Correcting lean with 5100s

Tried a quick search but truck is in the shop now. Told them I wanted the fronts set at .85" and left. Its a shop I trust but they called and suggested setting the driver side on the next notch up to level out the lean. I see spacers used all the time but havent ever heard of using 5100s at different settings. Is this a bad idea? Allignment will be done there as well

 

1/4 lean spacer will do the trick.

 

I don't think the suspension would react the same with doing 2 different notches

 

Would be different length of travel on the shocks, or compressing the springs differently would be the issue? If its the spring, how would that be different with the spacer? I really dont know, just trying to understand the difference

 

Somebody else replied but must have deleted it. Anyway, thanks for the advice on not setting them different. I think it looks fine and rides better than before.

 

Huh, yeah that might have been me. not sure what happened to the post....

For the sake of documentation: the difference is setting the notch anywhere but the bottom effectively preloads the springs to bump up the front end. Putting a spacer in on the other hand keeps the shock / spring assembly the same, it just spaces the truck up from the shock mount, raising the truck without preloading the spring.

Most people report that preloading the springs using the notches don't change the ride much on the bottom couple of spots, but going all the way to the top notch can degrade the ride quality. Seems like keeping them the same would be the smart move. If you still have lean and you want to fix it, putting a spacer in at a later date is pretty easy.

Truck looks good.
Are those OEM 4 runner wheels or aftermarket? I'm debating between them currently.

 

Ok, yeah. I thought I saw that explanation and it was helpful. Thank you.

They are the OEM wheels, got them in 2019 I think? Right around the time there was a TRD Anniversary sale. I really like the width they give to the stance, especially with a narrower tire

 

Cool. What tire size are you running?

My truck is lifted 2" and I was thinking of going 265 70 17 on either the wheels you have, or the FN version that are 1" wider and stick out a tad more too.
Believe this is one size taller than stock.

 

Yeah I had 265/65/17 and then went up to 255/75/17. I didnt mind giving up a bit of width for a taller tire without having to trim or hammer anything