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Originally Posted by Zanz25
I'm so confused. Ball joint spacers, zuk mods. All greek to me.
I'm a Gen4 Tacoma guy who fell in love with a beautiful '86 4Runner Turbo. How do I separate the wheat from the chaff regarding suspension?
My gold turbo is 99%+ stock. I'd like to get the front/rear balance right. I understand that there was some 'sag' organic to the species.
I'm not looking for some monster lift. I'd like to keep it pretty original. How do I approach getting the truck balanced front to rear?
What are the downsides of the zuk mod? Can the frame really handle more than a few hundred pounds in the 'bed'?
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Not going to lie. The relative dearth of constructive input across multiple Gen1 forums is a bummer. It appears that there is but a handful of folks trying to revive these old school beauties.
Seems that many suspension vendors are or have discontinued production and support for these Gen1 4Runners. I really liked the look of the Ironman Offroad kit, but after a call to the company found that they are only supporting '84-85/SAS builds at this point.
I've been trying to figure out how to revive my '86 Turbo's clapped suspension. I don't want to build a rock crawler, so all the Skyjacker 4+" lifts are out.
I've kind of settled on the ARB OME 2" lift, but I can't seem to find someone who can source the parts and install under $4.8k, so I'm going it alone and afraid.
I've heard from multiple sources that purchasing from ARB can involve months of waiting for parts, so I am trying to source piece parts from multiple vendors (who claim to have parts in stock) to get the components.
I'm starting with the rear suspension since its utterly sacked. I can source the leaf springs, shocks, and bushings, but I remain concerned that I get hosed by not being able to find the greasable shackles.
Using the ARB fitment guide
ARB 4x4 Accessories - Old Man Emu International Application Catalogue | Edition 55 - Page 230-231, I'm looking at purchasing:
Leafs: ARB CS010R Old Man Emu/Dakar Leaf Spring x2
Bushings: ARB OMESB6 Old Man Emu Bushing and Bush Kit x2
Shocks: ARB 60064 Old Man Emu Nitrocharger Sport Shock x2
Shackles: ARB® OMEGS3 - OME™ Rear Leaf Spring Shackles x2
Is there something I am missing for the rear?