Maxtrac Spindle Lift for 2nd Gen Prerunners

Amen!!! ​

 

@ChadsPride what are you going to do with the bro lean? It doesn't look any bad, honestly! You could leave it like this if you want!

 

We slapped some half inch blocks in the rear and I think I'm calling it a day on the lift aspects.

In the end it's a PreRunner and I like it to look the part, somewhat.

 

So you end up with 6" on the front and 4" in the rear?

 

Kinda like 6.5" front and ~3.5" rear

So, with the stock 2" rake...im sitting nose high around 1 inch

 

Looks great, bro! So, who did the job for you?

 

@Texoma - he does all my work and many others around central TX.

I wouldn't trust anybody else with my pride and joy!

 

jejeje OK! How bad is the alignment?

 

It's really not bad at all! Very pleased about that. Going to try and drop it off this afternoon for proper alignment

 

Cool! The trick is to loosen the camber bolts just enough to remove the strut but never too much. How is the tranny acting with the new angle?

 

Seems fine, no notable difference

 

Or you can Mark the cams to the frame and completely remove them and grease em so they don't seize.

 

Didn’t Moog come out with zerk cam bolts?

 

They're not great, at least from the feedback I've gotten on em.

 

That’s what I heard
Thanks

 

@Texoma I have a question for you, when you disconnected the UCAs from the Maxtrac spindles on Chad's truck, did you smack the spindle with a hammer or it wasn't necessary? I'm asking because I want to upgrade my struts.

 

Was the ride that bad on the 3rd gen set-up?
I picked up a set for whenever I get off my ass and install my maxtrac. I currently am running 5100s with 887s on the bottom setting and was gonna do a 3/4" spacer and 3rd gens shock/coils for somewhere around 5-6". I dont want the full 7" the 887s would give but more than the 4" utilizing some of the sht I've accrued. But if the 3rd gens stuck, new plan.

 

They were stiff as shit in my humble opinion. Also, I did my have any weight on the front end at that time and they're meant for a 4x4

These HS 2" coils feel way way better. Especially with upper control arms meant for that little extra travel. Very happy

They were tight but I'll let him explain

 

If you're removing and reinstalling shocks, there's no need to remove the UCA from spindle. Remove the LCA from spindle instead. Mark the alignment cams to the frame with a paint pen so that you can pull em, grease em, and reinstall em without throwing your alignment out. If you are changing out your UCA's for aftermarket, I would advise against beating on the maxtrac spindle too hard, it is cast. I used a pickle fork to separate them, sometimes the pickle fork tears in to the ball joint boot, so keep that in mind.

 

I had 3rd gen struts before and they did the job! They are a little stiff because the springs are rated for almost 720 lbs, more or less, but for the price that you can find them online, they aren't a bad choice. After all they are Bilsteins!