I have just bought a 85 Toyota 4Runner for 700$ with another 22R-E Engine with 90,000 orignal miles WHAT A STEAL!! I have a 87 4Runner that has the IFS bullsh** I know its going to be easier to lift my straight axel ...I want to go big with the truck and fit 37's under it Problem is I want to get some opinions from someone who has already been there ....What is the biggest lift you can buy for the solid axel...Or better yet what is the best bangfor your buck ...

 

Rear springs up front and something for the rear, 63" Chevy springs are popular or lots of places have 56" springs (AllPro, Marlin, TrailGear, Alcan):

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspension-III.shtml

 

SAS kits:
http://www.wabfab.org/products/suspension/saskit.htm

Rear lifts to match:
http://www.wabfab.org/products/suspe...earliftkit.htm

 

4Crawler thanks for the advise but to be honest iam a newbie when it come to lifting a vehicle thats why i was hoping to find an affordable lift kit...Thanks again thou for the help...Any cheap kits out there

 

You can also try Superlift, Rancho, etc. They all have bolt on kits that will probably be the least expensive, they may not work the best, but if cost and ease of installation is key, then you can try that. I started out with a 3.5" lift spring kit, worked well for a few years:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspension.shtml

 

I would go with 4crawlers first suggestion. A kit is usually not the best bang for your buck, or the best of anything.....especially not the commercial kits from big companies. The best are the ones pieced together from small businesses that know something about Toyotas

look at the IFS kits out there. most of them suck pretty hard and they're really expensive. They usually sell them with blocks for the rear to make it look cheaper, but in reality if you lift it correctly and get new leaf springs. It's much more expensive. The best bet is not to lift IFS more than about 2 inches and run 31s or 33's. If you really need bigger tires than that, you might as well do a SAS. IFS can take you to the limits of your wheeling if it's a truck that you care about not tearing up the body and breaking the glass.

 

Well i have a 87 4Runner that is IFS that i have 33's on right now but my question is about my 85 4Runner that is a solid axel...So you say the kits really are not worth it...So where can i get the parts that i need to lift my truck to fit the 37's

 

There is a guy on here that has an all pro lift for sale. Search for it and see if thats in your price range. Going for the cheaper might not be the best idea. I have learned that youget what you pay for in the long run.

 

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f11/...r-lift-125883/

 

All depends on how much work you are willing/capable of doing. If you want a bolt-on kit, then you are pretty much stuck with the traditional lift spring kits. If you are willing to weld on new spring hangers, install crossover steering, shock mounts, then go with one of the higher performance kits or do the Chevy + rear up front spring swap. I have a collection of writeups on doing most of the above on various sections of my web page.

 

To clarify, I'm not big on the big name lift kits, especially for IFS. Not sure about the solid axle ones.

An all pro kit might make it easier, dunno if it would be cheapest....

http://www.allprooffroad.com/index.p...ask=view&id=54

The marlin one is also pretty nice...

http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/sus...n/lift_kit.htm

Either would have most everything you need.....just hope you're ready to drop some serious cash to do this right.

 

post some pics of the truck i want to see it

 

Not to hijack but... how involved is the chevy swap and rears up front? i no you have to remount the shackles in back but how bout up front with the rear toyota leaves. just swap them out??

 

Read the above link and the one you were given for Pirate4x4 in your other thread.

 

if you want cheap, you can get 4 3" leaf packs from pro comp for about 300 bucks from www.4wheelparts.com. I just put some 4 inch springs on and so far they work great.

 

When yall refer to the chevy springs in the back and the rear up front, you do mean the origanl rear stock spings? the ones you replace with chevys...
Also, do yall just run the four leaf springs or do yall use shocks also?

 

Stock rear springs up front, the ones you take off when installing whatever in back, plus another pack from something else:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspe...II.shtml#Front

Shocks are a good idea, whatever fits.

 

if you dont wanna weld look into downey 3" springs.they are the best off the shelf bolt on spring available.all the rest ride like boards and they dont flex at all.
if you want to weld,then the opportunities are endless.

 

Wow! There's a lot of good info in the thread.. Im also trying to figure out what I want to do with my 85 runner. It's lifted and on 33's but it's like riding in a hay wagon.. I will probably just run some 35's with the Old Man Emu springs and cut off whatever I need to for clearance but I'm still toying with the idea of going full on rock crawler with coils all around.

 

I will get my OME tomorrow then in a week or two I will install it we will see how good it rides.