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Taco lean and Top Plate Spacers

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Jacked Burton, Jun 26, 2020.

  1. Jun 26, 2020 at 9:20 AM
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    Jacked Burton

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    Recently I replaced my stock coils with OME 887s to go with my Bilstien 5100s.
    I used a 1/4 top plate spacer on the Drivers side but i still have a 1/2" difference in level from side to side.
    I'm just about to pull the trigger on a 1/2" top plate spacer from Wheelers but was wondering if I will be needing longer studs to accomidate it.

    This is what its currently looking like


    Thanks Tacoworld!
     
  2. Jun 26, 2020 at 9:24 AM
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    You need the longer studs.
     
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    Looks like you have more than .25" of thread free, but do you have .25" plus 3 threads?
    Are you doing the rear also?
     
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  4. Jun 26, 2020 at 9:37 AM
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    I'm assuming these would be them?
    No the rear is fine.
    Just need another 1/2" (total) on the driver side to match the level of the passenger side(no spacer).
     
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    Yep those are the ones, you’ll need a BFH or a press
     
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    oh, so you want a total of 3/4" spacer? yes, new studs needed
     
  7. Jun 26, 2020 at 8:07 PM
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    No, I'm just switching from a 1/4" spacer to a 1/2" spacer to level it.The 1/4"wasn't enough after putting the 887s on.
     
  8. Dec 18, 2023 at 6:20 AM
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    ARB Bumper, SOS sliders, rear bumper, and skid plate. OME Lift. Some other stuff.
    Thread reserection:

    Hopefully the OP chims in on the below.

    I recently installed an OME lift on my 2012 and have about 1/2" of lean on my driver's side.

    I'm curious if the spacer corrected the lean you had? How hard was it removing the original top plate studs and replacing with longer ones, did you need a press or did you hammer them out? Did you go with an aluminum or urethane spacer?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Last edited: Dec 18, 2023

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