92 4runner advice please

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swimman2867

swimman2867

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First, a little background. About a month ago, I received a bunch of goodies from Phil (Strap22). I installed the four ome shocks, rear springs, front torsion bars, and 1.5" bj spacers to mend my rear sag and to lift the truck up all around to make room for some 33"+ tires. About a week ago, he sent me the rest of my order and today I installed the rear two inch coil spacers.

Now come the questions/problems section. As I was mounting the rear axle back up, I realized the shocks were stretched to their limits. Are these the correct shocks to pair with this lift or are they too short? I also noticed that the brakeline was somewhat stretched but was not sure if I needed an extended line or not. Would the 26" line from trailgear work or is that too long?

Lastly and most importantly, (and this is a testament to all those who emphasize to get an alignment done after the bj spacers are added, which I did not do soon enough) as I was stepping back to look at the work that my dad and I had done, I peaked under the front of the car and to my horror, saw grease splattered everywhere, with two large rips in each cv boot. Not only was there another fix to be made, but moreover, I couldn't let myself go test out how the car rides with the spacers installed, knowing what will happen if I drive anymore with this dilemma. So...I guess my question is, what is the best plan of action? I've done tons of reading and Mud has really helped us through all these installs but I figure it's about time that I finally post and get some personal help. New cv boots? New cv joints? New axle? I will probably throw some warn hubs on there while I'm at it, just fyi.

Any advice, help, or comments are appreciated. Thanks.

Adam
 
Well with the t-bars cranked and the BJ spacers, I don't think the alignmet would have saved you. You most likely have the cv's at too great an operating angle. If you don't have lockout hubs then the front is turning all the time and any bump or turn could have caused the tear.

My recommendation would be to get the alignment, relax the t-bars as much as you can stand to and look into the 4crawler diff drop. It trades a little cv angle for a little front pinion angle. I have no experience with it, but it makes sense. Also, get some lockout hubs on there. That will take all the load off them unless you have the hubs locked, so during regular putting around the front won't move, saving any unnecessary wear. They will still cycle with the suspension and steering, but they won't be turning too unless you are in 4wd.

Good luck and welcome.

Matthew
 
I had a destroyed boot on one of my shafts for the last 3 years. Drove it threw water regularly and everything. It held strong. You can replace just the boots. Thats what i would do. Get some new grease in there of corse. Definitely get the diff drop. Roger from 4 crawler will most likely happily answer any questions you have about that.
Easy fix for the rear brake line is just run to Napa and order a rear rubber brake line. If it is the same as my older 87 it should have a male side and a female side allowing you to use it as an extension.
 
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Great thanks, I'll look into that. I figure that the cv's haven't been exposed for too long and it has only been on pavement and easy riding. I will probably just repack the cv's and throw some new boots on there.

As far as the manual hub conversion goes, for the 2nd gen 4runners, it's just a plug and play sort of deal, correct?
 
swimman2867 said:
As far as the manual hub conversion goes, for the 2nd gen 4runners, it's just a plug and play sort of deal, correct?
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Yup, super easy. You don't even need to take the wheels off.

Don't waste your money on Warn hubs, get some OEM Aisins. Much stronger and they don't stick out as far.
 
^^^ This. The OEM hubs are way better and a used set can be had for very reasonable at most pick-n-pulls or probably someone on here with a set in the classifieds.
 
Great advice. Although I know I could find some hubs at the yard, I've really got my eye on some refurbished Aisons from wabfab. Also, I should get the boots done tomorrow, and my panhard drop, lspv bracket, diff drop, and sway bar drop should arrive by week's end. Hopefully this will all be finished and ready to go in time for the BFG ko's mounted on 80's series lc rims.

Any other thoughts about the rig? Long term, I'd like to regear and lock it up while I'm at it. Then longer term get some f and r bumpers.
 
Before you put that sway bar drop in. Try driving around for a couple days without it connected. I prefer the handling without the sway bar.
 
toy4x4runner said:
Before you put that sway bar drop in. Try driving around for a couple days without it connected. I prefer the handling without the sway bar.
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I agree. I lost mine several years ago and I haven't missed it. Worth a try.
 
I'll give it a try. Are the differences that noticeable? Also will the ome n72 rear shocks work with my setup or will I need longer shocks in the rear?
 
One more question, I've already sent my order in to wabfab but realized today that the add to manual hub conversion kit that they offer is for years 84-89? Is there any way to make this fit a 92 4runner or does this mean that I don't need a conversion kit?
 
swimman2867 said:
One more question, I've already sent my order in to wabfab but realized today that the add to manual hub conversion kit that they offer is for years 84-89? Is there any way to make this fit a 92 4runner or does this mean that I don't need a conversion kit?
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you only want ifs 86 and up years , 85 and below years are solid axle manual hubs and are different spline count and wont work on yours... ifs spline count is 27 , solid axle 30 spline count
 
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swimman2867 said:
One more question, I've already sent my order in to wabfab but realized today that the add to manual hub conversion kit that they offer is for years 84-89? Is there any way to make this fit a 92 4runner or does this mean that I don't need a conversion kit?
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I am not sure why it is listed for only those years, I am pretty sure the front diffs are the same from 86-95, as far as the diffs go. I haven't looked at the kit you are talking about but I do know that you can do this by just swapping the long side from a non-ADD front diff onto your ADD housing, or maybe just swap a non-add shaft in and adding a cover plate to the housing.
 
You guys aren't reading his question correctly.

No, you don't even need that kit. The kit is to convert from AUTO hubs to manual, which you don't have.

Auto to Manual Aisin Conversion | WabFab Off Road

ADD is not the same as AUTO hubs. All you are going to do is remove the ADD drive plates, scrape off the old gasket, then put a new gasket and the hubs on. Done. Very easy.
 
Well I guess I should have looked to see what the kit was. That makes more sense, and that said, I totally agree, ADD is different and the swap is as easy as KLF said.

And technically I did answer the question he asked, sorta, I just didn't know enough about what he was asking about to realize the answer was to the wrong question ;-)
 
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