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Front Orbit-Eye^TM Spring Hanger Installation

For ’79-’85 Toyota 4x4 Trucks and ’84-’85 4Runners

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1. DO NOT completely remove the stock spring hangers from the frame. These instructions apply to both front spring hangers.

2. DO carefully cut off the stock hanger “ears” as indicated by the arrows below. Outboard ears (at right in two photos below) should be cut off and ground down smooth and level with the stock hanger’s underside. Cut off inboard ears so that new Orbit-Eye^TM hangers nest without gaps against the stock hanger undersides.

3. Nest (or mate) the stock and Orbit-Eye^TM hanger “humps” to provide correct side-to-side positioning.  Position Orbit-Eye^TM hanger’s front edge to be flush with stock hanger’s front edge.  Clamp new hangers in position on driver and passenger sides. 

4. Before welding either new hanger, install spring-eye bolts and be sure both bolts are level and square with each other and with the frame. Handy tip: remove bolts and insert a 3-foot long, perfectly straight 9/16 dowel or length of steel tubing through both clamped hangers to check level and square. Then weld hangers along all four sides.  Weld gussets as shown below.  Hey, you’re done.  Bolt up your Orbit-Eye^TM springs, and happy ‘wheelin’!  

Happy 'wheeling and thanks for choosing A.O.R. products!