Steve's '94 Toyota x-cab mild build

[sixstringsteve]

I finally got the motivation to work on my truck a bit last night. I'm going on a trip soon, and it was downright scary with how soft the front end was, especially with our off-cambered turns on the freeway construction. So I traded my TG bumper that I didn't use for some new TG3" front springs.

I wanted the axle location of the RUF pack, but I wanted the stiffness and lift of the TG pack. So I removed the main leaf from the TG pack. I kept the top 2 RUF leaves ('86 rear main and second leaf). I had to trim the second leaf of the TG pack down a bit. So my leaf pack looks like this:

'86 rear main
'86 rear second leaf
TG3" # 2 trimmed down
TG3" # 3
TG3" # 4
TG3" # 5
TG3" # 6​

So now I have a 7- leaf pack. Which should be good with the added weight of the extended cab and the camper shell.

Here you can see the passenger side with the new pack installed.

now I haver 5" of uptravel.

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compared to 3.5" before

It gave me about a 1.5" lift

 

[sixstringsteve]

now it looks like a so cal pre-runner truck. I don't care for the pre-runner look, but I don't have time to fix the rear suspension before my trip. Plus I'd like the front to settle a bit before I pick a height to raise the rear end.

 

[ricsrx]

Looks good Steve. I think your TG springs will settle a little.

 

[sixstringsteve]

cool. As long as they don't get super soft I'll be happy.

 

[YOUKNOW]

"909" in tha house, your truck still looks good!

 

[sixstringsteve]

909?

 

[zukijames]

125 wb?

 

[sixstringsteve]

I don't remember the WB. It's posted somewhere in these 68 pages. I want to say it's around 122", but I could be wrong. It's about 3-4" longer than your typical '94 x-cab, whatever that is.

 

[zukijames]

Hmm I like it the front looks way forward!

 

[sixstringsteve]

Hmm I like it the front looks way forward!

Thanks. The front IS way forward, just like it should be.

 

[zukijames]

I want one for a dd and expo stuff

 

[sixstringsteve]

Yup, that's what I built it for. DD, expo, camping, wheeling. A jack of all trades, master of none. It's been tough to fight the urge to build it bigger and bigger, but I'm happy with where it is.

 

[Marsh99]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_909

 

[sixstringsteve]

ahhhh, i get it now.

 

[iamsparticus]

FYI steve most TG packs settle about 1.5 inches so if thats how much more they lifted you then you most likley will settle back to level when all is said and done

 

[81yotalove]

looking good steve!

 

[sixstringsteve]

thank you sir. I'll be raising the rear another 2" today to match the front. Then, if I still have the desire to work on it after that, I may begin designing a sleeping platform in the back.

 

[sixstringsteve]

currently the truck sits taller in the front. I'm trying to decide how much to lift the rear. So I took some pictures of it at various heights (with the hi-lift, measuring from frame to ground.)


current height:

2" higher in the back:

3" higher in back:

4" higher in the back.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I'm going to go wtih 4" higher in the back. That way it'll sit about level when I'm all loaded up for camping.

 

[Max Power]

That will look great.