Greetings all--it's great to have found this excellent forum.

I'm extremely fond of my '94 Pickup (22re), bought it in '96 and have enjoyed learning to work on it--my previous cars have all been '60s Volvos so fuel injection has been an eye-opener--most recently I replaced the clutch with a factory unit and have been satisfied thus far.

Since I bought the truck, though, I've been annoyed by the sagging rear end. The previous owner installed overload coils which allow me to load the truck pretty heavily (I am a woodworker and contractor) but I've had it with the droop. What are my best options to acheive a 2" rear lift, along with increased carrying capacity and a reasonably good ride? I'd like to ditch the overload coils if possible.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer--Nate

 

I had Monroe? air shocks in my '86 2wd Toyota truck. With the bed empty and 120 PSI in the shocks, the rear end was WAY high. I could load quite a bit on there and it would still be level. For instance, in the winter, I would fill the bed with cut-up railroad ties for traction in the snow, which was a fair amount of weight. I also had helper springs on it. It came that way when I bought it. The ride was "harsh" even after I removed the helper springs. So if you do get some type of air shocks, your ride may suffer. The normal range for those air shocks was 20-120 PSI, whatever made the truck level.