have to modify it ....

 

The ome kit is designed to handle weight. Swing out tire carrier, Jerry can holders, ARB built bumper, secondary fuel tank and enough gear to overland for a month.


That being said its quicker to remove a rear spring from each pack than it is to readjust your ifs front suspension after cranking a torsion bar.


I have a soft top and tube rear bumper by 4x4 innovation. It has a 285 70 17 spare on the swing out tire carrier. The only thing in the back is a set of 10s in a box. With my tires and a 2 inch body lift I have about 10 inches of wheel gap in the rear, the tires will will hit the bump stops even with 1.5 inch wheel spacers before eating a fender.

My only issue is these leaf packs don't flex well because they are so stiff. Chevy springs would be better for the off road enthusiast


T these ome springs are stiff.

 

I'm running 63" Chevy springs on my 88. (not a 4Runner though) I bought the U-bolt flip kit and rear shackle mount and fabbed my own front mount and shackles. You can buy complete Chevy spring swap kits if you prefer. What a difference in ride and flex compared to the short stiff stock springs. I did play around with the spring pack to get it how I wanted. Springs are cheap and easy to find. Well ,where I live anyway.

Had a new 86 4Runner that sagged the rear springs out. Had the original springs re-arched and it was back to the original stiff ride. When they sagged out again we bought so called stock replacement springs. Rode like a stink bug for 6 months and then back to the normal stiff ride. Wish the Chevy spring swap was known back then.

 

Well I'll see if I can find 63" springs, this sounds like a very realistic option I had not considered. Looks like they may fill the 'stock ride height' and 'ride quality top priority' bill!

Thanks, Jonathan

 

My 1987 sagged in the back, and the P.O. had but aluminum blocks at the rear to compensate. Worked, but created a few other not-so-good issues.
So I got a set of OME springs. As close to stock as I could.
They raised the back more than I liked, and made the ride rough as heck. I could have raised the front torsion bars, but that would have just put stress on the upper ball joints, and made the ride even rougher.
So I pulled them and disassembled. I then dragged out my oem spring packs and did the same. I removed the second longest leaf from the OME and swapped out the equivalent leaf in the OEM pack. I installed the original OEM packs back on the vehicle, now with one new leaf. It's now only slightly higher than stock, and the ride is vastly better over the OME .
So, I took an expensive and convoluted path to essentially add a leaf spring.
I know people rave about OME, and the price is attractive. Just too stiff for my liking.