Vance Jordan

I've got an 83' can anyone explain the pro's & con's of placing the axles under the leaf springs?

TM85Wheeler

You mean they're not already? I'm confused.

mjfrawg

U sure theyre not already,the are on my 83 Yota

83

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Look under your truck.

83

Unless it's a 2wd? Were they under the axle?

slisdexia

someone must have gone to a hell of a lot of effort to lower it if they're not already under the axle...

83

Yeah I suppose somebody could have decided they wanted to lower it, so we should be easy on you.

Stock 4wd Toyotas are sprung over. If yours is not, then somebody messed with it. So the pros would be: that is how it should be stock, so it will handle and sit the way that it is supposed to. Ride hight will be stock.

cons....I don't know. Unless you like the height it's at.

camo31_10.50

the pre 79 toyota's that were converted to 4wd were all spring under..and usually had 5lug axles..not 6lugs...is it possible he has an 83 body with say a 77 or 78 chassis and suspension???

83

Just about anything's possible. Looks like he'll need to come back and post more specifics.

desertcamper67

Pics?

Tofer

2wd are spring under......

desertcamper67

I got it. He's talking about an '83 FJ80. (?) The station wagon Land Cruiser. Factory sprung under.

83

Well he obviously just needs to come back and tell us exactly what he's got.

TM85Wheeler

I hope we didn't scare him away. But like you guys have said, the 2wd's are sprung under. He must be talking about a 2wd. Didn't actually know that until today when I did some work on my buddies '83 2wd. Crazy little rat rod.