Another 5100 install thread :)

yea true

I thought you could also install them that way and but in reverse order and then torque the LCA up and the middle bolt for the shock and then the top plate bolts

 

Youll be fine. As long as you dont mess with your tie rods. Yes it will be unaligned but its not the end of the world. If your steering wheel starts shaking while driving slow down tilk it stops shaking. But your alignment wont be thag bad if youre only lifting it

 

Lol..i have no idea why you guys remove the UBJ or LBJ..if you just do this..you can pry the whole assembly down super easy and the whole coil over goes right in...


IMG_8009.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

 

Well I have no idea how you do that when almost everybody else has to remove the upj. Less tension on your control arms maybe? Because there was no way I was able to get the arm that low with all of my weight on it.

 

Called elbow grease give it a go sometime haha


or..get a bigger bar..seriously..leverage is your friend. Its super easy to do. If Ben can do it on my truck..i have faith you can do it too as he is your size.

and yes..it should be totally jacked up with no weight on it..for those not so...mechanically inclined i guess..haha

 

Had a 3' pry bar. All the hobby shop had. I seriously think it has to do with tension since you're one of the only ones that did it so easily. That was my only problem with installing them, not being able to get it down far enough.

 

odd..since i learned the trick from a guy who is super small and he did it to his 04 dbl cab no prob i guess....

Frankenstein FTW i guess...ha

 

Ya, everything was all together, was just trying to get the strut mounted. Picture can be found here:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-builds/259729-tomtoms-03-trd-xtra-cab-5.html#post6527165

 

I didn't remove the BJ's. Just like blackdawg posted above I just pried the uca down with everything connected and it went right in. I did use the stock jack to keep everything down so I could get the bottom strut bolt in. Pretty easy.

Only problem I had was that for some reason couldn't get a socket on one of the inside top hat nuts on the stock coil over, and I had to use a pass through socket.

 

Dang you guys make it sound easy hopefully I'm able to get it all put together today. I'm going to start in about a half an hour

 

Things weren't that easy for me. Sure, the driver's side took 20 minutes. The passenger, over an hour. Of course, I'm pushing the suspension close to its limits with OME 882s and a 1/2" top plate spacer.

 

Try putting in 620lb Eibachs tomtom! Haha

 

I didnt remove or unbolt anything when installing mine. Just did the bottle jack on the upper control arm and fender well. Didnt take much to push it all down to get the bottom shock mount in... both sides went in pretty easy. This was just 5100s on stock springs set at 2.5 though.

 

try 650# eibachs on a 4 banger

 

How long ago did you order your Eibachs? They haven't made 650's for a while now.

Also the fact that your a 4 cylinder makes no difference when installing haha

 

He has SAW CO..thus..650

Toytech eibachs were never 650

 

Odd, thought they were 650's a few years ago.

 

they are like 4 years old. bought them used over a year ago. it makes for a real stiff ride though

Bingo

 

Why are they 620? I find it odd that they picked 620 instead of 600 or 650.

Maybe through their research 620# coils are ideal?

Also are these 620# eibach coils made for toytec specifically?

I have them and love them, just curious

 

nope.

Toytec has them made by eibach just for them yes.

Not sure why 620, might be ideal for the 5100 they are designed to go with.