85 Toyota Pickup

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I got a 85 toyota pickup and I want to lift it. What is teh best lift I can get for it but still cheap. Thanks
 
toy rears up front, make your own front hanger, 63" chevy's in the rear. i came out less that 200$ for all that, with shocks and all. Just a little work... ~3-6 inches of lift, according to how you want/build your hanger, & how long your shakles are. Search pirate4x4.com everything you need to do this is here
http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=459180
 
toyotafreak said:
toy rears up front, make your own front hanger, 63" chevy's in the rear. i came out less that 200$ for all that, with shocks and all. Just a little work... ~3-6 inches of lift, according to how you want/build your hanger, & how long your shakles are. Search pirate4x4.com everything you need to do this is here
http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=459180
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very easy fab, just weld on new hangers. you can leave your rear spring hangers in place, and weld on new shackle hangers for extra wheelbase.
 
I, too am thinking of using some tax refund money to lift my '84. My question is when using the rears up front, what do you do about the sag in the rear springs. Mine are almost flat. Do you have them re-arched or just throw 'em on there?
 
rattlecanpaint said:
My question is when using the rears up front, what do you do about the sag in the rear springs. Mine are almost flat. Do you have them re-arched or just throw 'em on there?
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I had good luck doing the helper-coil trick, known on 4x4wire as zok-coils.
Basically slip some stock TJ coils between the upper bump stops and the leaf spring. I netted about 2" this way and it ride much better.
Here's an example:
http://www.gearinstalls.com/dc.htm
a pic of mine drooping before I put the tire and weight back on it:
awww.4rtoy.rewazule.com_Pics_zuk_coils_Coil_droop.jpg
 
RatLabGuy said:
I had good luck doing the helper-coil trick, known on 4x4wire as zok-coils.
Basically slip some stock TJ coils between the upper bump stops and the leaf spring. I netted about 2" this way and it ride much better.
Here's an example:
http://www.gearinstalls.com/dc.htm
a pic of mine drooping before I put the tire and weight back on it:
awww.4rtoy.rewazule.com_Pics_zuk_coils_Coil_droop.jpg
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really?
 
also keep in mind that steering is going to be a concern, consider cross-over steering. with rears up front, you almost have to have crossover, the stock push pull is not going to cut it.
 
rattlecanpaint said:
I, too am thinking of using some tax refund money to lift my '84. My question is when using the rears up front, what do you do about the sag in the rear springs. Mine are almost flat. Do you have them re-arched or just throw 'em on there?
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mix them up with other rears/ any other springs you have, or add-aleafs...

by usuing your body weight and laying the leafsprings upside down, you can stand on each seperate spring to measure the deflection... kind of a redneck way of calc. spring wt... and build your own pack... worked for me:beer: :beer:

also...x2 on highsteer, i made my own using the push/pull, got the idea from MandM offroad... and just got a used ifs box, and pump from the junkyard.
 
BLUERUNNER said:
really?
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yes, really....?

If you're concerned about how the spring looks like it's just kind of sitting there - don't be. Even w/ it jacked on the frame and axle at full droop, I had to use a spring compressor and comrpess the snot out of it just to be able to barely wiggle it in there. W/ the weight on, it's held very, very tight. There is no way it could pop out unexpectedly; it can be wiggled/is loose only when both wheels are unloaded, I sure don't see THAT happening very often.

total expense = gas to pick up leftover TJ springs, and a beer for the guy who gave 'em to me next time I see him.

re: AALs for the lift - I reall ydo not suggest this, especially up front. AALs are very stiff, will not make the ride any mre comfy than now, if now worse. Plus you get very minimal compression/flex with them.
I had a Superlift 2" AAL set on my back end (really made it more like ~3.5"), I took them out and did this just for the above reason.
 
toyotafreak said:
mix them up with other rears/ any other springs you have, or add-aleafs...
by usuing your body weight and laying the leafsprings upside down, you can stand on each seperate spring to measure the deflection... kind of a redneck way of calc. spring wt... and build your own pack... worked for me:beer: :beer:
also...x2 on highsteer, i made my own using the push/pull, got the idea from MandM offroad... and just got a used ifs box, and pump from the junkyard.
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I don't have any other springs laying around, but junk yards are close. How much should it deflect with my light 130 lbs on it? And yea, hi-steer is a must so I don't drive it in the ditch the first time I have to slame the brakes. Do you need an IFS steering pump too or will my old one work? (Know I need the box.)
 
no.. by doing this you can measure the deflection, and then you have the two knowns... deflection "inch" and your weight, so if you are 130lbs and the spring deflects 1.5" then that single spring has a spring weight of 86 2/3 lbs/in... my allpro 6's have a spring weight of ~650.
 
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