1st gen IFS 4Runner passenger side lean
#1
1st gen IFS 4Runner passenger side lean
I've been reading all kinds of threads and trying to use this search engine finding a whole lot of nothing and I'm getting impatient with myself.
When I first bought my 1987 4runner with IFS, it had a wicked lean to the passenger side that seemed to be originating in the front but effects the entire passenger side.
I replaced the body mounts and ball joints all the way around. No change. Frame seems good.
What am I missing here?
A friend passed me on Mount Baker highway and said it was a frightening sight.
When I first bought my 1987 4runner with IFS, it had a wicked lean to the passenger side that seemed to be originating in the front but effects the entire passenger side.
I replaced the body mounts and ball joints all the way around. No change. Frame seems good.
What am I missing here?
A friend passed me on Mount Baker highway and said it was a frightening sight.
#2
Went through the same on mine, same side too, I read to adjust the torsion bars, it helped a little. Turns out I had a broken rear, yes rear, leaf spring. Check it out.
Last edited by boxer.fan; Oct 4, 2013 at 04:58 AM.
#4
I just measured the distance between the rear shackles and the tow hitch and measured 9 and 1/4 inches on one side and about 10 inches on the other. The spring looks fine to me... the u-bolts aren't straight though. What does tis tell you?
#7
You ought to be able to tell whether the center bolt is broken by close examination of the center hole in the spring perch and the center hole in the u bolt clamping plate. Make a comparison of what you see to what the other side looks like if necessary.
Could be a broken spring leaf too, sometimes they are hard to spot if its not the main leaf thats bad.
Could be a broken spring leaf too, sometimes they are hard to spot if its not the main leaf thats bad.
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