'87 4Runner torsion rods
 

Hello all,

I installed a Rancho add-a-leaf over the weekend to try to help the sagging rear on my ’87 4Runner. The catalog said to expect about a 1” to 2” lift depending on the condition of my stock springs. Much to my surprise, when I took it off the jack stands I got about 3 ½” more lift out of it!:pat: Now the rear is sitting a lot higher than the front and I would like to try to rise to front to try to even it out a little. I’d like to find out how much I can safely crank up the torsion rods. I did loosen the lock nut and did about 4 full turns on the bolt, which seemed to help a little, but I was unsure of how far I could go.:dunno:

Thanks,

Dave

With manual hubs you can crank your T bars to about 15".
That is from the top of your wheel lip to the bottom of your fender well.

If you have the ADD setup where you don't have to lock your hubs, 13.5" to 14" is recommended.
Anymore and it puts stress on the CVs as they are turning all the time, unlike with manual hubs they don't turn until locked in.

Here is an article by Chris Geiger of All Pro Off Road adjusting his when he still had his 2nd gen.

It might be a good time to also put on some low profile bump stops to help you get a little more travel out of the front.
Cranking up the T bars shortens your travel up & down.
Low profile stops will gain some back.

You have 3 per side. In my pic here you can see two of them.
Not to hard to put on, although I had to cut one of the studs down some in order to snake it over the A arms and into the hole.

You also need to get the rig aligned within a few days after the bars settle a bit after a crank.
It throws the front end out, and that can rob you of mileage and tire life.

Hi there Dave.
I too just installed some add-a-leafs that i got from Paul.
It was kinda shocked to see how much lift you do gain.

I didn't adjust my from t-bars yet. I wanted to see if the back end would settle before adjusting the front.
It did settle a tad bit. Not to much. Haven't measured yet.
Right now it is sitting just right. I do need to adjust my headlights for they point down do to the lift:D

So maybe wait to do any other adjusting to see if you settle.

Here is a before and after:
Before
http://www.pnw4runners.net/~todd/aal/Addaleaf3.jpg
After
http://www.pnw4runners.net/~todd/aal/Addaleaf6.jpg

Thanks for the great infomation! I'll measure it tonight and see how much more I can go.

Dave