Topic: rear spring set up

[trailhunter]

i plan on taken out my rear 4inch pro comp springs out and puttin them in in the the front of my 4runner. I was just wondering whats the best set up for the rear would be. 
 
Oh and say on topic

[WHITE_TRASH]

Chevies work well on a full bodied runner but they are the suck on a light rig.  If you can get over the rock anchor factor of them they'll work well. 

Personally I like bronco II's and rangers.  Caddies are also a sweet spring and you can find them for cheap.

[crawlerdan]

Chevies work well on a full bodied runner but they are the suck on a light rig. If you can get over the rock anchor factor of them they'll work well.

Personally I like bronco II's and rangers. Caddies are also a sweet spring and you can find them for cheap.

lets see some pics and specs on the caddy springs, cause i have an ass load of em!

[WHITE_TRASH]

There is a bunch of pics in a thread titled ShawnB's buildup in the project's section.  I put caddies with 2 chevy pickup leaves int hepack.  They work awesome, Im considering putting them on my truck.

[ccannon222]

How did you like the ride with the 4 inch lift pro comps in the rear?  I'm looking for a 4 inch lift spring to put in the back of my 85 4runner. 

ccannon

[kneedownnate]

What year caddys are we talkin about?  I was lookin for em at the junk yard but couldn't find any.

[KDC]

Here is the list I got from one of White Trash's posts:
Seville:1976-79
Appollo:1973-75
Camaro:1967-81
Firebird:1967-81
Nova:1968-79
Omega:1973-79
Phoenix:1977-79
Skylark:1975-79
Ventura II:1971-77

I got mine off of a '79 Seville.  I'm putting mine in a full-bodied 4Runner and am gonna experiment with add-a-leafs and toyota leafs.  I'm hoping the spring hangers are gonna be welded on tomorrow for it.  I'm gonna cut the bushings, sleeve and eye sleeve to fit in 2-1/2" CJ spring hangers that I have.  From bushing end to bushing end they are like 3-3/8" wide, so unless you use the stock Caddie spring hangers or make your own you kind of have to do some adapting.  But, it seems like these things will be really flexy.

[84v8toy]

MY 84 EXTRA CAB HAS 63 INCH CHEVY LONG SPRINGS THEY RIDE GREAT AND HAVE A LOT OF FLEX. IT GAVE ME ABOUT 4.5" TO 5" LIFT. I DON'T KNOW IF U WONT THAT EXTREME OF A CONVERSION OR NOT BUT IT WORKED OUT GREAT FOR ME. IT IS FAIRLY CHEAP TO

[rockhound]

GMC Sonoma/Chevy S-10's. Weld a new hanger 6" foward, and bolt 'em up. I needed a 2" block to level it out with the front.

[nowhitefenders]

    I'd say get some Marlin or AP 4" springs, weld on new hangers, and be done with it.  They have already been tested and work pretty well.   

[trailhunter [OP]]

thanks for the input ...............i just bought a set of 63 chevys and i fabed up my new hangers and its already in place. Yes ..................it was a total of 2 hours from the purchase of the springs to the installation.

lol i sure found out in a hurry that i need a IFS rear end to clear the new 36 TSL SS's ..............ohhhhh well thats half the fun finding parts.