Topic: The official rig height thread

[skipnrocks]

You can also add it as an attachment but then everyone has to download it to see it.  I dont know,  call me stupid but I cant figure out another way. 

[Duffil]

I thought you were using Excel?

[skipnrocks]

I thought you were using Excel?

I used excell but you cant attach an excell file on this site,  only jpeg,bmp, txt, and a few other styles.  I even tried to attach it in word but it wouldnt take that either.  I have the excel file with all the data in it if anyone wants/needs it I can email it. 

[MiniSimp [OP]]

I thought you were using Excel?

I am, but I can't take it from excel to the board without it getting messed up.

[MiniSimp [OP]]

I used excell but you cant attach an excell file on this site,  only jpeg,bmp, txt, and a few other styles.  I even tried to attach it in word but it wouldnt take that either.  I have the excel file with all the data in it if anyone wants/needs it I can email it. 

Sweet, you are in charge of updating it and reposting the results!

Thanks!

[Tice]

Mine WB is in there now!

[Tallchevy]

Wheel base 106"

[skipnrocks]

Sweet, you are in charge of updating it and reposting the results!

Thanks!

LOL this reminds me of a song from my youth,  goes something like this,  Your not the boss of me now, your not the boss of me now!!! LOL jk,  I will update it if you want me to,  not too bad after its put in excell

[MiniSimp [OP]]

Right on, thanks.

[skipnrocks]

Heres the updates with everyone who posted em. 

[BigMike]

I'll get my wheelbase when I get home tonight.

From the ground to the center of the crossmember, not the bottom of the spring hanger brackets.

Then what the heck is up with everyone's rig?? My tires only measure 35.875" and my height is nearly 4.5 inches higher than everyone elses..

If you remove my figure from the average, then the new average is 26.4975".
How is my truck 30.375" with 35.875" tires, when yotaboy79's rig is only 27.75" with 39.5" tall tires?
Sorry to point fingers at ya yotaboy, its just that you've got the largest tires out of the submitted values
He's got 1.8125" more tire height but his frame is 2.625" lower
That means that if we had the same tires, then his frame would be 4.4375" lower than mine, and I've got 4" springs installed.

What is everyone running, like factory front Toyota springs with a couple leafs removed or something?

[Gittinit]

My wheelbase is 106" incase ya want to update.

[skipnrocks]

My wheelbase is 106" incase ya want to update.

ill get it on there. thanks!!

[yotaboy79]

lots of cutting is why,  ive also noticed that the lift springs normaly run tall in my experiance i like my truck low and stable i have enouph problems keeping 4 wheels down as it is ive also got a drop hanger in the front wich could throw the measure ments off between the front hanger and frame beneath the door

oh and ill go measure the wheelbase tonight

I'll get my wheelbase when I get home tonight.
Then what the heck is up with everyone's rig?? My tires only measure 35.875" and my height is nearly 4.5 inches higher than everyone elses..

If you remove my figure from the average, then the new average is 26.4975".
How is my truck 30.375" with 35.875" tires, when yotaboy79's rig is only 27.75" with 39.5" tall tires?
Sorry to point fingers at ya yotaboy, its just that you've got the largest tires out of the submitted values
He's got 1.8125" more tire height but his frame is 2.625" lower
That means that if we had the same tires, then his frame would be 4.4375" lower than mine, and I've got 4" springs installed.

What is everyone running, like factory front Toyota springs with a couple leafs removed or something?

[MiniSimp [OP]]

I'll get my wheelbase when I get home tonight.
Then what the heck is up with everyone's rig?? My tires only measure 35.875" and my height is nearly 4.5 inches higher than everyone elses..

If you remove my figure from the average, then the new average is 26.4975".
How is my truck 30.375" with 35.875" tires, when yotaboy79's rig is only 27.75" with 39.5" tall tires?
Sorry to point fingers at ya yotaboy, its just that you've got the largest tires out of the submitted values
He's got 1.8125" more tire height but his frame is 2.625" lower
That means that if we had the same tires, then his frame would be 4.4375" lower than mine, and I've got 4" springs installed.

What is everyone running, like factory front Toyota springs with a couple leafs removed or something?

To answer your question with regards to my rig:

3" fender cutting
Lots of firewall pounding
Rears up front, lowest possible, but going to try to go lower
Chevy Rears, about an inch or two too high, will lower later (including pivot "perches")
No bed, just have to worry about frame rubbing, which I fixed with 86 axle, 2" BS Wheels, 1.5" spacers.

Any questions?

[yotaboy79]

my wheel base is 112" and my truck is a 1979 not a 1978 lol

[skipnrocks]

and my truck is a 1979 not a 1978 lol

       NO ITS NOT, 




























































LOL JK     Got it fixed fer ya   

[skipnrocks]

[Duffil]

   check out my 1st post again.

[skipnrocks]

  check out my 1st post again.

Sorry,  i fixed it,  I just copied the chart Minisimp did,  But I will put the new one oup later. 

