Was changing my oil last night at 50k and noticed that my CV axles angle up to the wheel hub rather than straight across or down as people often see with a lift. I've never noticed this before and wondering if this is normal? Are my springs shot already? Is this an alignment issue with the cam adjusters?
You can see from the pictures the LCA has very minimal up travel before making contact with bump stops.
__________________ 2016 TEP w/KDSS 2000 Limited, 2wd Sold 2000 SR5 5spd, 4wd
TO OP: yes, CV axles angle up on stock suspension. This has been the case since 4th gen of 4Runner (since 2003), so there is no problem with your truck...
2" lift makes CV axles almost parallel to the ground
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2013 Silver Trail (with KDSS)-Nitto TG-G2, Bilstein 5100, Custom lift: front 2.1", rear 1.5" (lift info: [URL=https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2938235-post744.html[/URL] thread #744)
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Last edited by progress4m; 10-04-2019 at 12:30 PM.
2" lift makes CV axles almost parallel to the ground
Good to know, wanting to get a King setup and wasn't wanting to go past 2" to keep the ride nice and not stress the suspension components more than need be. It's amazing how much more static clearance I have on the 3rd gen and how much easier it is to crawl up under the truck to work on vs the 5th gen.
__________________ 2016 TEP w/KDSS 2000 Limited, 2wd Sold 2000 SR5 5spd, 4wd
Good to know, wanting to get a King setup and wasn't wanting to go past 2" to keep the ride nice and not stress the suspension components more than need be...
X2 on this, those are exact reasons I did 2.1" inch lift on mine, did not want to push it more than that!
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2013 Silver Trail (with KDSS)-Nitto TG-G2, Bilstein 5100, Custom lift: front 2.1", rear 1.5" (lift info: [URL=https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2938235-post744.html[/URL] thread #744)
1995 SR5 4x4, 1996 SR5 4x4, 2005 SR5 V8 4x4- All Sold, but not forgotten! DON'T GET CONFUSED BETWEEN MY PERSONALITY AND MY ATTITUDE. MY PERSONALITY IS WHO I AM...MY ATTITUDE DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE