Started the coil to leaf swap today on the 4Runner. You have to unbolt and remove all of the suspension component's plus the gas tank so you have enough room to cut the front link mounts off.
Everything unbolted
Gas Tank Removed
A little bit of preliminary cutting
A lot more cutting, the rest had to be ground off
Eric showing some mad skills
Panhard and tow loops cut off
Ready for the new spring hangers
Cut off the rest of the tow loop and ground down enough so the shackle hanger will mount flat
Cut more off of the panhard bracket
Having clean weld surfaces is critical for making strong welds
Shackle Hangers Burned in
Well ladies, I'm kicking myself now for not taking pics while we had it down on all 4's. The U-Bolt flip was giving us some trouble so we decided to finish it up tomorrow. Here's the pics I've got right now
Because of where the spring hangers ended up being located, we cut them so they were symetrical instead of sloped
Hanger is 1" from the front of this hole in the frame. There is MILES of room for longer leafs for anyone (Rob) who's wondering
Some how Andy and I actually measured correctly and everything lined up the first time so we didn't have to cut any of our tac welds
We also had to modify the spring perches because the T100 axle tube gets fatter and more square further in
The radius on this side had to be opened up
We just cut this side straight across since the tube was flat
Everything unbolted
Gas Tank Removed
A little bit of preliminary cutting
A lot more cutting, the rest had to be ground off
Eric showing some mad skills
Panhard and tow loops cut off
Ready for the new spring hangers
Cut off the rest of the tow loop and ground down enough so the shackle hanger will mount flat
Cut more off of the panhard bracket
Having clean weld surfaces is critical for making strong welds
Shackle Hangers Burned in
Well ladies, I'm kicking myself now for not taking pics while we had it down on all 4's. The U-Bolt flip was giving us some trouble so we decided to finish it up tomorrow. Here's the pics I've got right now
Because of where the spring hangers ended up being located, we cut them so they were symetrical instead of sloped
Hanger is 1" from the front of this hole in the frame. There is MILES of room for longer leafs for anyone (Rob) who's wondering
Some how Andy and I actually measured correctly and everything lined up the first time so we didn't have to cut any of our tac welds
We also had to modify the spring perches because the T100 axle tube gets fatter and more square further in
The radius on this side had to be opened up
We just cut this side straight across since the tube was flat
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