63 swap on my runner

millertime1 · Aug 19, 2012

i was wondering where exactly to weld the spring hangers and shackles on my 1990 4runner for a 63 leaf swap. ive tried lookin it up and cant find it.

WA-Wheeler · Aug 19, 2012

kinda about preference...... but there are some very knowledgeable yota guys on here :awesomework:

thursday · Aug 19, 2012

i was looking in the toyota bible for you, then i realized they reference around 9 inches from the existing leaf spring hanger, which you don't have. I think your best bet is to drop a plumb bob from the centerline of your fenderwell, after you have the fronts tacked in set your shackle angle somewhere in the 15-30 degree range at ride height and you should be golden.

1987yota1 · Aug 20, 2012

I know pirate 4x4 has a ton of info on this topic. really helpful when i did mine. If I remember right the rear hanger was 4" towards the rear then the stock location. Check on pirate to be sure

TrikeKid · Aug 20, 2012

thursday said:
i was looking in the toyota bible for you, then i realized they reference around 9 inches from the existing leaf spring hanger, which you don't have. I think your best bet is to drop a plumb bob from the centerline of your fenderwell, after you have the fronts tacked in set your shackle angle somewhere in the 15-30 degree range at ride height and you should be golden.

This is how I did the ford springs in my last truck, only way to go IMO.

maxx · Aug 20, 2012

Right hur

thursday · Aug 22, 2012

1987yota said:
I know pirate 4x4 has a ton of info on this topic. really helpful when i did mine. If I remember right the rear hanger was 4" towards the rear then the stock location. Check on pirate to be sure

he's got a 2nd gen runner, he's currently linked in the rear so he doesn't have old hangers to go off of:redneck:

millertime1 · Aug 25, 2012

so do i need to measure my leafs as if they were flat so wen the tires stuffed it sits in the middle of my fender well instead of hitting the rear of the fender?

maxx · Aug 26, 2012

What I did was build the mounts, tacked them where I thought I needed them, bolted the axle/wheels/tires up, then stuck 4x4's under the rear of the frame and put weight on it. Made sure wheel was centered and then it was easy to figure the shackles out.