Yota with 63" springs question

NKYJEEPSTER · 10-11-2011, 12:38 PM

I m running an 86 4runner with solid axle front. Front suspension has stock rear springs from the 4runner and the rear suspension has the 63" chevy 1500 springs. It is very hard to handle on the road at speeds over 30 mph because it sways so bad. Is there a way to make a sway bar setup for it relatively cheap or has anyone esle run into this before and fixed it?

93 Krawler · 10-11-2011, 08:42 PM

A sway bar would help with cornering, but not really cruising down the road. I have the 63" in the rear and 4" lift, 54" rear springs in the front on my full size. I do get some lean in the corners, but the straight aways are okay even with 10 psi in my TSL's and no sway bar. There is something else going on like Stickman said. I had problems with using an arched rear spring vrs the flat front spring. When you turned the wheel, it would actually move the top part of the truck some because the springs would give. I would also get horrible death wobble at 25 mph. I had to go full hydro to fix it.

Hotwheels · 10-11-2011, 09:11 PM

I have 4 inch trail gear spring in front and 63s in the rear 38s and daily driven no problems with mine at all.

LP78CJ · 10-13-2011, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotwheels

I have 4 inch trail gear spring in front and 63s in the rear 38s and daily driven no problems with mine at all.

Same setup on my yota and drives just fine.

NKYJEEPSTER · 10-13-2011, 07:11 AM

i will post up some pictures of the spring set up here soon, here s some of what I ve got now. some more info as well.

85 front axle
86 rear axle
36 tsl bias
high steer
trans case regeared to 4.7:1 low
4.88s with lockrite front and detroit rear
22RE
better than stock birfields

Hotwheels · 10-13-2011, 08:42 AM

Runner looks good I sent you a PM

reformed · 10-16-2011, 11:00 AM

Try a stock sway bar or any junkyard sway bar that is the right width. Make your own end links. I personally have found that I like a rig better when one end of the rig is a little more stable. I don't believe that a super flexy suspension front and rear is always the way to go. Usually seems like the body sways all over the place and the rig is more tipsy. On the TJ that I had I kept the stock rear sway bar, it was just enough to keep the body more stable.

10-11-2011, 12:38 PM	#1
NKYJEEPSTER Join Date: May 2009 Location: Verona, KY Posts: 101	Yota with 63" springs question I m running an 86 4runner with solid axle front. Front suspension has stock rear springs from the 4runner and the rear suspension has the 63" chevy 1500 springs. It is very hard to handle on the road at speeds over 30 mph because it sways so bad. Is there a way to make a sway bar setup for it relatively cheap or has anyone esle run into this before and fixed it?

10-13-2011, 07:11 AM	#5
NKYJEEPSTER Join Date: May 2009 Location: Verona, KY Posts: 101	i will post up some pictures of the spring set up here soon, here s some of what I ve got now. some more info as well. 85 front axle 86 rear axle 36 tsl bias high steer trans case regeared to 4.7:1 low 4.88s with lockrite front and detroit rear 22RE better than stock birfields Attached Thumbnails

10-11-2011, 08:42 PM	#2
93 Krawler >>>PMC<<< - CORE Member - - Administrator - Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ross, OH Posts: 2,069 Images: 1268	A sway bar would help with cornering, but not really cruising down the road. I have the 63" in the rear and 4" lift, 54" rear springs in the front on my full size. I do get some lean in the corners, but the straight aways are okay even with 10 psi in my TSL's and no sway bar. There is something else going on like Stickman said. I had problems with using an arched rear spring vrs the flat front spring. When you turned the wheel, it would actually move the top part of the truck some because the springs would give. I would also get horrible death wobble at 25 mph. I had to go full hydro to fix it.

10-11-2011, 09:11 PM	#3
Hotwheels Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maineville, Ohio Posts: 125	I have 4 inch trail gear spring in front and 63s in the rear 38s and daily driven no problems with mine at all.

10-13-2011, 08:42 AM	#6
Hotwheels Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maineville, Ohio Posts: 125	Runner looks good I sent you a PM

10-16-2011, 11:00 AM	#7
reformed Too many projects Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maineville, OH Posts: 42	Try a stock sway bar or any junkyard sway bar that is the right width. Make your own end links. I personally have found that I like a rig better when one end of the rig is a little more stable. I don't believe that a super flexy suspension front and rear is always the way to go. Usually seems like the body sways all over the place and the rig is more tipsy. On the TJ that I had I kept the stock rear sway bar, it was just enough to keep the body more stable.