Maxtrac Spindle Lift for 2nd Gen Prerunners

looks really good, what else do you have planned?

 

Wow. That's crazy how much that changed the look.

 

Ok so I fixed the ABS/Traction light problem after install. Since the only ABS thing I touched in the install was the sensors and wires coming from engine bay, I tackled the wires since the sensors looked fine when I installed them on the new spindles.

They are a two wire harness with connectors on each end running from the bottom of your spindle to the top of the UCA and into the engine bay (which you re-route when installing the spindles). I disconnected each side and removed them to check for continuity. My passenger side passed, but my drivers side did not pass! Actually both wires in the cable did not pass, so the entire cable was breached at some point.

Luckily since I'm an engineer, we got an x-ray inspection machine at my work which is used to inspect boards, antennas, cables etc...and I found where the cable was cut! Could not be seen from the exterior other than by an exterior mark from the stock zip ties/clamp mount (there were several marks). I figure it got yanked at a bad angle and the wires split from stretching when the suspesnion drooped.

Anywho I cut the wires and repaired it, same color wires too (light blue, white), heat shrunk over it all AND IT WORKED!! Takes a minute of running for the lights to turn off but they did. Was def not looking forward to going to dealer out of warranty and/or paying over $100 for this simple cable.

Cool thing is that now I know how to disable ABS and Traction control for offroading, jus disconnect either the passenger or dirvers side ABS cable. Doing it from inside the engine bay is easiest. I was going to incorporate a switch in the cable rebuild, but figured it'd be easy to just disconnect it and leave the ABS cable as stock.

 

you also can just pull the abs fuse in the engine compartment

 

2.5 on 5100's with stock coils? I had this setup before spindles...yes, you can set them at that on top of spindles...I had a very hard time aligning when I was at 2.5...but have read posts from other members that are happy with 5100's at 2.5....right will be harsher as well...do you have aftermarket UCA's?

 

no, before spindles...after spindles I went with 1.75. technically, it would be the same before or after spindles..since spindles keep stock geometry...spindles are roughly 3.70"...I ran 2.5 before spindles and tried to convince myself I was happy with that setup...but i wasnt because of the alignment and wobbly feeling on the wheel and other little issues...but, spindles will allow you to set up your 5100's to 2.5 if that's the way you want to go...

 

Didn't hiatt have his billies at 2.5 with stock coils and UCA?? look at those pics. dude it was really high or maybe it looked high cause his fiberglass..dk. But dang dude that's alot of lift. I think he brought them down to 1.75

 

Still have them at 2.5 right now. Plan on dropping them soon. Lol

 

Yup. I do.

 

You still can but it will wonder on the road.

 

Lol, dude...read my posts...i said yeah, you can if you wish...

 

You're going for the high wind flip me over lift?

 

hahaha. No just the im lazy ill put my billies at 1.75 later lift.

 

I went to shop to install 2 days ago.
Maxtrac & Toytec 1/2" top spacer & billy 5100 (0" setup) 1/4"Wheel Spacer
Rear Toytec 1.5" Block & 1.5" add leaf & TSB Leaf & Billy 5100(Extended) 1" Wheel Spacer
Now rear is about 1" higher.

 

Are you running stock coils in the front? you didn't say in the above post. I am thinking you're running eibechs based on the fact that you have a block, AAL, and TSB and you are about even.

 

Looks good! I have stock coils.

 

Running stock coils.

 

ah, the half inch top spacers, I didn't see that the first time. That's the extra umph in the front. It looks really good man!!

 

Aloha Koa, Looks sick, where did you go, and how much?

You planning on going to recon?

I'm wanting to do almost the same thing...

 

You can but you'd need an alignment after.