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Spindles and Lift. need a little help guys

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jboudreaux1965, Oct 22, 2015.

  1. Oct 22, 2015 at 7:10 PM
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    jboudreaux1965

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    Right now my truck has iron man 3" lift coils and iron man appropriate struts in the front. I have OEM UCA's. So the camber and caster is pretty much pushed to the edge. My question is this, if i install longer spindles would I be able to re-adjust the camber/caster back to semi-close oem specs? In other words, take some of the bind / stress out of the system and,if needed give me more lee-way when alignments are done? Or would changing the UCA's be better? This is not necessarily a "modding" question, more of a longevity question, I am keeping this truck until one of dies :) ! I already hear creaks, etc when one front tire is only like 12" higher than the other and/or some flex is put on the system. Never really had that before. So instead of hunting down and replacing bushing in the front, would it help to add longer spindles and have the alignment closer to OEM (if that would work)? I may have this theory all wrong, it's just an idea and I welcome for you guys to give me some opinions. I figure spend a little now and save alot later :)

    I don't think I ever saw a post that was exactly about this, if I missed something, I apologize.

    Thanks
     
  2. Oct 22, 2015 at 7:32 PM
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    Justinlhc

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    No, spindles will not correct your alignment issues. Your caster and camber might change slightly(for better or worse) but they won't correct anything. You're best bet is to upgrade your UCA's.
     
  3. Oct 22, 2015 at 9:49 PM
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    jboudreaux1965

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    Thank you bro, glad I asked first before going with my theory :) UCA's it is!
     
  4. Oct 22, 2015 at 9:58 PM
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    If you took away your current lift and used the spindles alone as your new lift your alignment would be great without new UCA's. It would ride a lot better too considering you'd get your down travel back.
    Plus, you'd be looking at around 7" of lift with spindles AND your current lift. :eek:
     

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