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08 Tacoma Inverted axle angle?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by YodaTaco2000, May 5, 2023.

  1. May 6, 2023 at 12:31 AM
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    Ricardo13x

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    Nah dude, you’re good. It’s just happen that on Friday we get crazy scenarios and yours is crazy as fuck. Your lift is a shit show and I am sorry that the shop that touch your truck it’s just making a mess. Don’t accept anything but a full repair of everything. Cheers bro!
     
  2. May 6, 2023 at 12:33 AM
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    I wish. Insurance came back to me and claimed I put on the wrong struts and left it at that.
     
  3. May 6, 2023 at 12:38 AM
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    It is all good. You are fine posting here.
    But I do believe something is not right.
    I see no reason to design a lift that puts the axles at that angle.
    You could get another 1-2 inches with those angles.
     
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  4. May 6, 2023 at 12:55 AM
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    Yeah my thoughts exactly and it wasn't like that before when I purchased the truck it was almost straight/slightly angled up not down lol. After reading a couple replys I'm thinking maybe the spindle on the drivers side is bent possibly. I thought the frame but every garage says it is fine.
     
  5. May 6, 2023 at 11:59 AM
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    My dad sent me these pics as my truck is at his house as I parked it after a 4x4 run. He forgot to send the upper control arm pics but I'll try to get them. Tryna get this all done before nightshift starts haha.

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  6. May 6, 2023 at 4:47 PM
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    Here is driver side control arm

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  7. May 6, 2023 at 5:38 PM
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  8. May 7, 2023 at 11:46 AM
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    so you are saying that the front is lower after the accident?

    if so, it can be only a couple of things.

    spacer is diffrent
    knuckles are diffrent
    spring is diffrent
    something is very bent.
     
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  9. May 7, 2023 at 11:55 AM
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    Kinda looks like driver side shock is bent
     
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  10. May 7, 2023 at 5:19 PM
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    I've finally figured it out! Canadian tire mustve sold me the wrong struts or Monroe packaged them incorrectly. They were lifetime warranty and I brought them back they had another set in stock and they look the same but what I noticed is the coil has 11 rings on the new ones and the old ones had 8. I installed them and boom axle angle is straight. Also I am aware the right side strut is sitting a 1/4" lower I guess the guy who owned it before me broke the bolt and shoved a smaller one in. Tomorrow I'll be ordering 2 original ones from Toyota to fix that.

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