What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Can u take pics of what ur working with?

 

when we are dissembling it do we take the upper ball joint off or the lower so we can take the strut out and put it back it with the 2 inch leveling kit?

 

Not sure how the spacer lifts work, but can you take the lower shock bolt off? Seat the top, loosen the lower control arm bolts, then re-attach the lower shock bolt, and tighten the lca back up?

 

Finally got the fold down table set up... Spent today tweaking the flagpole fitting...

 

Should be upper ball joint, that should give more than enough room for 2 inchs, will need some muscle here n there but should be plenty. Put the top of the assembly into the shock tower first. Then put some weight on the spindle/lca to slip the shock eye into the lca. Use a pilot like a punch or screwdriver to line up the lower bolt.


Confirm sway bar is disconnected?

 

Yes the sway bar is disconnected

 

Okay, if still cant get it, some pics would really help

 

Also how tight should we put the ball joint, snug or torque it good?

 

I drove to work, met a girl for lunch, then drove to get my kids after work.
And I took a picture of my odometer because all the cool kids are doing it.

 

We will send but how tight should we have the upper and lower ball joints, snug or torqued a lot?

 

I dont recall factory specs..

@Suprajim54

 

Here is some pictures, managed to hammer the spring back in on one side but want to know if there is a easier way to do it for the other side?

 

Well we will be continuing it tomorrow since couple of guys gotta leave, so i will be back in the morning! Thank you to all of you guys!!

 

Shit sorry scratch that, back on it!

 

Thats a top hat spacer. It really should be that difficult. I wish i could offer more advice but im not entirely sure or where the issue is.

Disco sway bar
Disco brake line bracket
Removed lower shock nut, leave bolt in
Loosen 3 top hat nuts
Remove ball joint pin
Loosen ball joint nut
Disco ball joint
Remove lower bolt
Remove top hat nuts
Remove assembly
Install spacer
Install assembly top first, thread top hat bolts
Muscle in lower mount and complet install

To assist with reconnecting the ball joint, jack up the lca a little then pull down on the uca

 

Thank you very much! Which all joint nut are you talking about when loosening it? Huge help

 

The uca to spindle ball joint

If you dont have a ball joint separater, some hefty taps on the side of the spindle at the joint should let it go. It will be noisy, and may take several taps

 

Got it all done, it was 38 inches in the front but then sagged down to little over 37 which is the same as in the back, looks great! thanks a lot and to anyone else whop helped. will put pictures up in the morning!

 

Your even cooler because you stopped to take take the picture instead of taking it while doing 65 mph.

 

Started lift kit install in front. Both sides done but managed to fuck up cv boot so will be fixing it tomorrow. Took me roughly 6 hours (had to swap top hats from old shocks, spring compressors are not fun)