Lift going on this weekend

hey everyone, I'm installing my lift this weekend. 5100s with 885 coils with AAL! Tires are 265/75/16 KO2s! Hoping it is leveled and not raked.. Any tips for the job at hand? I'm already hitting with PB blaster. Gonna start it Sunday around 11 hoping to get done by 7! Fingers crossed

 

Are your coils/shocks allready put together?
If not, most tire/brake shops have wall mounted compressors and usually charge $20 per side.
Got extended length u bolts and c clamps for the aal?
Be sure and remove the front sway bar, it helps tremendously.

 

Yup have them fully assembled already, I'll make sure to have clamps and remove the sway bar thanks

 

You dont need big clamps. A pair of the cheapo harbor frieght 5in ones will do.
One on each side. Clamp em tight, remove the center pin nut on the bottom then slowely unscrew each clamp a little at a time.
Did you check your parts list and make sure they provided an extended length center pin?

 

I might be installing mine as well this weekend. Goodluck

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-install-a-old-man-emu-lift-on-tacoma-video.483146/
Follow this and you'll be golden

 

I did mine by myself in about 4 hours. Really not that big of a deal.
Just make sure you have all required tools ahead of time.

 

This video should be passed around more! Wish I knew about it when I installed my lift

 

It was only created two days ago! When I installed my lift, I followed this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6u7dC7EHg

 

Thanks guys! Yea I'll make sure I have all the tools, I'm mostly worried about the bolts snapping it because all this fucking salt in VT

 

My recommendation is to pick up a bottle or two of PB blaster, and start soaking everything today. Everything should come off no problem this weekend.

 

Yea I started yesterday with the PB Blaster

 

Ok I'll make sure I have clamps and I didn't check for parts, I ordered from HeadStrong so if anyone has ordered from them feel free to let me know if it comes with all the parts I need. I'll check when I get home too

 

Oh haha I didn't look at the date. And that's the same video I followed haha

 

When was your last alignment? Good chance your cams are frozen, found out mine were after my lift.

 

I'm believe they aligned it when I bought it from the dealer a couple years back

 

Be prepared to replace your LCA's and alignment hardware. I was shocked to find this out aswell being that my trucks a 2013, chamber is way off now since they can't make any adjustments. Just a heads up, sorry to burst your bubble.

 

I'm hoping I won't have to do that but we'all see

 

seems to be inevtiable unless you removed and greased your alightment cams when the truck was new, they ship from the factory dry and it all rusts together in no-time (from the reaseach ive done). My alightment guy knew before I even pulled it in it would be frozen, unless you've gotten regular alightments and they've been spun free on a regular basis.

Haven't replaced mine yet, was going to go with Moog's but I might go OEM to avoid any premature failures. That's on the list for this summer, the shit part is I can't get new tires before I do all this work.

It might be wise to check the cams before you do the lift if you don't want to roast your tires, note they won't look rusted at all from the outside the corrosion is on the inside.

 

Should I go out and buy new alignment cams before Sunday? If so how many?