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Aluminum vs. poly spacers

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by surftodd, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. Mar 17, 2008 at 8:18 PM
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    surftodd

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    I heard that the steering softens with the poly spacers...anyone with the aluminums out there? Are there any problems with them?
     
  2. Mar 17, 2008 at 8:31 PM
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    I've had aluminum spacers since Thanksgiving with no problems. I've heard the poly spacers will compress and crack over time, but don't know if it's true or not.
     
  3. Mar 17, 2008 at 9:34 PM
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    i've had poly's on since this past fall and i've had no probs
     
  4. Mar 17, 2008 at 11:27 PM
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    i've got aluminum. had them on since june, havent had any problems whatsoever. i've heard of problems with the poly ones flattening out over time too, but dont know if they really do. i just got a good deal on aluminum, so thats what i went with.
     
  5. Jun 21, 2012 at 8:04 AM
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    Thanks for the response. I will check out the aluminum.
     
  6. Jun 21, 2012 at 7:18 PM
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    Same here
     

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