'97 4runner mild build

Post by **MtnToys** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:42 pm

This summer I put an OME lift (suposed to be the softest springs and shocks) on a 98 4runner. It sits more level than yours so its probably has different rear coils. The past two weeks I've been driving it a good bit. With only 50lbs of gear and my self it rides way rougher than my 97. The ass end is all over the place on rough dirt roads. I think it just needs more weight in the back. Nicks taco has the same front coils and shocks and handles great on fire roads.

Truck looks good

Post by **VerticalTRX** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:25 pm

MtnToys wrote:This summer I put an OME lift (suposed to be the softest springs and shocks) on a 98 4runner. It sits more level than yours so its probably has different rear coils. The past two weeks I've been driving it a good bit. With only 50lbs of gear and my self it rides way rougher than my 97. The ass end is all over the place on rough dirt roads. I think it just needs more weight in the back. Nicks taco has the same front coils and shocks and handles great on fire roads.

Truck looks good

Thanks man, That basically describes my situation exactly. I'm wondering now if I should have gone with '99 coils and Bilsteins instead. But after spending $700 on the OME stuff I'm going to try everything to make it work. I know I'll appreciate it when hauling and towing, just hope I can live with it the rest of the time.

YouTube · Post by **TerryD** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:13 am

Something that will help also is carrying what tools and general supplies you do behind the rear axle when you don't have a load in there. When I stood up the spare tire in my Jeep and moved the tool box forward above the axle along with the other stuff I carry being under the rear seat now, it completely changed the way it rode and drove.

Having the extra weight behind the axle will increase the leverage it has and create more force on the coils. Think of the front axle as the fulcrum and the load as the force.

The further back the load on the lever from the fulcrum, the more force is effectively on the rear axle. If it's as rough as you say it is, it should help the way it handles and rides, at least some.

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:21 am

MtnToys wrote: Nicks taco has the same front coils and shocks and handles great on fire roads.

YEA!

Post by **VerticalTRX** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:55 pm

Just an update on the rough riding suspension:

The heavy duty OME shocks in the back were the culprit. As a test I swapped a cheap set of Gabriel shocks on and the ride is 100% better. I'm going to see if Toytec will swap these 60027 shocks for the 60028's, which should be a good bit softer. If not I guess I'll run these crappy Autozone specials, surprisingly the length is the same as the OME's.