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Driver side taco lean help

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by TacoJuan, Oct 25, 2017.

  1. Oct 25, 2017 at 3:58 PM
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    TacoJuan

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    Needing some advice here... I have a 15 trd or dcsb with bilstein 5100s all the way around, ome 885s up front with the billies set to 0 and in the rear, I have a 1.5” aal with a 3 degree shim which prolly added .25” or so... I’m looking to get the front up so it’s just .5” lower than the rear... our trucks look nose high if they’re perfectly level. I had it all perfect where the front was .5” lower than the rear with blocks and spacers but switched it out to go coil and aal lift... here are my measurements now from center hub to bottom of fender...
    Front left 22.5”
    Front right 23.5”
    Rear left 24”
    Rear right 24.5”
    It’s been a few thousand miles since I put it all on so it’s settled by now, so I want to get rid of the driver side lean and bring up the front to be .5” lower than the rear so heres my question.... can I put different size spacers on either side? I was looking at the wheelers spacers they have to go above the shock assembly. They offer 1/4” spacer which they say gets you 3/8” of lift, a 3/8” spacer which gets you between 1/2” and 5/8” of lift and a 1/2” spacer which gets 11/16” of lift... would I be able to put say the 1/2” spacer on the drivers side front and say the 1/4” on the passenger front? Also would the drivers side help bring up the rear a bit too? Since the rear is a .5” difference side to side. Not a big deal if it doesn’t. Just curious. I’m also going to get uca. Thanks for any advice
     
  2. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:34 PM
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    Lots of guys do that. 1/4" on the passenger side, and 1/2" on the driver's. That should even out the rear as well. Think about it this way: If the driver's front dips down, the passenger's rear pops up. I had the same issue when I got my frame replaced. They put the wrong coils back in place (driver's on passenger side, and vice versa (stock coils with 5100's, and driver's side 1/4' spacer)).
     
  3. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:40 PM
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    Try a 1/4" spacer on driver side front, should fix the problem.
     
  4. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:43 PM
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    Awesome, thank you. I think that’s what I’m going to do then. 1/2” on driver side and 1/4” on passenger side.
     
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  5. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:45 PM
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    I’m trying to raise the front up a little as well, not just fix the lean
     
  6. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:46 PM
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    Then 1/4 spacer passenger side and 1/2" spacer driver side
     
  7. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:48 PM
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    Yea that’s what @Fitz235 said. I think that’s the rout I’m going to go. Just wanted to make sure people do that with different thickness spacers and that it wouldn’t be too much
     
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  8. Oct 25, 2017 at 5:53 PM
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    No problem buddy.
     
  9. Oct 25, 2017 at 6:15 PM
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    Oh just a heads up, but I think you'll probably need longer studs for the driver's side top hats. I know with the 1/4" spacer, there are only a few threads exposed above the nut, when it's installed.
     
  10. Oct 25, 2017 at 6:19 PM
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    Yea that was on my list too, along with new ucas
     
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