im wanting to fix the sag in the rear and i know this has been discused a million times but the search is janked and i was wondering wheres the cheapest place i can get a set of downey coils, or if there are any other brands that you prefer over them please throw them out. Sorry to bring this topic back up.:pat:

 

man this forums alive this thread has been on here 5 minutes and its already almost at the bottom. Anyone i know you people have new coils.

 

I went with the Downey 1.5" HD coils and it fixed my sag and now my rig is sittin PERFECTLY flat!

It was mid 300's, installation included...im sure there are cheaper ones but I have no experience with those.

Good luck man!

Fink

 

keep in mind id be cheaper if you installed it yourself . its not too hard. i think , if i remember correctly, you can get the coils direct from downey for 170 or so.....but dont quote me on that. might wanna talk with mike at extreme offroad

 

All Pro Off Road has them for $119 new. Just fyi. My preference would be AP over Downey. Just my opinion.

Good luck!

 

I got mine from Downey direct for 170 + shipping. It turns out the total price was only 221 including installation. I dunno where I got 300+ from...

Good luck,

Fink

 

Wild Yoats-

I just gotta reply...you are the sh**! Killer rides you have there. Educate the rest of us...peace.

Billy

 

hey all

i needa to fix my rear also but when i look on www.downeyoff-road.com i cant find any 1.5 HD coils.
where do i find those and do i install them ontop of mine now? or replace them fully?

 

Cheapest Downey coils are gonna come from Downey, they won't let anyone else sell them. Now, cheapest coils probably come from someone else since in my experience, Downey is overpriced and underqualitied (is that a word? Who cares?).

 

I know of at least one other place that sells Downey Coils.

I have yet to have a problem with my HDs and I'm sure there is many others that haven't had any problems with theirs either.

With the coils, you get the coils, two drop brackets, and an extended brake line. For $170 + shipping, that doesn't sound like too bad a deal to me.

 

What does a pair of 91 - 97 Fj80 coils cost?
On the allpro site they sell a 5.5" coil that fits the 4Runners. They say "Origionaly designed for 1991 - 1997 FJ-80 land cruisers, these coils also do a great job of lifting 4Runners too. Provides 5.5" of rear lift. $149 pair." Now wouldn't factory Fj80 coils give you 1.5" of lift. Or is this what Downey sells as there own?
If they did have the abillity to build there own then why wouldn't they have more lift options like 3,4 or 5"

 

Downey does not let other people sell their items? Hmmm

Anyhow, keep in mind that price of $170 for the kit was their old pricing...A couple months ago they went through an increase so you are bound to spend a little more on the Downey's regardless if you get them through Downey or a dealer.

As far as spring quality, I have never had any complaints on their 1.5" HD coils, everyone seems to be very pleased with them.

Mike

 

I have been running the Downey HDs since spring of '99.
http://pnw4runners.com/tech/downey.jpg

Zero sag from them after all these years, and one of the best mods to "adjust" the attitude and altitude of your saggy rig.

I got mine from my local www.central4wd.com
And no, they are not listed on their site.

 

ok, but with this is there anyway to level out the front without IFS or SAS? just curious.. What all would I need for the FJ-80 coils?

 

Just got off the phone with Central 4WD and the guy said the Downey Kit is 159.99 will take roughly a week to get here (Tennessee) and is about $25 for shipping all the way out here. Sounds good for me. I'll likely buy them tomorrow when i get a chance.

 

Actually i think they are on the site now:

http://www.central4wd.com/store/itemdetail.asp?ID=8700

Those kinda look different from in the Downey catalog with the limiting straps (i guess) and everything. I'm sure someone with the Downey's can clear it up...

 

I had the same concern, but it seems Flygenstein leveled his out fairly nicely just by cranking the tbars. There are a few others who have done the same, but I don't remember their names.

 

wildyoats do the allpro coils come with the brake lines and brackets and all. OR do i even need them.

 

You definitely need them... buying them serparate (if the AllPro doesnt come with them) is more than getting the whole Downey kit when its all said and done. Does anyone know if that link i posted above from Central 4WD the Normal HD coils from Downey? They look different for some reason.

 

anyone know if the allpro's come with brake line extension and brackets.