Picture of Stock Front Spring Mount + Advice

[Sky King]

I'm toying with the idea of lowering my FJ40. The previous owner had done a spring over axle lift in the back which would be straight forward to undo but in the front the front shackle mount was removed and extended pieces were welded to the frame extending the spring eye down about 7''. I think these pieces can be cut off and the welds ground down. and a pair of stock perches could be bolted in where the originals were once riveted. Are stock spring perches still available ? Any photos of the stock set up and or advice would be appreciated. Part of the motivation for this project is going back to stock rims and skinny tires plus at my age it would be a bit easier to climb into the rig, add to that while I do off road it I don't do any hard corp terrain anymore. Opinions on all of this is welcome.

 

[pbgbottle]

Throw up some pics of what you have to work with.

 

[jim land]

You have an old style shackles reversal , it give 1.5" of lift , you can keep it if you plan 33x9.5 on stock wheels .
If you chose to go back to the stock , you will need the shackles hangers and spring hangers

 

[CondeCruiser]

I have the shackle and spring hangers for going back to stock.

 

[jim land]

This should be easy to find on use market

 

[brian]

Here you go

 

[Sky King]

Here you go

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Thanks for those pictures! Picture #1 is what I have at the moment.

Not needing to be 100% original can the rear stay as is and just add the short piece to the front? Would this not have been the spring reversal minus the extension and still give me workable front suspension of stock height?

 

[jim land]

You need all the 4 hangers if you go back to stock set up with shackles in front

 

[Sky King]

You need all the 4 hangers if you go back to stock set up with shackles in front

Spring reversal with stock height would be ok by me and less work if it will function as well or better than original. I am not going for a full restoration with my 40.

 

[jim land]

What tire size are you planning?

 

[Sky King]

What size tire are you planning?

I am considering the the bias ply style aggressive 15-7:50 mud and snow truck tires that are around 27'' in height for an old school look.