Lean fix

[residualboulders]

I've asked this before but lost my Pm'd answers with the new software. I'm going to fix the lean on my cruiser. IDave has some experience with this I beleive. Did you put the shim in on the rear or front right corner? 1/8" 1/4" 3/8"? The CCOT article calls for 3/8" and the rear corner but seems like someone told me front corner. Also, I put my lift on a year ago. You think I should replace the ubolts? or are they new enough it doesn't matter?

 

[IDave]

Technically, you measure the height of the top plate of the springpacks, and add the thickness of shim it requires to bring the high one down to the level of the low one.

For most people, a 1/4 inch shim on the passenger rear will bring down the passenger side to the level of the driver's side. If you need more, add one to the passenger front (assuming it is higher than the left rear).

It is primarily asthetic, so do what looks best to you.

As for replacing UBolts, yes you technically should. No, I wouldn't if it were me.

 

[residualboulders]

thanks IDave, I knew you'd pull through for me.

 

[IDave]

I be pullin for ya!

 

[ken_79-fj40]

I need to do this on my 79, But I have only seen the shims advertised from MAF. Does anyone else carry these? Should I maybe just chop up a stock spring pack and make my own? I've got a good 3/4-1 inch difference on mine.

 

[IDave]

They are just 1/4 inch stock pieces of metal. No need for spring metal (hard to chop, I think). Drill a hole in the middle and you are good to go.

 

[Landpimp]

I used one OME trim packer(1/4" ish) on the pasangerside rear, lean is pretty much gone.

Toyota use to offer a kit, but its no longer availble(I think)

 

[residualboulders]

MAF, thats where I saw that kit. I was thinking about that earlier. I actually went down to the local metals shop and got a piece foe about $3 which is considerably less than you;d pay for a kit, and much faster too.

 

[65swb45]

The big concern here that has not been mentioned is making sure the spacer stays in place. With a short spacer, you can get a new spring center pin with a taller head. with 3/4" of spacing, I would not be inclined to even try to make a pin that long.

This needs some more thought.

 

[IDave]

That is definitely a limiting factor: the spring pin head issue as Mark points out. It is a good idea to get ones with thicker heads. But I have found that a 1/8 inch spacer corrects more than a 1/8 inch height difference (one side seems to go up, the other down), so like I say, try one first, before stacking a bunch on there.