Best kit for sagging rear on a 2nd gen 4Runner?

Got the MOOGS put in today. Gave me an inch just need to crank the torsion bars down some. PO must have cranked them up because no way the front is stock height and there aren’t any lift components. Never even looked at the control arms until Friday and they are angled down quite a bit. Are there spacers out there for the MOOGS? I would like to get another 1/2” to an inch if I could.

4Reak, the springs were stock.
 
Got the MOOGS put in today. Gave me an inch just need to crank the torsion bars down some. PO must have cranked them up because no way the front is stock height and there aren’t any lift components. Never even looked at the control arms until Friday and they are angled down quite a bit. Are there spacers out there for the MOOGS? I would like to get another 1/2” to an inch if I could.

4Reak, the springs were stock.


Awesome! Glad you got it done and seem content!

As far as spacer options, having those MOOGS round on top really f's things up. I tried using the spacers I have with them and because they aren't truly flat, it started cocking the spring at a very unpleasant angle and looked like the spring was gonna shoot out as I began putting weight back onto the springs. That's why I couldn't use that combo. Of course you could create some sort of retaining device with hose clamps or metal or whatever but it began to not be worth the work for me and that's why I went with heavy duty OME springs and upper ball joint spacers in front and never looked back. But I digress.

You could scour the net and see what you find. I just know my particular spacers worked great on stock springs but would not work safely or effectively on the MOOGS. Therefore, if your set on keeping the MOOGS in place (which is a damn fine idea!) my spare spacers wouldn't work with them. And they're 2" anyhow.

Post up pictures when you get it dialed!

Mine at 32" tires, fully loaded with all my usual off roading supplies (tools, parts, gear, food). Sits about level when loaded. Slight rake when static.

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Awesome! Glad you got it done and seem content!

As far as spacer options, having those MOOGS round on top really f's things up. I tried using the spacers I have with them and because they aren't truly flat, it started cocking the spring at a very unpleasant angle and looked like the spring was gonna shoot out as I began putting weight back onto the springs. That's why I couldn't use that combo. Of course you could create some sort of retaining device with hose clamps or metal or whatever but it began to not be worth the work for me and that's why I went with heavy duty OME springs and upper ball joint spacers in front and never looked back. But I digress.

You could scour the net and see what you find. I just know my particular spacers worked great on stock springs but would not work safely or effectively on the MOOGS. Therefore, if your set on keeping the MOOGS in place (which is a damn fine idea!) my spare spacers wouldn't work with them. And they're 2" anyhow.

Post up pictures when you get it dialed!

Mine at 32" tires, fully loaded with all my usual off roading supplies (tools, parts, gear, food). Sits about level when loaded. Slight rake when static.

ee85bc20f4b732925fb30738701132c3.jpg

Nice looking rig. I will try and get a pic of mine posted tomorrow. And one of these day (not anytime in the near future) I would like to do the 3.4 and manual swap.
 
Still have to lower the front a little.
 

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Looks really good! Actually looks down a bit in front to me from that picture. Be careful with the optical illusions of the 2nd gen's: the wheel wells in front are like an inch or more higher than the rear. (Use the horizontal body line across the doors as a reference). The rear wheel wells are lower than it, fronts are higher. Tends to throw off the eye a bit.

Overall, looks really good! Ready for 32" or 33" tires!
 

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