3" lift conversion to 2" (1 Viewer)

[Hold my beer]

Those look like stock springs, realize you get about 7" of lift going SOA alone. I'd go back to SUA and use a good 2 - 3" lift spring and run 32 - 33" tires.

Yeah I think that's the plan. Wait until it needs new shoes then go back to SUA with appropriate tires, etc.

 

[Hold my beer]

So, @Randy88FJ62, what does the shock mount arrangement look like on your rig? My mounts are offset - is that normal?

...everything about this damn truck's suspension has me scared, haha.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

Not mine but very similar. Look at post #3 here:

ford shock tower

hello all, is there a specific year or model i'm looking for? for an 85' 60 soa. thanks

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[Hold my beer]

Not mine but very similar. Look at post #3 here:

ford shock tower

hello all, is there a specific year or model i'm looking for? for an 85' 60 soa. thanks

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I am digging through old threads on the subject, I promise! haha!

So I guess what my question is - can I use the stock shock mounts and put shocks in this thing? If I have to fab shock mounts to complete an SOA lift that I don't even want .....blurg.

 

[Randy88FJ62]

Is this your daily driver? What is your current budget? How about your timeline?

I would suggest investing in converting back to SOA which is not hard to do given what few parts you would actually need.

 

[Hold my beer]

Is this your daily driver? What is your current budget? How about your timeline?

I would suggest investing in converting back to SOA which is not hard to do given what few parts you would actually need.

Not my daily driver, yet. The plan was to get this thing road legal and function then sell my Forester (which would save me $ on insurance and loan repayment that I could use towards sorting out the FJ). So, timeline is flexible. I still have to get it ready for emissions testing too.

So, budget is really whatever I could sell off the truck + I can put money back for it each month. Right now, the wife would probably nix any plans over a grand.

I am going to look through the forums and try to find a thread on reversing a SOA to a SUA (what this thread should have originally been about but I didn't know the terms SOA/SUA haha).


I called around and found a shock that will fit my 19 3/8" ride height but I just don't know if it can be installed with the mounts being that off set...

https://www.google.com/url?q=[URL]h...301000&usg=AFQjCNE8PV3Dpu18qq84fcpMmm4FwmtXUQ

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[Randy88FJ62]

This guy has some leaf spring plates:

For Sale - Toyota 2 ton Jack missing small top plate $20 Fresh air Tube $10 Rear leaf spring plates $5 each

Toyota 2 ton Jack missing small top plate $20 Fresh air Tube $10 Rear leaf spring plates $5 each. or but all plates for $10. Dave

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[Hold my beer]

This guy has some leaf spring plates:

For Sale - Toyota 2 ton Jack missing small top plate $20 Fresh air Tube $10 Rear leaf spring plates $5 each

Toyota 2 ton Jack missing small top plate $20 Fresh air Tube $10 Rear leaf spring plates $5 each. or but all plates for $10. Dave

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You're the man. I reached out.