Got it done this weekend even after running into a few hiccups courtesy of Bajakits axle shafts and a wrong part from Total Chaos.
To start off, I didn't expect a huge increase in wheel travel with this +2 LT kit. I measured and it's approximately 1" increase in downtravel from my extended travel Icons. That being said, the UCA uniball is real close to maxing out at the shock's full droop so it's actually a well-designed kit. You'll see that my custom machined CV's have plenty of travel left at full droop. This kit will space my tires away from the frame, and allow me to dial in a good amount of caster for firewall clearance in preparation for 37's.
One side close to done:
Wrong part shipped from TC. I believe the Tacoma spindle taper size is different than ours. I was expecting to have to grind the other side as well, but that adapter fit perfectly.
More grinding was needed on that adapter but I got it flush after trial and error:
Custom machined CV cups at full droop:
Both CV's in. I did these last because I was not looking forward to them. Turns out for good reason, the c clip holding the axle shaft to the outer bearing's spline breaks when removing the axle shaft, and the new/used Bajakits don't ship with new c clips installed already, but apparently all the other LT axle brands come with them. I salvaged inner spline c clips from the other two CV's I had laying around and ground them down to fit the outer spline's smaller groove. That sucked.
I had TC swap out my bushing UCA's for Heim UCA's which turned out to be a good idea. I used the Taco Tab cam delete kit to rigidly bolt the LCA to a maximum caster position, and installed the UCA with the factory adjustment which is the same lengths as their bushing UCA. The camber was quite a bit positive with this setup so I adjusted each UCA heim in 1.5 turns and was very surprised when it gave me .5 deg negative camber.
So I believe my final alignment numbers are:
.5 degree negative camber each side
5.85 degrees caster left side
6.45 degrees caster right side
.43 degrees toe each side
Let me know your alignment thoughts;
I believe 1 degree camber is more ideal than my .5 degree?
I might need more toe in as it wanders just a little bit on the street?
Other than that it steers good and drives well. Maybe less body roll than before. I think I made a good decision with the 600lb springs.
Yes, I did all of this in one weekend, but still need to strap it and check full bump clearance and rubbing against the upper fender. And mount the remote reservoirs.
Done:
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2005 4R Sport 4WD
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