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Sep 1, 2007 | 12:19 PM

wardriver

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From: 26.3 road miles from the AT (VA)

Good bye rear sag

I picked up my 95 4runner to be my daily driver about a month or so ago...It had some minor issues including the famous rear sag. It looked funny, didn't ride too well and bottomed out when I put anything in the back. I picked up some Moog progressive springs from RockAuto.com and put them in today. ($55 shipped after a $15 rebate.)

I put in $7 4 inch spring spacers until I could get the springs in...they did...well...like a $7 band-aid. Looked better, but still wasn't fixed

Before with 4 inch rubber spacers...

The Moog spring is on the right. It is a bit shorter, but it is a much beefier spring.

Here it is with the new springs installed. I also decided while I had the air tools out to go ahead and take the stock running boards off and give the dirty parts a Krylon quick clean...

With my other set of tires and no weight in the back...

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Sep 1, 2007 | 12:23 PM

wardriver

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From: 26.3 road miles from the AT (VA)

"Good by rear sag"?????? What the heck is my deal with spelling these days? Oh well...no excuse for it...just a product of a NC public education.

Sep 1, 2007 | 01:02 PM

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looks good. i like the look without the running boards. i took mine off, and what a mud holder they were. i am surprised i did not have rust on the lower front fenders. did the new spring stiffen the ride any?

Sep 1, 2007 | 05:55 PM

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Actually no...it does not ride stiff at all. And actually, there is about 100 pounds of stuff behind the rear axle in these pictures. I took it out once I got a chance and took it on the highway...rides great. No complaints from me.

Sep 2, 2007 | 07:09 AM

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From: NW Ark on wooded ten acres...Ozarks at large!

Looks nice and level.

I just put some of those "band aid" spacers in my wife's station wagon to help when hauling loads. They did nothing for lift, and atleast one....that I know of....came out the next day on her way home coming down our bumpy rural driveway. I found it in the road the next night coming home from work. Atleast they were cheap....keyword being CHEAP.

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Sep 2, 2007 | 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by wardriver

"Good by rear sag"?????? What the heck is my deal with spelling these days? Oh well...no excuse for it...just a product of a NC public education.

I have a vowel for sale cheap if you're interested...LOL

Seriously though sweet looking 95 wardriver... you might want to get a set of flaps for the front soon though they will stop a lot of crud from getting thrown up on the front door sills... if the little lady gets her dress/stockings muddy you'll hear about it... don't ask me how I know...
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