80 series coil springs

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Have a 97 Cruiser. I have replaced all the bushings, etc except the coil springs. Vehicle doesn't track like it used to and I think it needs new coils. I would like a good quality OEM spring without lift or additional weight capacity. Toyota no longer makes the real coils, what would be a good source for OEM like springs? Sherwood
 
Sherwood,

I am seeing both front and rear available on the parts sites. How are you looking them up? The base numbers are: 48231 - rear; 48131 Front R and 48132 Front L.

Also, if your truck isn't tracking it is unlikely that the coils are the root cause.

Here are a couple threads with like symptoms:
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Thread '80 Series, very poor handling'

Let me begin by saying I have searched all threads for alignment related issues (and while i loved every minute of learning a lot about these trucks - what I refer to as important research when my wife asks me what the heck I'm doing) I could find nothing that made clear the reason for the way my cruiser handles.

Purchased this rig two months ago with 160k mi and a decent amount of maint records. The truck feels very "wallowy"? At highway speeds, it doesnt so much dart side to side as it does like a boat would when you are passing through waves near parellel, but not quite. It...
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roaminglost

Thread '80-Series won’t track straight'

Hi everyone,
I need your advice on a steering issue with my ’90 80-Series. The truck won’t track straight. It fights the road over grooves and bumps, and I have to correct constantly

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
  • Rebuilt the steering box and backed off the top adjuster screw
  • Installed new tie-rod ends and drag-link ends
  • Fitted a fresh heavy-duty steering damper
  • Checked wheel bearings - no play
  • Verified panhard bar and track-bar geometry
  • Measured caster at 1.8° - too low for 37” tires and Dobinson lift
  • Installed Delta 3” long control arms (3L) as per their website...
 
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What do you mean by tracking?

Replacing bushings should only help, not hurt

Shocks and springs handle up and down motion, not side to side. (However, the wrong shocks or springs can make a vehicle move weird)

I'd look at the the panhard bar.

I really like Dobinsons springs, but I don't remember what options they have for stock height.
 
Brindleboxer said:
Sherwood,

I am seeing both front and rear available on the parts sites. How are you looking them up? The base numbers are: 48231 - rear; 48131 Front R and 48132 Front L.

Also, if your truck isn't tracking it is unlikely that the coils are the root cause.

Here are a couple threads with like symptoms:
H

Thread '80 Series, very poor handling'

Let me begin by saying I have searched all threads for alignment related issues (and while i loved every minute of learning a lot about these trucks - what I refer to as important research when my wife asks me what the heck I'm doing) I could find nothing that made clear the reason for the way my cruiser handles.

Purchased this rig two months ago with 160k mi and a decent amount of maint records. The truck feels very "wallowy"? At highway speeds, it doesnt so much dart side to side as it does like a boat would when you are passing through waves near parellel, but not quite. It...
  • Like
roaminglost

Thread '80-Series won’t track straight'

Hi everyone,
I need your advice on a steering issue with my ’90 80-Series. The truck won’t track straight. It fights the road over grooves and bumps, and I have to correct constantly

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
  • Rebuilt the steering box and backed off the top adjuster screw
  • Installed new tie-rod ends and drag-link ends
  • Fitted a fresh heavy-duty steering damper
  • Checked wheel bearings - no play
  • Verified panhard bar and track-bar geometry
  • Measured caster at 1.8° - too low for 37” tires and Dobinson lift
  • Installed Delta 3” long control arms (3L) as per their website...
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Have replaced all the bushings, steering damper, shocks, checked the front wheel bearings, installed new tie rod ends. Car has 125k miles but 29 years on those springs. Can’t imagine what else could be the problem. Also every where I look Toyota rear coils are discontinued and out of stock. Haven’t found after mkt shocks that don’t have lifts or additional weight capacity?
 
Could you describe the problem a little more?

You said "like it used to". When was "used to" (mileage/year) and what has changed?

Does the body sway side to side? or does it roll side to side? Does the suspension seem 'soft'?
 
Yes, and you should be able to get pretty much any spring and cut it to the height you want.

Not the most sanitary way, but if the shortest springs are still too long, then this might be a good option.
 
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