Im thinking about doing an SAS in phases to minimize the "lump sum" cost and spread out the downtime. For the first phase, I was thinking of having the the All-Pro rear leaf conversion installed.

Ok, Heres the question... With the longer 56" All-Pro leaf springs and the 5100 Bilsteins that come with the kit, would I be able to remove a leaf or shackle and adjust the shocks somehow to keep the rear height at or a little higher than the stock position and keep the stock driveshaft untill I get the front axle in and finish off the SAS?
Thanks in advance,
Josh

 

They have 3, 4 and 5 inch lift leafs. Why not go for the 3" lift model. I doubt you'd need a longer DS, since there are some running that much lift with coils and stock DS.

 

You'd be buying leaves twice, once to stay at the current height and once to match the swap.

Shocks, unless they are air, do not control ride height.

If you are concerned about cost and time, get some AP links with low lift coils, then swap to longer coils and shocks when you swap the front axle.

I am not sold on rear leaves. I am also not sold on lengthening the links but leaving them in the stock location.

 

I'm pretty much done with SAS except the ARB air line.
I did it in phases. I first bought everthing that I needed. I prep the front axle first. Welded the front hanger, drill holes for the shackles with IFS still attached.
I kept coil in the rear, use Allpro upper and lower links. started out with OME683 and end with OME 680. The rear is easy. I don't weld so it's nice to have the everything welded ahead of time. I welded the shock hoops after the sas.

BTw, you need to replace both d-shaft with front pre86 d-shaft cause of the vibration. The front I end up going with High Angle driveline, the rear I had the junkyard d-shaft lengthen.

 

There's little question that longer leafs are superior to the 2nd gen 4runner coil setup especially if you try to do a 4" or larger lift. Just ask all the guys who've done it and broken upper control arms, upper control arm mounts or ripper the upper control bracket off the housing. Plus you can go anymore than 4" (from lift kits that I've seen) with the coil lifts.