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Shims on leveling kit

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Jayaye910, Feb 23, 2023.

  1. Feb 23, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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    Jayaye910

    Jayaye910 [OP] Active Member

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    I have a vibration in my steering wheel. I changed wheel bearing. Cv axle. Put in a ecgs bushing and it still has it. I have 3 inch lift in front and 2 inch blocks in the rear. The blocks taper down to the front but should I have shims also? Or is that why the blocks are tapered?
     
  2. Feb 23, 2023 at 6:27 PM
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    doesn't mean much if you dont check the angles on the driveshaft.

    ‪Is the alignment good? Did your lift include spacers for the carrier bearing?
     
  3. Feb 23, 2023 at 6:32 PM
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    I’m not sure if it has a spacer for the carrier bearing. I bought it with a strut spacer lift and 1 inch blocks in the rear. It has diff drop. I put on 3 inch lifting struts and 3 inch shocks and 2 inch blocks. Got alignment.
     
  4. Feb 23, 2023 at 10:48 PM
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    Yeah you're going to need to go through it starting at the back then. If the kit was for a 1in rear lift then the angle cut into the blocks was only ment for that.

    How good is the alignment shop? There's only 2 alignment shops around me I would trust to align a lifted truck. Also a 3in lift on the front is probably outside of the range of alignment adjustment with factory control arms.
     
  5. Feb 24, 2023 at 5:29 AM
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    Yea I never thought about control arms. I took out the 1 inch blocks and put in 2 or 2.5 I can’t remember.
     

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