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Total chaos uca uniball angle

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by TinoZ30, Jul 12, 2019.

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  1. Jul 12, 2019 at 5:34 PM
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    Hey guys Im new to the site but have been reading lots a threads for a while but I put some total chaos uniball ucas on for a 3” lift and im concerned about the angle of my uniball and was curious if anyone knew how to make that angle less tense, thanks

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  2. Jul 12, 2019 at 5:36 PM
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    To much preload action going on here. Is this with the truck drooped out or on the floor?
     
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  3. Jul 12, 2019 at 5:38 PM
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    Its on the floor, the lift i have is a coil spacer, probably where the preloads coming from:eek:
     
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  4. Jul 12, 2019 at 6:24 PM
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    that spacer looks like its on top of the coilover if so , its not preloading the spring, its simple pushing the lca down to obtain the lift. that's why the angle looks like shit
     
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    So basically get rid of the spacer and get an actual coil lift?
     
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    Yesss
     
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    yes, hat would be much better. many options to go with. on my truck I have toytec 3" coilovers.
     
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    Keep in mind since you have a 4 banger, you will get a little more lift than advertised with most springs since the truck is lighter up front
     
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    I was looking at the toytec coils as well, did you use the oem strut mounts or aftermarket?
     
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    the ones I purchased are the preassembled units that use toytec coilovers on Bilstein 5100"s set on the zero setting. just remove your old and install the new complete coilover
     
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    Hell yeah sounds good i appreciate the help gentlemen:thumbsup:
     
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    Here’s a pic BDBA9382-B731-4908-8B06-E3FBCDB0B4E9.jpg84F6A8F4-DB51-42B3-B077-8C855436A151.jpg
     
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    Thats a clean set up my friend:cool:
     
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    thanks. I think the ride personally is just right. just enough stiffness for the trails and I like the way they feel on the street.
     
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    A 3" lift from a spacer and a 3" lift from a coil are going to have the same exact ball joint angle as seen in the picture (truck on the ground)...
     
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    What do you think would make that angle better?
     
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    Actually they do not. The Toytec coil over is just slightly longer than a factory coilovers. When my truck is on the ground the uca is almost level. The angle not even close to the pic he showed of the uniball.
     
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    So the toytec coils should do the trick?
     
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    He’s a good pic. Maybe it little hard to tell. Granted I’m using jba uca’s (dirty at the moment) they use a ball joint that has better articulation than thenuniball
     
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