Monroe Adjustable Shocks for Rear End Sagging 1st Gen
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Quatre Coureur
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When I turn my Ranchos up to the highest setting(for towing), the rear does sit a little higher, however it kills the ride once I unhook the trailer. Its really stiff. If your rear end is sagging then shocks won't fix it. Get new or re-arched spring packs. Then add some good shocks.
BigBluePile
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Search "Zuk mod"
Stiffing your shocks doesnt not adjust ride height
Stiffing your shocks doesnt not adjust ride height
KidVermicious
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Surf, the Zukmod would be ideal for you. I took mine off because it was hurting my articulation, but I actually really liked the way it rode on the street. I used a 14" 125 pound coil and it rode a little higher than the 1.5" balljoint spacers in front, if I were you I'd go with a pair of 100 pound Black Magic coils and a set of balljoint spacers, then relax the torsion bars to match the slightly lower rear and I'll bet you it rides like a Cadillac. 
The right way would be new springs, either stock or OME, but a zukmod and spacers will run you well under $200, look good, and ride well on the street. That'd be my choice.
The right way would be new springs, either stock or OME, but a zukmod and spacers will run you well under $200, look good, and ride well on the street. That'd be my choice.
fourwd1
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A shock absorbers job is to control rebound, not support the weight of the vehicle, that's the springs job.
Goocherrific
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I always wanted to try the airlift 1000
panzertank27
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rubber spacers on coil springs
i had sag in my rear end .on my 94 but it has coil springs and i put in rubber spacers between the coils (added about 1 inch and stiffened up the ride abit) cheap diy fix but dont know much about consiquences, would love if anybody could tell me the pro's and con's of this cheap fix.
i had sag in my rear end
.on my 94 but it has coil springs and i put in rubber spacers between the coils (added about 1 inch and stiffened up the ride abit) cheap diy fix but dont know much about consiquences, would love if anybody could tell me the pro's and con's of this cheap fix.
fourwd1
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i had sag in my rear end
It doesn't fix anything, it's an inexpensive band-aid.
The real cure is new springs.
KidVermicious
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Southwest Speed sells coils on Ebay, that's where most guys go. Lots of guys use ... XJ? I think XJ coils, some kinda jeep coil anyway. You want a 14" coil between 100 and 150 pounds, depending, and if you don't wanna do any serious fab then you want one that'll slip inside the upper bumpstop after you cut it short. The Black Magic coils from Southwest Speed fit that bill perfectly.
Check out a couple of cool writeups on Toyota Gear Installs, that's ZUK's website.
Please note that the Zukmod is absolutely a bandaid, and if you're any wheeling anything more technical than a fire trail or graded dirt, you're not going to like it. It will severely limit flex in the rear - my '86 had better flex with it's IFS front than the zuk-modded rear, that's how much it sucks. But if your rig is a pavement pounder with no more than occasional dirt duty, it's a nice inexpensive solution.
i had sag in my rear end
Specifically, what you've done is stiffen the spring rate at the expense of spring travel. The more room springs have to absorb force, the softer the ride will be without sacrificing load capacity. When springs get tired, they sag. This hurts load capacity (causing the truck to sit lower) and hurts spring travel, causing the ride to get harsher. By adding coil spacers, you've effectively put the truck higher in relation to the springs, but you haven't addressed what was causing the truck to sit low in the first place - the ride is worse, if anything, and it's still going to sit on the bumpstops if you load anything in back.
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fourwd1
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Got it done this weekend, much better ride pretty level now also.
All I see is trees.
How about a pic of your truck.
I did my job well then!!
Menel
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Surf89
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Seconded.
procomp (I think) Add-a-leaf + Bilstein HDs. Rides good.
Yep. Gonna go down that route. Permanent fix aswell.
Ur truck looks sweet !
Seconded.
procomp (I think) Add-a-leaf + Bilstein HDs. Rides good.
Probably the best way to go if someone is on a budget! I'd like to upgrade my shocks eventually; I think the current ones are Rancho? All I know is that they're red, white and rusty haha. Would like to get some OMEs in the future.
How are your front leafs? Are they basically flat or inverted? Hah, I'm pretty sure mine are nearing the point of being inverted. I feel EVERY little bump in the road; great fun!
Menel
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Thanks
I miss her. That pic from Jan. She's garaged getting some work done =\
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?t=135163
Menel
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Probably the best way to go if someone is on a budget! I'd like to upgrade my shocks eventually; I think the current ones are Rancho? All I know is that they're red, white and rusty haha. Would like to get some OMEs in the future.
How are your front leafs? Are they basically flat or inverted? Hah, I'm pretty sure mine are nearing the point of being inverted. I feel EVERY little bump in the road; great fun!
Close to flat, if not flat.
I think the add a leaf lifted them some, the entire truck. It was noticeably different getting in and out of cab after them. Also makes the tires look a bit smaller =\. Stock size. Maybe I shoulda done 31's... Oh well maybe next time.
You can see fronts here. This was taken while clutch in progress, still waiting on Marlin rebuilt.
Maybe they are a tad inverted. gah, can't tell, perspective is weird.
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