Interesting notes:
When I originally bought the vehicle it appeared virtually level. After inspection I couldn’t find any aftermarket suspension parts front or rear. I used the runner to tow a 18.5’ 3500-ish lb boat every weekend and wasn’t fond of the back sitting lower than the front. So I installed 1.5” daystar spacers in the rear.
So all before measurements are completely stock suspension with a 1.5” daystar spacer in the rear:
Both ground to fender and hub to fender measurements included. Hub to fender measurements are harder to get accurately, but help others that don’t have same size tires, etc … Therefore, all calculations are done with ground to fender measurements directly through the center axis of the hub.
Pre measurements taken with 1/4 tank of gas, post taken with a full tank.
legend:
g-f = ground to fender
h-f = hub to fender
Pre PTR13-35140; stock with daystar 1.5" rear spacers:
LF g-f: 35 1/8”
LF h-f: 20 1/2”
RF g-f: 35 1/2”
RF h-f: 20 5/8”
LR g-f: 37 3/8”
LR h-f: 22 1/4”
RR g-f: 37 3/4”
RR h-f: 22 3/4”
Post PTR 13-35140 and Moog FJ rear springs:
LF g-f: 35 3/8”
LF h-f: 20 5/8”
RF g-f: 35 5/8”
RF h-f: 20 7/8”
LR g-f: 37 1/2”
LR h-f: 22 5/8”
RR g-f: 37 3/4”
RR h-f: 22 3/4”
Left Lean Pre PTR13-35140:
Front: 1/8 “
Rear: 3/8 “
Left Lean Post PTR 13-35140:
Front: 1/4”
Rear: 1/4”
Lift per corner:
LF: 1/4”
RF: 1/8”
LR: 1/8”
RR: None
Overall I’m very happy. I was looking for an improvement in driving dynamics and to replace the old and very tired stock suspension, not a lift.
The fact that stock fj rear springs are pretty much equal in height to my original sr5 springs with a 1.5” spacer, speaks volumes to how trashed my original setup was.
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