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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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coil spring spacers question....

Hi everyone, can you buy a 3 or 4 inch coil spring spacer, or 2 inch is the max? I can't find bigger that 2 inch....
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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Coil wil go boom. You will go pow. Truck will go crash.


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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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hahaha good reply
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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im not sure about spacing 4runner coils, but my taco has had a 3" revtek spacer lift on for years with out any problems. and yea its been jumped in the dunes a few times.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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ok, the reason why I'm asking is because my 4runner has a saggy butt so I have been searching and reading treads where people have put 2 or 2.5 inch spacers with new coil springs; however, I can still see a little bit of sag on the runners. I want mine to be a little high on the rear than the front. I dont have a lot of money to buy a lift kit. spacers and coil springs would run me like $300 or less. here is a couple pics. what do you guys think is my best cheap way to do this project.

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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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You don't have coils up front is the reason for the difference from the 95 4Runner to a Tacoma. Different suspension.

You need Ball Joint Spacers and some rear coils.

These 2" lift kits work well and are affordable.
http://www.wabfab.org/IFS-Lift-Kits/...-products.html

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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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ok guys, can anyone recommend me where to get my new rear coil springs and spacers to fix my saggy end. thank you
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Wabbit just did???

go to the junkyard...get a set of LC80 coils..swap em in with longer shocks..get a set of BJ spacers for the front.


no more sag.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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I dont want to touch the front suspention and I dont have the time to go to junkyards looking for LC80 coils. I want to get new 2" inch rear coil springs and 2" spacers. I have search and see a lot of different websites so I would like someone to recommend me where to get this parts. now hey wabbit, do you sell this two items.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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2" spacers should fix that sag?

it should bring it right back to around stock height.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Oh come on! He gave you the freakin link!
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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And if you want rake to it like you said, get some land cruiser coils. It takes a whole hour to go there, ask them/look in thier yard, and go home and drink a beer.

Or keep an eye out for a set on here. They come up often.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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i know right 2door...he gave the link? lmfao

if ya get cruiser coils....it'll be like a funny car. REAL high in the back...real low in the front.

that's why i suggested some BJ spacers to even it out.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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thank you guys but I dont understand why I need the spacers on front when all I want to do is lift my back an inch higher than the front. I'll check on the land cruiser coils. now what year of landcruiser should I ask for? mine is a 95.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Read through the 2nd gen 4runners lift guide, there are tons of set ups so you can choose what you like.
Any year of fj80 coils will work. There are tons of threads on them too.
Good luck!
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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thank you 2doorrunner for the link.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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norcal707 i have oem coils out of my 4runner, they Don't sag, i just found a good deal on fj coils and couldn't pass it up. if your interested i can let them go for cheap.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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hey just call me smithy, how much do you want? also I took the timing belt cover of the engine you sold me and found out the timing belt was cut,
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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I think 2.5 spacers alone will give you a little bit of rake. If not, turn down the torsion bars.
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