Who is running Chevy 63's on their Yota???

Poohbair · Jan 21, 2008

How many leafs do you have?
Any block?
Length of shackle?

The Runner that I just bought has 63's in the back with 3 leafs, and a 4" block... is this typical?

bite me · Jan 21, 2008

thats the same way mine was but the front springs settled and i took the 3" blocks out and replaced it with a full lenght add-a-leaf...

CHOP SHOP · Jan 22, 2008

I run 3 leaves and a 2 inch block, works great. have done many this way.:awesomework:

Bunk1 · Jan 23, 2008

No block, No lift front hanger and the double rear shackle worked well for me..

Brian H · Jan 23, 2008

Stock three leaf pack with an add a leaf and no block........moved the shackle hanger back 3 inches and used a toyota lift shackle spread to fit the wider spring.

cisco · Jan 23, 2008

I ran mine with 3 leaves plus the overload cut down to 10" in front and 6" in back of the perch to control axle wrap. The rear shackle mount was spaced down and moved back, and a single stock length rear shackle was used. the Front spring hanger was as close to frame as possible to lesson the likely hood of sticking on a rock.

ToyZuki · Jan 23, 2008

This is a good thread. I'm getting ready to do this on a buddies rig. Only thing missing is what your running up front to make it level. We're planning on running the stock rears up front with a 5.5 c/l shackle.

Poohbair · Jan 24, 2008

Well, the Runner that I just bought has 63's in the rear with a 4" block, and the front has rears with and additional couple leafs added, and it is running 35" XTerrains and sits level

snowgoon · Jan 24, 2008

Ok being new i have few questions your putting stock rear toyota springs up front and 63" long chevy springs in back. do you have to move the front spring mounts. how about in the rear also and what year chevy springs

bigd9247 · Jan 24, 2008

snowgoon said:
Ok being new i have few questions your putting stock rear toyota springs up front and 63" long chevy springs in back. do you have to move the front spring mounts. how about in the rear also and what year chevy springs

Here's a page I through together with info... the info isn't written by me, i just put the page together.

http://www.geocities.com/bigd9247/chevy_spring_swap_faq.html

Back on topic, I have the 63" springs on my 1992 Toyota with no block, 2 main leaves plus the overload. I'm using the Sky-Manufacturing swap kit which I believe came with 6" shackles... I've got about 4" or so of lift.