[854RUN]

Daily driver
Year – 1985
Make -Toyota
Model – 4runner

Height to front spring hanger – 30 ¾”
Height to very rear of frame – 36 ½”
Height to bottom of frame under door -27 ½”
Height of transfer case skid plate (or just case if no skid) – 21 ¾”
Height of tires at "X"PSI -35 ½” at 32 PSI
Height to bottom of front diff -12 ½”
wheelbase 106"

[AaronB]

Make - Toy
Year - 83
Model - Pickup
Height to front spring hanger - 29-1/4"
Height to very rear of frame - 35-1/2"
Height to bottom of frame under door - 27-1/2"
Height of transfer case skid plate (or just case if no skid) - 22-1/2"
Height of tires at "X"PSI - 33-1/2" @30psi
Height to bottom of front diff - 11-1/4"
Wheelbase - 103"

[BigMike]

i like my truck low and stable i have enouph problems keeping 4 wheels down

Yeah buddy, I wasn't trying to single you out, but yours was the best comparison for me. I have _ALWAYS_ argued that my truck is too tall for its axle width. I've got 4" Marlin springs and a 1" body. Originally the body lift was done to help the 3RZ intake manifold-to-brake booster clearance, but later I found out it is not necessary, but by then I had already installed a 1" body lift specific front bumper and mounted sliders high on the frame.

So I am pretty much stuck with the body lift unless I do some fab work to my body armor.

So instead of doing that, I would rather be wider and more stable, and still have the body and frame clearances that I have now

Of course the body lift has nothing to do with my frame measurements, but it is just REALLY surprising to me to see that I have one of the tallest frame measurements here

Height to front spring hanger – 30 ¾”

[MiniSimp [OP]]

but it is just REALLY surprising to me to see that I have one of the tallest frame measurements here

It's not really all that surprising since you have not had to cut your fenders yet. Your truck does sit pretty high, but you haven't rolled it yet so no problem.

So if you have a 4" lift and if you subtract the height difference of our front spring hangers minus our diff heights, then my lift = 0.7" with your truck having a 3.3" height difference in suspension. If that makes any sense.

BigMike's height difference between spring hanger and bottom of diff = 18.3"
MiniSimp's height difference between spring hanger and bottom of diff = 15.0"

Right? My math may be all fubar'd

That is why I wanted the measurements of a bone stock truck, is so I could figure out my actual lift height.

[skipnrocks]

It's not really all that surprising since you have not had to cut your fenders yet. Your truck does sit pretty high, but you haven't rolled it yet so no problem.

So if you have a 4" lift and if you subtract the height difference of our front spring hangers minus our diff heights, then my lift = 0.7" with your truck having a 3.3" height difference in suspension. If that makes any sense.

BigMike's height difference between spring hanger and bottom of diff = 18.3"
MiniSimp's height difference between spring hanger and bottom of diff = 15.0"

Right? My math may be all fubar'd

That is why I wanted the measurements of a bone stock truck, is so I could figure out my actual lift height.

LOL your math suprisingly made perfect sence to me. 

[skipnrocks]

Alright heres all the latest and greatest in stats,  hope everything is close.  check it out,  we are still missing 2 wheel bases. 

[Rockcrawlintoy]

here is mine

Make - Toy
Year - 91
Model - ex cab pickup
Height to front spring hanger - 28.25
Height to very rear of frame - 37
Height to bottom of frame under door - 29
Height of transfer case skid plate (or just case if no skid) - 22.25
Height of tires  - 39.5
Height to bottom of front diff - 13
Wheelbase - 126''

[Tice]

I'll get my wheelbase when I get home tonight.
Then what the heck is up with everyone's rig?? My tires only measure 35.875" and my height is nearly 4.5 inches higher than everyone elses..

If you remove my figure from the average, then the new average is 26.4975".
How is my truck 30.375" with 35.875" tires, when yotaboy79's rig is only 27.75" with 39.5" tall tires?
Sorry to point fingers at ya yotaboy, its just that you've got the largest tires out of the submitted values
He's got 1.8125" more tire height but his frame is 2.625" lower
That means that if we had the same tires, then his frame would be 4.4375" lower than mine, and I've got 4" springs installed.

What is everyone running, like factory front Toyota springs with a couple leafs removed or something?

I'm running rears up front and some 52" Chevy springs in the rear. My tires are 39.5 Irok's but with practiclly no air they measure only 36 inches   With 15 psi they come up to just over 38 inches.  I know this has already been explained but I was gone for a few days and didn't have a computer with me!!!

[854RUN]

Of course the body lift has nothing to do with my frame measurements, but it is just REALLY surprising to me to see that I have one of the tallest frame measurements here

Hay mike if it make you feel better my springs are alcans that are suppose to have 7" of lift and they never really did (thank god) but if they did my #'s would be higher than your  . You should put some chevys in the rear and some rears up front thats only what 3" of lift instead of 4" or just order some soft 4" alcans 

[Duffil]

Wheelbase - 126''

holy poo box! only guy I've heard of close to that was WT, at 129 1/2! how's it work fer ya?