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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Madison, WI
Age: 53
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Location: Madison, WI
Age: 53
Posts: 105
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Help: FJ front springs swap, sizes?
I am in the middle of the FJ spring/Bilstein 5100 swap. I bought my FJ springs from ebay in December, allegedly for 07-12 FJ. I am fully aware that the driver's side is taller and different than passenger's. However, I am noticing that one of them has the same color, number of coils and coil diameter as the one I see in my 4Runner passenger side, which is still installed. The other FJ one, which I think is the driver's is taller and the wire is of larger diameter.
This is what I have allegedly from a FJ 07-12:
Pink(or purple) and gray, 14 1/4" tall, 9 coils, coil diameter: 0.675"
Pink(or purple) and orange, 13 7/8", 8 coils, coil diameter: 0.650"
I wonder if I got screwed and was sold one FJ and one 4Runner spring. I already took down the driver's side, and I was thinking of installing it before starting on the passenger's side. However, I am going to take down the passenger side to have the springs side by side, but from what it looks now, the passenger's side seem the same.
Any thoughts???? I don't want to install these springs to find out later that my 4Runner is tilted. Any one knows if the coil diameter of the FJs should be the same on each side or different? Can somebody please quickly measure these diameters and let me know.
Edit: I took off the passenger's side. There is a slight difference. First, pardon my color blindness, but the "FJ" springs seem pink/gray and pink/orange, or maybe purple instead of pink (see pic below and help me). I originally thought they were blue/gray and blue/orange. My 4runner passenger side spring appears blue/orange, so there is a difference in color. Since it took me so little time to take off the passenger side I will go ahead and install the allegedly FJ springs. However, if someone has the coil diameters please let me know.
Thank you.
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2008 4Runner SR5 V8 4wd with 5100 Bilstein (1.75") and FJ springs; FJ wheels
Before: 1999 5-Speed SR5 4Runner
1994 5-Speed SR5 4Runner
1987 Land Cruiser FJ70
1979 Land Cruiser FJ40
Last edited by tony_4r; 07-10-2013 at 03:27 PM.
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