2.5 inch lift with no upper control arms?

Hey I recently purchased a pair of Bilstein 5100s for the front and Im trying to decide whether to do a 1.75 inch lift or a 2.5 inch lift. I would prefer the 2.5 but I dont have enough money to buy some upper control arms. Is not having upper control arms with a 2.5 inch lift really a problem?

 

Hey thanks man. Then I guess I will go with the 2.5

 

mines at 2.5" plus the driver side 1/2" spacer. so technically 3" driver side and 2.5" passenger side with no uca's. caster is off but i didnt notice any wandering. i say go for it.

 

alright cool. and why did you do that? just to offset your weight?

 

probably because of the taco lean. Driver + gas tank on left side = lower.

 

Yep, me too. I have a 3" on mine and dont have any issues other than caster being just slightly off.

 

hmm now im thinking i should do that...but wouldnt it kinda make it look weird?

 

It won't make it look weird. Measure your truck now. I'll bet it sits about 1/2 to 3/4 inches lower on the driver's side. A 1/4" spacer will even it back up.

As for UCAs. I'm at 2.5 with 5100s and my passenger side ran out of caster adjustment when I went to get it aligned. I may get some UCAs down the road but for now it drives fine to me.

 

ok so where can i get/how can i make a .5 inch spacer that will work with the 5100s?

 

Toytec makes one.

 

would this work?

 

Yep that's the one

 

cool i just ordered them. they wont affect the strength of the whole system will it? because ive heard some bad things about spacers

 

Something this small won't hurt anything.

 

alright great thanks

 

Hey-o!!!

 

hahaha damn, i should have caught that one hahaha