I tested to see if my CVs were binding becuase Im lifted now. so I jack the car up one side at a time. Passenger side spun freely. Driver side spun, but I can hear it getting caught on the joint (binding). Its nothing crazy. I can still push pass it with ease and If I spin hard enough it will spin through the bind with just the weight of the wheel and tire. But not as freely as the passenger side.
If I jack it up from the LCA the bind goes away.
I have a 1/4 spacer on the drivers side. Is it worth removing or will I not face any problems with this? Lift has only been on for 5 days so maybe the springs will settle enough for the bind to go away.

Axles are OEM as far as I know.

Will a diff drop help in this case?
Should I be worried?
Havent got it aligned yet either. Will alignment change the position of the axle to help alleviate the bind?
Am I trippin?

Both front sides measure about 38 1/8" from ground to fender.

OME 885/895 and Eibach shocks. JBA UCAs

Drivers side


Passenger Side

Ur 1/4 spacer wont effect the cv angle much, you need to drop diff to correct angle, or u risk detonation of CV joints at full suspension extension, especially when wheels are turned at full extension. If coil overs are adjustable you can also lower front end a bit.... but that wont help at full extension. Dan's Drive Line (las vegas they work on alot of offroad and race vehicles) recondmends 17⁰ or less for best function of and CV joint

Also would remove spacer anyways, with spacer only on one side you through off suspension and steering geometry, through off ur allignment and tear your tires up

I dunno. I keep reading that diff drops dont do much for the 4th gen.

I think the spacer will help with geometry since everything is level now. Without the spacer it will be leaning towards the drives side. Many people use it without alignment issues. Even the fj front springs come in different lengths to accommodate lean.

Diff drop is only an inch, if you’re just barely binding it may be just the fix you need. They’re not very expensive and as long as you have a jack you can install it yourself. May be worth a shot


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I bought one from Wheeler's just in case. Should be coming in couple days. Getting my alignment done today too, maybe that might change some angles for the better, because my alignment is kinda jacked up right now after the lift.

I think I should be fine for now as long as I'm not going off road and putting a wheel in the air.

A diff drop will always help. The closer to level ur cv axles are the better and longer they last. Check ur steering rack angles , to steep of a angle and it can cause some binding and will also cause wheel bumb

Get rid of the top out spacer. Eibach struts are extended travel as it is. Pushing too much down travel with that combo.

I just got an alignment. How much will removing the spacer effect the alignment?

I have a diff drop coming in today. I might try that first and see if it changes anything. If not I will remove the spacer.

It will affect the alignment enough to warrant another one.

IMHO diff spacers are a bandaid. I’ve be been down this road before. Get rid of the spacer and if you still need to compensate for a lean tackle it from the rear coils.

Can you elaborate? A lot of companies are offering spacers to correct the lean. What are the side effects preventing using it?

He's already past the range of suspension travel with the shocks he's using. If he were using shocks that were shorter in overall length he could probably stick with what he's got. Since his suspension is starting to bind with that setup, he should take it off and compensate for the lean by spacing a rear coil where there wouldn't be any adverse affect to the front suspension.

Great explanation, thanks!

Anyone considering/needing a dif drop should check out ' Phat Bars Diff Drop'.
These are the real deal if you do serious off road IMO.
There is a write-up associated with them that I watched and it did a great job of explain this product and how it is far superior to just adding a 1" spacer to the front dif mount that results in only about 1/2" actual axle raise.

There is overkill and over over kill.