Lift/wheels/tires on 93 4runner, rear axle shift

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4RunnerTroop

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Well, new to the forum and to T4R's. Bought to use as second vehicle for hunting and minor trail. Was completely stock, but thanks to all the information on here recently installed the following:
- 4Crawler ball joint spacers
- Front differential drop bracket
- Front sway bar drop bracket
- Cranked torsion bars
- Pro Comp 4" rear lift coil spring
- 4Crawler Panhard Drop Bracket
- Brake pro portioning valve bracket
- Skyjacker shocks on all corners
- Pro Comp steel wheels
- 33x12.5x15 mud terrains

Happy with the lift, wheels, and tires. However, even with the panhard bar drop bracket the rear axle is shifted approximately 1/2" to passengers side. I am not sure if I need a bit longer drop bracket or go with adjustable panhard bar!? Also, there seems to be a slight rake. However, the measurements to the wheel wells are all the same.

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good looking vehicle, I would give the springs some time to settle. will fix your rake issue and might just be enough to fix the axle placement. if it's only fractions of an inch off it wont effect the ride that much anyway. take into consideration costs, if you ever do anything to the rear suspension (be it links or leaf springs) you will be cutting off the factory 4 link parts anyway and will not likely be able to use the $300 panhard bar, it would be much easier to unbolt the $50 panhard drop and stick it in the classified then to hassle trying to sell the panhard bar. even if you don't plan on any major modifications like that, you could spend $50 vs. $300 for the same out come, just be sure to let your springs settle to their final ride height (the procomps will settle substantially) measure how far over the axle is and use the calculation that they have on 4crawler to see how much longer you need the bracket to be.
 
RobMills, thank you for the compliment and information. I figured the ProComp springs would settle and heard will eventually sag. They were a temporary and cheap solution until I can find FJ coils locally. I plan on a SAS and leafs in the rear in a couple years, but wanted to temporarily scratch the itch, so to speak. For what I am currently using it for; the small lift and suspension will work. I am still learning in regards to 4runners and suspension options. I have had lifted trucks before, but admittingly were street queens and didn't see much offroad/trails.
 
For what it's worth, the rear wheel wells are slightly smaller. When the truck is level, there should be a little less distance from hub to fender in back. Let your new springs settle in over the next couple months, and then if you're still unhappy with how it sits you can adjust the torsion bars to raise or lower the front to match the rear better.
 
I also had the 'rear axle shift" issue after installing med duty OME's. 4crawler's drop bracket helped some, but after I put 33" KM2's on factory wheels (previous setup was 265/75/16 on DC1's) I noticed it wanted to wander sometimes. Lifetime alignment at F'stone turned out to be good investment, but no matter how many times they did it, the rear shift made it impossible for the rear track to follow exactly behind front track. The solution I found was an adjustable track bar from Sky. It was around $150. I ditched the drop bracket and played with the adjustable one until it was fairly true. Another alignment trip (this time with custom camber specs), and it tracks straight and doesn't wander. Also, the KM2's are wearing evenly now....no more round shoulders. Sorry to be so long, but I wanted to let you know my related issue from A to Z. G/L
 
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