Cruiser lean on driver side

[ranma21]

I have installed the ome lift on my truck. It seems to be lower at the driver side after the installation, I thought it needs time to settle. So after some hard wheeling in CO and Utah and 4k miles on the road, it appears to be 3/4 inch lower at the driver side on front and rear. I did check on the label for at least two times to make sure I have the spring install correctly. I put the A spring on the passenger side and B spring on the driver side. What could be the problem??!! Thanks in advance!

 

[Cruiserhead05]

If your postive the springs are on the correct side i think the next thing to check would be to make sure they are seated correctly.
Someone correct me but i think they need to be almost turned clockwise so they seat right. that not the best of describing it but what the hell...

 

[NorCalDoug]

Tall springs on the US DS

 

[ranma21]

I figure the taller side should be on the driver side too. ANd spring are seated correctly. This is my 3rd installtion of OME lift, never have this problem. Could this be factory labeled mistake?

 

[NorCalDoug]

ignore the labels. taller springs on the US DS.

Those guys change the labels so much that following them just confuses everyone.

Now they're using "A" and "B" to label springs???

 

[AMMO]

FYI:

From an unnamed source deep within the TOYOTA Corp this is a known problem. So much so that there is a factory Toyota spring spacer/shim with a Toyota part number... I don't have that right now but it is a known issue w/ the 80. I've learned to embrace the gangsta lean, and drive mine with pride, but you must counter balance this with driving from the middle of the car with your own lean on...

No really, it is an issue most just shim it back to level.

-Ammo

P.S. My EMU kit's springs were equal length, I got a "bad' set I think, swapped them several times with the same results.

 

[Kalawang]

Your lean was probably there from before your lift. It's just not as apparent without a lift, but it's also not unusual on 4x4's.

As NorCalDoug said, put the taller springs on the low side. If that doesn't level it, buy a pair of ring spacers the same height as your lean and install them on the low side. Rubber spacers don't last very long and compress excessively, so look for metal or at the very least poly spacers.


Kalawang

 

[ranma21]

I did install the longer side on the driver side and swap them from left to right just to check if they label it somehow incorrectly, still the same result, driver will be lower then the passenger side. I didn't pay too much attention if there is any unequal height on my cruiser, not that I realize or know of though. Normally I am pretty sensitive on stuff like this. I guess I will just buy a set of spacer and level it out. What bothers me is like it has almost close to an inch of lean @%$@%, seems to be too much to me, you can actually see it off the truck